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Crucial Reggae Sundays: Free music in Golden Gate Park
Mar 02 - Nov 23, 2025
04:30 PM - 07:30 PM
Except 8/10/2025 8/17/2025 10/5/2025
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Crucial Reggae Sundays brings free, family-friendly reggae music to the historic Bandshell at Music Concourse in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, every Sunday from 4:20 to 7:30 pm, through mid-November. Produced by Illuminate LIVE and the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, the series is hosted by residents Irie Dole (Jah Warrior Shelter Hi-Fi), Guidance (Infinite Guidance Sound/Nice Up Radio), and DJ Sep (Dub Mission), and features special guest live performances and DJ sets every week.
Crucial Reggae Sundays is part of Illuminate’s free music series in the park, featuring more than 125 concerts this year, on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday afternoons, plus select Saturdays, through mid-November. Over the past four years, Illuminate LIVE has made the 125-year-old Bandshell a hub for diverse musical genres and legendary performances, with more than 600 free shows attracting nearly 1 million music lovers to the park’s Music Concourse. For more information, visit www.illuminate.org
DJ Sep is a long-time San Francisco Bay Area DJ and producer, and the founder of Dub Mission, one of the longest-running reggae clubs in the world (1996-2019). She spins dub, reggae, dancehall, Jungle/DnB, and Afrobeats. Sep has spun at festivals and clubs in Spain, the U.K., Canada, Mexico, many cities in the U.S., and most clubs in the greater Bay Area.
DJ Sep is a long-time San Francisco Bay Area DJ and producer, and the founder of Dub Mission, one of the longest-running reggae clubs in the world (1996-2019). She spins dub, reggae, dancehall, Jungle/DnB, and Afrobeats. Sep has spun at festivals and clubs in Spain, the U.K., Canada, Mexico, many cities in the U.S., and most clubs in the greater Bay Area.