AOF Activities & Events

A bit of history about this annual event. In 2008, AOF and its sister-group HAGSA teamed up to begin it. We hoped it would catch on. It did. Soon the Sacramento Coaltion of Reason adopted it, and now the tradition continues.

Basically it's an excuse for a spaghetti feed, and an alternative to all those churchy Easter activities, but the "FSM" party also pokes some gentle fun at Intelligent Design Creationists who insist a cosmic Intelligence simply had to have created this well-designed world. "Pastifarians" say yeah, dang straight, it was the Flying Spaghetti Monster in his noodly omniscience. Open your heart to the FSM and It will fill you with rich red sauce and yummy garlic bread.

The party is a pot-luck, so bring food & beverage to share, but a minuscule extra door fee ($1, chump change) will cover all hall costs & dining supplies.

Especially welcome, for obvious reasons: pasta. Celebrate the Grand Designer with 'sketti, yeah.

This year's FSM event will include music, board games, pirate cosplay and a pirate costume contest. So wear pirate garb if you can (optional), or something piraty. (Piratish, piratesque? Arr, blast this spellchecker anyway!) Pirates are sacred to the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Why? Lo, 'tis a mystery.

Learn more about the Flying Spaghetti Monster at venganza.org/about. Or see photos from the 2014 and 2013 FSM parties.

For historic images from Sacramento's first FSM event, click here, then click on "Mar 23".