[2] Cacophony events, which may be sponsored by any member, often involve wearing costumes, performing pranks in public places, and urban exploring.
[7][6] The Society was also involved in such events as the Atomic Café, the Chinese New Year Treasure Hunt, the picnic on the Golden Gate Bridge, driving an earthquake-damaged car on the closed Embarcadero Freeway to commemorate the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake,[8] the Brides of March, Urban Iditarod, and the Sewer Walk.
This resurgence followed a mock Pigeon Roast organized by a fictitious group called "Bay Area Rotisserie Friends" in San Francisco's Union Square in 2000, proposed by Drunken Consumptive Panda.
In 2013, Kevin Evans, Carrie Galbraith and John Law co-authored Tales of the San Francisco Cacophony Society,[9] a book published by Last Gasp.
[12] The Los Angeles group splintered in late 2000 when longtime leader, Al "Reverend Al" Ridenour, pranked the society itself and declared a "bold new direction" for the branch by allegedly joining an Orthodox Christian community out of guilt over the deaths of two young members who reportedly died in a drunken post-event car accident.
[citation needed] One of the most widely known Cacophony members is novelist Chuck Palahniuk, who has mentioned his experiences with the Society in his writings, particularly in the book Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon.
[17][18] Many activities have been inspired by the Society, such as Pee-wee Herman Day (commemorating Actor Paul Reubens' arrest in a pornographic theater)[citation needed].
The Society also has links to the Church of the SubGenius and the annual Saint Stupid's Day Parade held on April 1st in San Francisco.