The Saint Stupid's Day Parade is an annual parade in
San Francisco
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...
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, an inability to learn. It may be innate, assumed or reactive. The word ''stupid'' comes from the Latin word ''stupere''. Stupid characters are often used for comedy in fictio ...
. 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 pyramid-shaped 48-story modernist 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 Washingto ...
, 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 Parade
Several year's photos of the Saint Stupid's Day Parade
Organized events in San Francisco
April
1970s establishments in California
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