2026 No Kings protests
Protests against the Donald Trump administration
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The 2026 No Kings protests (also called No Kings 3 and No Kings Day 3.0)[5][6] were a group of coordinated protests that took place on March 28, 2026. They were part of a series of demonstrations in the United States to protest the actions and policies of the second Trump administration, including the 2026 Iran war; democratic backsliding; suppression of the Epstein files; and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations that led to shootings by immigration agents, most notably the killings of Renée Good, Keith Porter, and Alex Pretti.[7][8] The protests included more than 3,300 organized events across the country that drew a combined estimated eight to nine million protestors.[9] It was the largest single-day protest in American history.[10][11][12]
| 2026 No Kings protests | |||
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| Part of the protests against the second Trump administration, protests against the 2026 Iran war in the United States, the 50501 protests, and the Indivisible movement | |||
| Date | March 28, 2026 | ||
| Location | |||
| Caused by | Second presidency of Donald Trump | ||
| Methods | Nonviolent protest | ||
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| Casualties | |||
| Arrested | 70+[a] | ||
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Background
The March 28 protests were preceded by No Kings protests in June[13] and October 2025,[14] a general strike in Minnesota on January 23 in response to Operation Metro Surge,[15] and a larger strike across the U.S. on January 30,[16] and were coordinated by Indivisible and 50501,[17] joined by various groups and organizations, including Third Act Movement[18][19] and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO).[20]
When the protests were originally scheduled in response to the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti in January 2026, organizers described them as being opposed to immigration policies and authoritarianism of the Trump administration. After the 2026 Iran war began, organizers also described the protests as including opposition to "senseless war".[21][22][23]
Locations and activities
Over 3,300 events took place nationwide,[24] including in Washington, D.C.,[25] where speakers included Senator Chris Murphy, Bill Nye and Mehdi Hasan.[26] A virtual protest also took place for those with disabilities or for those individuals who were unable to attend a live in person protest.[27]
Organizers said two-thirds of the RSVPs for protest events came from outside of major urban centers, including in conservative-leaning states like Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, South Dakota and Louisiana, as well as swing states like Pennsylvania, Georgia and Arizona.[24]
While most activities took place in the United States, some events were planned in Australia,[28] Costa Rica,[29] Europe,[30][31][32][33] Canada,[34] and Japan by a number of American expatriate organisations such as Democrats Abroad.[35] In France, various grassroot movements joined the protests in most of France's major cities. Local French organizations that joined in included Indivisible Paris and La Digue.[36][37]
Alabama
22 demonstrations took place in Alabama, featuring thousands of protesters, including 700 in Auburn, 7,000 in Birmingham, 200 in Jacksonville, 1,000 at the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery, and 700 in Tuscaloosa.[38]
Alaska
About 25 protests were held in Alaska,[39] some in below-freezing temperatures,[40] including in Anchorage,[41] Fairbanks,[42] Ketchikan,[43] Kotzebue,[44] Homer,[40] and Juneau.[45]
Arizona
70 events were planned in Arizona, including more than two dozen in Phoenix, 15 in Tucson, and others in Yuma, Bullhead City, Kayenta, and Douglas. Nine protests were scheduled in Yavapai and Mohave, the state's most Republican-leaning counties.[46] Rep. Yassamin Ansari spoke to a crowd of 2,000 at the downtown Phoenix federal courthouse in 100 °F (38 °C) heat.[47]
Arkansas
19 cities held protests in Arkansas[48][49][50] including the Democratic strongholds of Fayetteville and Little Rock, where thousands marched across the Broadway Bridge. But protests were held in Republican majority areas as well, such as Heber Springs, Jonesboro, Harrison, Texarkana, and Mountain Home.[48]
