Molly Balloons is un-poppable: Best of KC 2018

This month, we published The Pitch‘s annual Best of Kansas City issue. You can browse the results of the readers’ poll here. The issue also included a list, compiled and written by our editorial staff, of some our current favorite things about Kansas City in 2018. We’ll be publishing these items online throughout October. 

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It is tough to miss Molly Balloons at a party or fundraiser — she’s bubbly, she’s flamboyant, and, uh, she’s the one wearing a dress made out of balloons. Or maybe she’s building an art installation made out of balloons. The woman is a walking static-electricity warning sign. Balloons (real name: Molly Munyan) has been enthralled by balloons since high school, but only in recent years has she evolved into a party fixture around town, popping up at places like Jazzoo, Bacchus Ball, Royals commercials, and birthday parties. She also has a balloon-based fashion show — this year’s is November 16 at The Abbott — where more than 20 models strut down a balloon-ified runway decked out in balloon couture. The event is reliably loud, ridiculous, and mesmerizing — just like Molly Balloons.