The Saint Stupid's Day Parade is an annual parade in
San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...
on April 1. It was founded by
Ed Holmes (Bishop Joey of the First Church of the Last Laugh
) in the late 1970s with the understanding that one of the unifying bonds in society is
stupidity
Stupidity is a lack of intelligence, understanding, reason, or wit. It may be innate, assumed or reactive. The word ''stupid'' comes from the Latin word ''stupere''. Stupid characters are often used for comedy in fictional stories. Walter B ...
. If April 1 falls on a weekday, the parade starts at the foot of Market Street and follows a route through the financial district. If April 1 falls on a weekend, the parade starts at the
Transamerica Pyramid
The Transamerica Pyramid is a 48-story futurist skyscraper in San Francisco, California, United States, and the second tallest building in the San Francisco skyline. Located at 600 Montgomery Street between Clay and Washington Streets in the ci ...
, proceeds up
Columbus Avenue and ends at
Washington Square. The parade begins at noon.
The parade includes free lunch, confetti, flags and costumes.
References
External links
Saint Stupid’s Day Parade: First Church of the Last Laugh(archived)
2023 St. Stupid's Parade in the SF StandardPhotos: 30th Annual Saint Stupid’s Day ParadeSeveral year's photos of the Saint Stupid's Day Parade
Events in San Francisco
April events
1970s establishments in California
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