California
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41 demonstrations were planned in Los Angeles County.[51][25][52] Police fired tear gas and pepper balls at protestors outside the Metropolitan detention center in Los Angeles, and arrested 70 people.[4][53]
More than twenty protests were also scheduled in San Diego County.[54][55] Over 40,000 protesters marched in downtown San Diego.[56]
Over 10,000 protesters assembled outside of the Ventura County Government Center in Ventura, making it the largest protest gathering at the site.[57]
Dozens of gatherings, with participants numbering in the thousands, took place in the San Francisco Bay Area. Thousands of protesters assembled at Ocean Beach to form a human banner spelling out "TRUMP MUST GO NOW!"[58]
Colorado
About 80 protests were planned in Colorado,[59] including in Denver.[60] Other protests took place in Rocky Ford, Fort Collins, Pueblo, Littleton, La Junta, Colorado Springs, Lafayette, Durango, and Superior.[61]
Connecticut
Thousands of people protested in Connecticut[62][63] in 50 locations statewide.[64] Rallies occurred in places such as Glastonbury, Middletown, New Britain, Westport and New Haven, where Connecticut attorney general William Tong spoke.[65] Senator Richard Blumenthal, and Governor Ned Lamon spoke at a rally in Hartford.[62]
Delaware
There were multiple protests planned in Delaware,[66] including one that took place in Wilmington[67] where Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester, Senator Chris Coons and Rep. Sarah McBride spoke. Other events took place in Rehoboth Beach, Bethany Beach, Dagsboro, Milford, Dover and Newark.[68]
Florida
There were protests in Florida,[69][70] including several in Miami Dade County, Cocoa,[71] and Palm Beach County.[72] Republican consultant Ana Navarro and Dem Rep. for Maryland Jamie Raskin spoke in Tropical Park, in Miami-Dade County.[73] The No Kings rally in Little Havana, in the heart of Miami, featured multiple community activists, including organizers at the Little Havana mobile home park that are currently being evicted,[74] members of multiple grassroots organizations, and Mayor Jerry Demings of Orange County.[75][better source needed]
Many of Florida's No Kings events on were held outside of urban cores, in locations including Homestead[76] and Baldwin Park.[77] Over 4,000 attended a rally in Gainesville.[78] More than 6,750 protesters attended in The Villages at two locations.[79]
Georgia
Over 50 protests were scheduled in Georgia including Atlanta and Savannah.[80] More than a thousand protesters marched to the state Capitol in Atlanta where Senator Raphael Warnock spoke.[81] Events also took place in Clarkesville, Cleveland, Gainesville, Lavonia, Blairsville,[82] Athens, Madison, and Greensboro.[83]
Hawaii
Protests in Hawaii used the name "No Dictators" out of deference to the Hawaiian Kingdom. A protest at the Hawaii State Capitol in Honolulu drew about 10,000 attendees, with protests also occurring in Hilo, Kailua-Kona, and Waimea on Hawaiʻi Island.[84] The protest at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol was moved to nearby ʻIolani Palace for about three hours after a bomb threat.[84][85]
Idaho
An estimated 10,000 people attended a protest at the Idaho State Capitol building in Boise.[86] Thousands more turned out in cities such as Hailey, Twin Falls,[87], Idaho Falls, Pocatello,[88] Nampa,[89] Caldwell,[90] and Moscow.[91]
Illinois
Dozen of protests were planned in Illinois,[92] including thousands showing up in Chicago.[93] There were also protests planned in Buffalo Grove,[94] Evanston,[93] Highland Park,[95] Northbrook,[96] and Wheeling.[97]
Indiana
In Indianapolis, thousands protested at the Indiana Statehouse. Protests also occurred in Bloomington, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Muncie, and South Bend.[98]
Iowa
In Iowa, thousands of people participated in Des Moines.[99] There was also a demonstration in Cedar Rapids.[100]
Kansas
In Kansas, protests were held in dozens of cities across the state, including Eudora, Gardener, Lawrence, Leavenworth, Olathe, Overland Park and Shawnee.[101]
Kentucky
