28th Annual St. Stupid’s Day Parade Photos

St. Stupid's Day Parade

St. Stupid's Day Parade

The 28th Annual St. Stupid’s Day Parade took place today, April 1st, the one high holy day of The First Church of the Last Laugh. As always, it was a great time and I shot a ton of photos.

Since this year the parade fell on a Saturday, we took the alternate route, starting at the The Transamerica Pyramid, Bishop Joey lead us up Columbus Avenue to North Beach. Along the way, we gave old L. Ron a piece of our mind at new Church of Scientology building and then stopped at one of my favorite places in San Francisco, Caffe Trieste, to wish owner Papa Gianni a happy 50th anniversary (he opened it on April 1st, 1956).

St. Stupid's Day Parade

St. Stupid's Day Parade

Finally we worked our way to Joe DiMaggio Playground for some music, a visit from The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a sing along with Wavy Gravy, a status report from Frank Chu and then a two minute talent show.

Photos from the 28th Annual St. Stupid’s Day Parade

photo credit: Scott Beale
Scott Beale
Scott Beale

Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Bluesky and sharing photos on Instagram.