Dub Mission at 30 is the reason to make the trip even if you've done the park circuit before. The event draws a sound-system crowd that's different from the festival-tourist overlap you get at Hardly Strictly. Food options are typically vendor-light at these free events, so eat before or grab something on Irving Street before heading in. Take the N-Judah to 9th Avenue or the 5-Fulton to Crossover Drive — weekend parking inside the park is a known time sink, and the garages fill by noon. No age restriction on any of these events.

If you have two hours: Hit Hippie Hill for the chalk art or Lindy in the Park first (both need daylight), then walk east to the bandshell for whatever's on. Save Roller Disco for late afternoon when the skaters thin out.