SFist provided you with a rundown of the plethora of St. Patrick’s Day festivities, which started over the weekend and will continue through Monday.

Here are a few more things happening this week, March 17-23.

Free Tulips at Union Square

  • Spring is almost here, and so are the free tulips at Union Square. The square will be decked out with 80,000 tulips grown from Dutch bulbs in celebration of American Tulip Day. Head on over on Saturday afternoon and grab a small bouquet of stems to take home. Last year there were six free tulips provided per person, but it’s unclear how many will be available this year. Expect long lines.

Screaming Queens Documentary

  • The Tenderloin Museum and Frameline Film Festival are hosting a rare screening of the documentary, Screaming Queens, at the Roxie on Wednesday. The documentary chronicles the historic 1966 Compton’s Cafeteria riot, a pivotal moment in trans history that predates Stonewall. (The site of Compton’s at Turk and Taylor in the Tenderloin recently received two historic designations.)

    After the film, there will be a Q&A with the filmmakers, Susan Stryker and Victor Silverman. Advance tickets are sold out, but there might be tickets available at the door if you get there early.

Books and Bikes on Clement Street

  • The SF Bike Coalition and Spokes + Folks are hosting a bike-centric event in front of Green Apple Books during the quarterly Clement Street Art Walk on Thursday. Beloved mobile library, Biblioteca Bicicleta, will be on location, and there will be giveaways and other activities.

Bay Area Living Legends Burlesque Weekend

  • The Bay Area burlesque community comes together for the annual Bay Area Legends Challenge, a weekend-long fundraiser for sending retired performers to Las Vegas’s big Burlesque Hall of Fame event in June. This weekend’s events include a variety of showcases, as well as a brunch and a workshop series.

Free Bayview Game Fest

  • Local gaming enthusiasts are invited to the first annual Bayview Game Fest on Saturday, which is free and open to all skill levels. Participants can compete for prizes by demonstrating their skills at NBA 2K25 and Mario Kart and learn about the world of gaming, including careers and content creation and streaming.

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