BAY AREA TONIGHT. >> GOOD EVENING AND MERRY CHRISTMAS! I'M RYAN YAMAMOTO. >> I'M ANNE MAKOVEC. >>> ACROSS THE BAY AREA FAMILIES ARE MARKING THE HOLIDAY WITH FOOD, FUN, AND, OF COURSE, THE PRESENTS. JOSE MARTINEZ GIVES US A LOOK AT THE FESTIVITIES. >> Reporter: I'M IN DOWNTOWN SAN JOSE WHERE THE HOLIDAYS ARE IN FULL SWING AT CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK WHERE MANY FAMILIES GOT TO ENJOY MUSIC, RIDES, AND FOOD. IT'S A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS DAY FOR MANY PEOPLE IN SAN JOSE LIKE LEORA. >> I'M HAPPY TO BE IN CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK. I AM VERY BLESSED TO BE PART OF CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK. >> Reporter: SHE'S ONE OF MANY LOCAL VENDORS OFFERING THEIR SERVICES AS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR HOLIDAY'S EVENTS IN THE CITY. LOOK AT THIS LITTLE GIRL SO HAPPY AFTER HER FACE WAS PAINTED. >> THAT MAGICAL MOMENT OF THE HAPPINESS, THE SHEER JOY OF WOW THAT THEY GET FROM SEEING THEMSELVES, THAT'S WHAT I DO THIS FOR. >> Reporter: THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS FESTIVAL WHERE MANY FAMILY LIKE JESSE MUNN AND HIS FRIENDS GOT TO ENJOY THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT. >> IT IS MY FAVORITE TIME OF THE YEAR. >> Reporter: THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE TO ENJOY THIS TIME OF YEAR THAN CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK, A COMMUNITY EVENT BRINGING HAPPINESS FOR OVER 44 YEARS. >> IT KIND OF BECAME OUR TRADITION, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THE HOT CHOCOLATE AND THE HUGE CHURROS IN THE CORNER. >> Reporter: OF COURSE, THE PARTY HERE IS NOT OVER. YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO COME DOWN AND ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF THE HOLIDAYS UNTIL JANUARY 1st AND GET YOUR FACE PAINTED. >> OH, I LOVE IT. I GET TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL GOOD. I GET TO MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY. I GET TO MAKE PEOPLE SMILE. IT'S WHAT I LIVE FOR. THAT'S WHAT I CAME NOT ONLY TO CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK FOR, BUT WHAT I GOT INTO FACE PAINTING FOR. >> Reporter: THEY HOPE THIS EVENT HELPS EVERYONE ENJOY THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND BEEN 14 CANCELLATIONS AT OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL, FIVE IN SAN JOSE AND NONE AT SFO. >>> A LIVE LOOK AT SAN FRANCISCO'S UNION SQUARE WHERE THEY HAVE WORKED ALL SEASON TO GET SHOPPERS TO COME BACK. LEZLA GOODEN CAUGHT UP WITH A FAMILY VISITING THE CITY FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. >> Reporter: IT'S OFFICIALLY CHRISTMASTIME HERE IN UNION SQUARE AND WHILE MANY FAMILIES ARE HOME CELEBRATING TOGETHER, SOME FAMILIES I SPOKE WITH TODAY TELL ME THEY CAME HERE TO MAKE SOME VERY UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES. >> HELLO, SANTA. MERRY CHRISTMAS. >> Reporter: A TRIP OF FIRSTS WAS HOW THIS FAMILY FROM MEXICO CITY DESCRIBED THEIR TIME AT UNION SQUARE. >> SINCE WE GOT TOGETHER WHEN WE WERE YOUNG, WE WANTED TO COME TO SAN FRANCISCO AND NOW THAT WE'RE WITH OUR KIDS, WE CAME TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS HERE. >> Reporter: 8-YEAR-OLD NICOLE AND 10-YEAR-OLD JOSE CARLOS SAY THEIR FAVORITE PART SO FAR HAS BEEN -- >> THE TREE. >> I LIKE IT SO MUCH AND I DON'T WANT TO FINISH THE CHRISTMAS. >>NI COLE ReTEpoLLrtS er
