Thank you to our readers who voted in KC Parent’s Family Favorites 2024! We appreciate your support this tradition for over 35 years. After tabulating over 30,000 votes, we are pleased to announce the businesses which have been chosen as a KC Parent Family Favorite 2024!
Favorite Pumpkin Patch
• Carolyn’s Pumpkin Patch
KC Parent Magazine Team,
We are truly honored to be recognized as the Favorite Pumpkin Patch in Kansas City for 2024! This recognition means the world to us, and we couldn’t be more excited to share this achievement with our incredible visitors and community.
Your continued support and dedication to showcasing the best of Kansas City families and activities are greatly appreciated. We look forward to welcoming more families to our patch this season and continuing to create memorable experiences.
Thank you again for this wonderful honor!
Carolyn’s Pumpkin Patch
See more of the Favorites for 2024 Below!
Favorite Animal Attraction
• Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium
Favorite Children’s Museum
• Wonderscope Children’s Museum of KC
Favorite Art Museum
• Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Favorite History Museum
• National WWI Museum and Memorial
Favorite Living History Museum
• Missouri Town Living History Museum• Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm
Favorite Science Museum
• Science City at Union Station
Favorite Specialty Museum
• Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
Favorite Live Theater
• Starlight Theatre
Favorite Family Fun Center
• Main Event
Favorite Garden / Nature Center
• Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens
Favorite Free Attraction
• Hallmark’s Kaleidoscope
• Johnson Farms Plants and Pumpkins
Favorite Agritourism Site
• Louisburg Cider Mill & Pumpkin Patch
Favorite U-Pick Farm
• Historic Weston Orchard
Favorite Free Christmas Attraction
• Crown Center Holiday Traditions
Favorite Paid Christmas Attraction
• Kansas City Ballet’s Nutcracker
Favorite Festival
• KC Renaissance Festival
Favorite New Attraction
• Sobela Aquarium at Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium
Favorite Place to Have a Baby in Missouri
• Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City
Favorite Place to Have a Baby in Kansas
• AdventHealth Shawnee Mission
Best Emergency Room
• Children’s Mercy Hospital
Favorite Pediatric Dentist
• The Smile Spot Kids Dentistry
• LeBlanc & Associates
Favorite Orthodontist
• Fry Orthodontics
Favorite Swim School
• Goldfish Swim School
Favorite Tutoring
• Sylvan Learning
Favorite Photographer
• Becca Blackburn Photography
Favorite Weekend Getaway
• Branson, Missouri
Favorite Party Venue (for ages 0-5)
• Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead
• Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium
Favorite Party Venue (for ages 6-11)
• Legoland Discovery Center
• Science City at Union Station
Favorite Party Venue (for ages 12 and up)
• Chicken N Pickle
• Urban Air Trampoline Park
Favorite Garden Supply / Nursery
• Family Tree Nursery
Favorite Farmers Market
• City Market
Favorite Shopping Center/ District
• Town Center Plaza
• Legends Outlets of Kansas City
Favorite Animal Rescue / Adoption
• KC Pet Project
• Wayside Waifs
Favorite Pet Daycare
• Woof’s Play & Stay
Favorite Pet Training & Services
• The Pet Connection
Favorite Pet Emergency Room
• BluePearl Pet Hospital