On April Fool’s Day, a San Francisco tradition, the 45th Annual St. Stupid’s Day Parade, has finally returned to let attendees celebrate stupidity and just letting go.
This is the first time the parade has happened since 2019, due to the pandemic.
The parade started at the Transamerica Building at noon and then headed up Columbus Street to Washington Square Park. The public was invited to participate and act as silly as they wanted. They were also encouraged to bring pennies, to toss at the Banker’s Heart sculpture, and socks for the traditional sock exchange.
Ed Holmes, the parade’s founder and head of the so-called Church of the Last