Here are the 2023 Top Fun and Attractions as voted for by the readers of Parents Press:
Amusement Park
TOP 5
Adventure Playground
California’s Great America
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo
Pixieland Amusement Park
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Concord
WINNER
Pixieland Amusement Park
Athletic Clubs
TOP 5
Club Sport
Lakeridge Athletic Club
Martinez Athletic Club
Renaissance ClubSport Walnut Creek Fitness
YMCA Irvin Deucher
WINNER
Club Sport
Birthday Party Resources
TOP 5
ARF – Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation
Color Bundles
I heart art studio
Little Explorers Petting Zoo
Tutu School
WINNER
I heart art studio
Birthday Party Venues
TOP 5
Arlington Park & Clubhouse
City of El Cerrito Recreation Department
Lindsey Wildlife Experience
Q-ZAR LASER TAG
Rockin Jump
WINNER
Lindsey Wildlife Experience
Indoor Play Place
TOP 5
Diablo Rock Gym
Luv 2 Play
My Gym
Rockin Jump
Studio Grow
WINNER
Rockin Jump
Live Theater
TOP 5
Contra Costa Theatre
Diablo Theatre Company
I Can Do That! Performing Arts Center
Lesher Center for the Arts
Poison Apple Productions
WINNER
Lesher Center for the Arts
Local Farm
TOP 5
Balestrieri Family Farm
Clayton Valley Pumpkin Farm & Christmas Trees
Sienna Ranch
Smith Family Farm
Tilden Little Farm
WINNER
Tilden Little Farm
Museums and Attractions
TOP 5
California Academy of Sciences
Lawrence Hall of Science
Lindsay Wildlife Experience
Oakland Zoo
Rosie the Riveter Museum
WINNER
California Academy of Sciences
Zoo or Aquarium
TOP 5
California Academy of Sciences
Lindsay Wildlife Museum
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Oakland Zoo
San Francisco 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!
