Here are the 2023 Top Fun and Attractions as voted for by the readers of Parents Press:
Amusement Park
TOP 5
Children’s Fairyland
Lost Worlds Adventures
Redwood Valley Railway (Tilden Steam Train)
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
WINNER
Children’s Fairyland
Athletic Clubs
TOP 5
American Swim Academy
Berkeley Ironworks
Bladium
City Sports
Downtown Berkeley YMCA
WINNER
Bladium
Birthday Party Resources
TOP 5
American Game Trailer
Bay Aerials Gymnastics
Clapp Events
Impossibubble
Pump It Up Oakland
WINNER
Pump It Up Oakland
Birthday Party Venues
TOP 5
Bay Aerials Gymnastics
Brushstrokes Studio Inc
Children’s Fairyland
Oakland Zoo
Pump It Up Oakland
WINNER
Oakland Zoo
Indoor Play Place
TOP 5
Bay Aerials Gymnastics
Junior Center of Art and Science
Lawrence Hall of Science
Pump It Up
Rockin’ Jump Trampoline Park Dublin
WINNER
Lawrence Hall of Science
Live Theater
TOP 5
Bay Area Children’s Theatre
Berkeley Playhouse
Children’s Fairyland
Kids ‘N Dance ‘N theater Arts
Oakland Children’s Musical Theater
WINNER
Berkeley Playhouse
Local Farm
TOP 5
Ardenwood Historic Farm
Harley Farms Goat Dairy
Sienna Ranch
Swansons
Tilden Little Farm
WINNER
Tilden Little Farm
Museums and Attractions
TOP 5
California Academy of Sciences
Chabot Space & Science Center
Exploratorium
Lawrence Hall of Science
Oakland Zoo
WINNER
California Academy of Sciences
Zoo or Aquarium
TOP 5
Aquarium of the Bay
California Academy Of Science
Lindsey Wildlife Experience
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Oakland Zoo
WINNER
Oakland Zoo
About the Top 5 Fun and Attractions in the 2023 Best of Parents Press
Parents Press Best of the Bay was born with the idea to give readers throughout the Bay Area a chance to voice their opinions on their personal ‘Family Favorite’ choices for Fun and Attractions and all kinds of everyday categories. The program has evolved over the years, and hopefully, with a lot of input from our readers, we’ve been able to make it better and better.
The voting for Best of Parents Press Fun and Attractions is conducted in a two-round process. The first round occurs in the month of February with open write-in nominations for reader’s favorite Fun and Attractions taking place. Write-in nominations continue to be open until the middle of April.
As the nomination period for Fun and Attractions in the first round comes to a close in mid-April, shortly after, the second round opens with the top nominee Fun and Attractions being selectable in this final round of voting during the month of April and May. Write-in nominations are no longer available, and voters are open to select their favorite Fun and Attractions from among those that are listed.
The final winners are posted in July
We hope you enjoy! And we hope you cast your vote next year!