In Kentucky, thousands of people demonstrated in Louisville.[102] There was also a protest in the courthouse plaza in downtown Lexington.[103]
Louisiana
In Louisiana, protests were planned in Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Covington, Lafayette,[104] Lake Charles, Leesville, Monroe, New Orleans,[105][106] Ruston, Shreveport, and Slidell.[107]
Maine
Protesters gathered in dozens of locations across Maine including Lewiston-Auburn, Bethel, Eastport, Waterville, Augusta, Wiscasset,[108] Bangor, Houlton, Presque Isle, and Fort Kent.[109] Governor Janet Mills spoke at three events in and around Portland.[110]
Maryland
In Maryland, thousands of people turned out at dozens of rallies across the state, including in downtown Baltimore, where nearly 1,000 gathered and marched. Organizers of the Hagerstown protest estimated that it drew 2,500 to 3,000, buoyed by efforts by the Maryland Coalition to Stop the Camps group to gather "just a few miles from the 825,000-square-foot (76,600 m2) warehouse in Williamsport that Immigration and Customs Enforcement wants to convert into a 1,500-bed immigrant detention center".[111] Other protests took place in the state capital of Annapolis,[112] Hunt Valley and Lutherville in Baltimore County, Columbia in Howard County, Frederick in Frederick County, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Rockville, Silver Spring,[113] and Germantown, in Montgomery County,[114][115][better source needed] and Hyattsville in Prince George's County.[116] A rally in Bethesda took place outside the National Institutes of Health protesting the administration's health policies and cuts to medical research.[117]
Massachusetts
In Boston, organizers estimated that a crowd of 180,000 gathered on Boston Common, double what was initially expected.[118] Speakers included Gov. Maura Healey, Sen. Ed Markey, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Ayanna Pressley. The Dropkick Murphys performed.[119]
Michigan
Organizers planned protests in 128 locations throughout Michigan, including three protests in Detroit, and many others in areas such as West Bloomfield, Waterford, Walled Lake, Cheboygan, Flint, Howell, and Pontiac.[120][121] In Grand Rapids, hundreds gathered for what was described as a sing along.[122] Rep. Rashida Tlaib spoke to a crowd of 2,000 at the state capitol in Lansing.[123]
Minnesota
In Minnesota, an event in Saint Paul featured speakers and performers included Tim Walz, Bruce Springsteen, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Jane Fonda, Joan Baez, Maggie Rogers and Tom Morello. Minnesota State Patrol estimated that 100,000 people attended the event.[124] Thousands also attended an event in St. Cloud.[124]
Mississippi
In Mississippi, there were events planned in Olive Branch, Oxford, Tupelo, Starkville, Kosciusko, Jackson, Hattiesburg, Biloxi, Gulfport, and Bay St. Louis.[125]
Missouri
Montana
More than 30 rallies were held across Montana, including in Billings, Helena, and Missoula.[127]
Nebraska
In Nebraska, organizers planned 18 protests across the state and thousands gathered in Omaha and Lincoln.[128][129]
New Jersey
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Dozens of protests were scheduled in New Jersey, including in Newark, Atlantic City, Montclair, Camden, and Trenton.[130] Thousands of people protested throughout the state.[131] Governor Mikie Sherrill spoke in Princeton next to the Princeton Battle Monument commemorating George Washington's 1777 victory against the armies of King George III.[132]
New Mexico
In New Mexico, there were protests in Albuquerque and Santa Fe.[133]
New York
Protests were planned in various locations throughout New York City,[134] and organizers estimated a city-wide attendance of more than 350,000. The New York City Police Department reported it made "zero protest-related arrests".[135] Robert De Niro, Padma Lakshmi, Letitia James, and Rev. Al Sharpton spoke to press and joined the Manhattan march.[136]
Nevada
Protests were held in Nevada. 6 people were arrested at an event in Las Vegas.[137] More than 10,000 people attended an event in Reno.[138]
North Carolina
