No Kings protests October 17
The gist
More than 1,500 No Kings protests are planned across all 50 states and Washington, DC, on Oct. 17.
The movement is shifting to local voter-participation events ahead of the 2026 midterms.
How it unfolded
- Jun 2025The "No Kings" movement started to counter the U.S. Army 250th Anniversary Parade and Trump's 79th birthday.
- Oct 2025An estimated 7 million people rallied across "No Kings" protests amid the government shutdown, immigration raids and the deployment of National Guard troops to major cities.
- Mar 2026More than 3,000 "No Kings" protests took place against the backdrop of the U.S.-Israel war with Iran and a partial government shutdown.