{"id":203246,"date":"2026-03-04T03:31:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T03:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/203246\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T03:31:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T03:31:31","slug":"over-80000-free-tulips-will-be-up-for-grabs-in-san-franciscos-union-square-for-1-day-only-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/203246\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 80,000 Free Tulips Will Be Up For Grabs In San Francisco&#8217;s Union Square For 1 Day Only This Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0361-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\" alt=\"Union Square is covered in free tulips for Flower Bulb Day in SF.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFlower Bulb Day in 2025. Photo by Dana Flynn\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/secretsanfrancisco.com\/author\/jamie-ferrell\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772595091_182_6556f2b24022c7f3816afcfc93e09b02279d20544bb46c8f4844cbf3bb73632e.png\"  class=\"avatar avatar-40 photo\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tSenior Staff Writer\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\u00a0\u00b7\u00a0<br \/>\n\t\t\tMarch 3, 2026<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco\u2019s annual <a href=\"https:\/\/secretsanfrancisco.com\/union-square-free-tulips-flower-bulb-day-sf\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretsanfrancisco.com\/union-square-free-tulips-flower-bulb-day-sf\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">Flower Bulb Day<\/a> returns to Union Square this month on Saturday, March 21st, 2026!<\/p>\n<p>The popular springtime event traditionally honors International Women\u2019s Day, drawing tens of thousands of people each year who often line up hours early for a chance to pick a free bouquet of tulips. <\/p>\n<p>80,000+ free tulips<\/p>\n<p>For just three and a half hours, San Francisco\u2019s Union Square will transform into a colorful, sprawling pop-up tulip garden open to the public. Each attendee is permitted to pick a maximum of 8 tulips to take home.<\/p>\n<p>Access to the garden is free, and there are no tickets or RSVP required, but the SF event is known to attract enormous crowds. Consider taking public transportation and be prepared to wait in long lines. Lines may begin forming no earlier than 9 am.<\/p>\n<p>The tulips at Flower Bulb Day are grown in the United States, but the bulbs are originally from Europe. Dutch flower bulb company Royal Anthos produces the event with financial backing from the European Union. This year, they\u2019re hosting a similar celebration on the <a href=\"https:\/\/secretdc.com\/tulip-day-washington\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretdc.com\/tulip-day-washington\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_1\" data-category=\"click_cross\">National Mall in Washington, D.C. on March 15th.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>San Francisco\u2019s event is presented by JPMorganChase, the San Francisco Office of Economic &amp; Workforce Development, the Union Square Alliance, and San Francisco Recreation &amp; Parks.  <\/p>\n<p>Flower Bulb Day always kicks off the city\u2019s annual <a href=\"https:\/\/visitunionsquaresf.com\/union-square-in-bloom\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/visitunionsquaresf.com\/union-square-in-bloom\" data-action=\"text_cta_2\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">Union Square In Bloom<\/a> programming, which celebrates spring and summer with floral activations at local businesses. Here are some more spring events to put on your calendar: <\/p>\n<p>Friday, May 8th: Bloom Fashion Show<\/p>\n<p>April 13th-19th: Sustainability Week in the Local Garden<\/p>\n<p>May 18th-24th: Beauty Week in the Local Garden<\/p>\n<p>June 22nd-28th: Restaurant Week in the Local Garden<\/p>\n<p>July 20th-26th: Bars Week in the Local Garden<\/p>\n<p>August 17th-23rd: Arts &amp; Theater Week in the Local Garden<\/p>\n<p>August 27th: Bloomie Awards<\/p>\n<p>Flower Bulb Day 2026<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccd Location: Union Square, San Francisco, CA 94108<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Date:\u00a0Saturday, March 21, 2026, from 1 pm to 4:30 pm<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf10 Website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/flowerbulbday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/flowerbulbday.com\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_3\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">Flower Bulb Day<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Flower Bulb Day in 2025. 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