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Over 70 cities and towns in North Carolina held No Kings protests.[139] Thousands of protestors marched through downtown Durham.[140] In Raleigh, thousands marched to protest outside of the North Carolina State Capitol while hundreds more gathered along Capital Boulevard in North Raleigh.[139] A group of senior citizens gathered in protest in Raleigh's Brier Creek neighborhood.[141] An estimated 10,000 people protested in Charlotte.[142][143] Thousands more walked through downtown Fayetteville.[139] In Southern Pines, more than 3,000 protestors took to the streets.[139] Demonstrators also marched along NC Highway 55 in Apex.[139] Protests and demonstrations were also held in Cary, Chapel Hill, Clayton, Lillington, Louisburg, Oxford, Pittsboro, Rocky Mount, Roxboro, Sanford, and Wake Forest.[139]
North Dakota
In North Dakota, a rally in Fargo was one of 13 events across the state.[144]
Ohio
Protests were scheduled in Dayton, Kent, Oxford, Springfield, Xenia, Steubenville, Youngstown, and many other cities in Ohio. Multiple protests were planned across the Cincinnati metropolitan area, including in Hamilton and Middletown. Two protests were planned in Toledo. Multiple protests were scheduled in Columbus, including a gathering outside of the Ohio Statehouse. Protests were also planned in Northeast Ohio, including in Cleveland, Akron, Canton, and Sandusky.[145]
Ohio's 15th congressional district candidate Don Leonard was arrested by Grove City, Ohio, police at a protest.[146]
Oklahoma
Oklahoma saw protests in Norman and Oklahoma City.[147][better source needed]
Oregon
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Thousands of people gathered in downtown Portland,[148] one of dozens of protests planned in the state.[149] Artist Mike Schneider had people holding umbrellas spell out "We keep us safe" on the Burnside Bridge.[150] Other cities with planned events included Beaverton, Gresham, Hillsboro, Lake Oswego, McMinnville, Milwaukie, Oregon City, Portland,[151] Salem, Springfield, Tillamook, and Woodburn.[152]
Pennsylvania
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Around 40 protests were scheduled for the Philadelphia metropolitan area.[153] Thousands of people gathered in downtown Philadelphia.[154] More than 1,000 people attended a protest in Harrisburg, the state's capital.[155] There was also a protest in Reading.[156] An estimated 15-20,000 demonstrators participated in the No Kings protest in downtown Pittsburgh[157] with additional protests throughout the city.
Rhode Island
In Rhode Island, there were protests at the State House in Providence with over 35,000 people attending.[158][159][160]
South Carolina
There were protests in South Carolina.[161][162][163]
South Dakota
In South Dakota, protests were planned in Brookings, Huron, Pierre, Rapid City, Sioux Falls, Spearfish, Sturgis, Vermillion, Watertown, and White River.[164]
Tennessee
Texas
Dozens of protests were planned across the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.[167] Demonstrations were also expected in Houston,[168][169] Austin,[170] Corpus Christi,[171] San Antonio,[172] and El Paso.[173]
Utah
Around 8,000 people protested in Salt Lake City, one of 18 rallies that took place in Utah.[174][175]
Vermont
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In Vermont, protests were planned across the state. Thousands gathered on at the state legislature in Montpelier.[176]
Virginia
In Virginia, demonstrations were expected in Alexandria, Fairfax, Manassas, Reston, Springfield, and Williamsburg.[177] Other locations included Memorial Circle near Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington.[178]
Washington
In Washington, organizers estimated that a crowd of 90,000-100,000 attended a rally in Seattle.[179] 4,500 people attended a demonstration in Olympia.[180] Over 5,000 people attended a demonstration in Spokane.[181]
West Virginia
More than 25 protests occurred in West Virginia, including in Charleston, Huntington, Martinsburg, Beckley, and Wheeling.[182]
Wisconsin
About 100 protests were held in Wisconsin,[183] including in Madison, Wausau, Green Bay, Eau Claire, and La Crosse.
Wyoming
Reaction
See also
- 50501 protests – Protests against Donald Trump's second presidential term
- Anti-authoritarianism – Opposition to authoritarianism
- Gen Z protests – Worldwide protests and riots of Generation Z
Notes
- 70+ in Los Angeles, CA[4]
