A third 'No Kings Day" protest is expected to bring tens of thousands to Seattle and cities nationwide on Saturday.
Seattle organizers hope to mobilize more than 100,000 people this time around, which would make it perhaps the largest political protest in the city's history.
Here's what to know.
What is 'No Kings Day'?
"No Kings" is a national coalition of organizations that hosts rallies throughout the U.S. against President Donald Trump.
Organizers held the first "No Kings Day" on June 14, coinciding with a military parade on Trump's birthday. Hundreds of thousands took to the streets in major cities to decry the administration, including 70,000 in Seattle. "No Kings" held another day of action in October 2025.
Indivisible, an activist group with chapters nationwide, is one of the main organizers of the "No Kings" movement.
"This No Kings will be the largest protest in American history," Ezra Levin, co-executive director of Indivisible, said in the national news release. "We are all united in this fight to save our democracy from this administration, and we will win. From every corner of this country, we are all saying: NO KINGS.”
When and where is it happening?
Over 3,000 "No Kings" rallies are planned for Saturday, according to a national news release. Several rallies and marches are planned throughout the Pacific Northwest, including in Seattle, Portland and Boise.
More than 50 "No Kings" events are scheduled in Washington, with the largest to be held in Seattle's Cal Anderson Park.
Seattle's main event, hosted by the Seattle Indivisible chapter, starts around noon at Cal Anderson. Organizers plan to march nearly 2 miles from the park to the Seattle Center Fountain around 1:15 p.m. Past marches have gone west on Denny Way.
A Kirkland "No Kings" event rally at Marina Park will kick off at 1 p.m.
Protesters in Olympia will also hold a "No Kings" march from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. They will march from Percival Landing Park to the state Capitol. "No Kings" Tacoma will begin at Tacoma Union Station around 10 a.m.
Snohomish County Indivisible will host a "No Kings" event at the Snohomish County Campus Plaza in Everett from noon to 3:30 p.m.
In Portland, the "No Kings" march will start around noon at the Battleship Oregon Memorial.
There's also a counterprotest. The Washington State Republican Party is holding a rally in Olympia against Gov. Bob Ferguson.
What are organizers calling for?
In Seattle, No Kings III's themes are similar to its predecessors: no ICE raids, more affordability and an end to corruption. This time, the war in Iran is also at the forefront.
"The Trump regime has gone too far," Kathleen Carson, president of Seattle Indivisible, said in an email. "Every day people across the country don’t want their taxpayer dollars used to target and harm immigrants and innocent people here or to kill them in corrupt wars."
Sally Stroud, who's organizing the Kirkland event, said the "No Kings" movement is more than simple political disagreements with the administration.
"The administration has defied our courts, deported American citizens, disappeared people off the streets, and slashed essential services — all while orchestrating a massive giveaway to billionaires," Stroud said in a news release. "For anyone who thinks they’ve gone too far, this movement is for you.”
What to expect
This is the tentative speaker lineup in Seattle, according to Carson:
* Keynote speaker Sergio Amezcua, a Minneapolis-based pastor and Trump-supporter-turned-critic.
* Washington Attorney General Nick Brown.
* Charles Douglas, executive director of Common Power.
* Michael McPhearson, executive director of Veterans for Peace.
* Aretha Basu and Chrissy Shimizu from Puget Sound Sage.
* Ken Workman, an elder from the Duwamish Tribe.
* Jessa Davis, executive director of the Seattle Coalition for Family and Relationship Equity
* Pia Rivera-Jones of the People's Organizing Center at MLK Labor
* Shemona Moreno, executive director at 350 Seattle
The daytime protests in the city have been nonviolent, with no documented arrests for previous protests.
Detective Brian Pritchard, a Seattle police spokesperson, said the department will coordinate with organizers and its internal operations center on Saturday to ensure a safe demonstration.
"As always, SPD will support the people’s right to free speech and to peaceably assemble without consideration to the content or political affiliation," Pritchard said in an email. "Our goal is to ensure the safety of Seattle community members, while enforcing the law."
The third "No Kings protest comes on the heels of several large protests over the last year in response to the Trump administration.
After the march, Carson said attendees will have time to meet with more than 30 organizations to learn how to get involved with further action.
Be aware if you're heading to Seattle, the protest isn't the only big event Saturday. It's the inaugural day for light rail on the 2 Line to run across Lake Washington, between Bellevue and Seattle, with a ribbon-cutting event at Sam Smith Park at 9 a.m. And it's opening weekend for the Seattle Mariners, with the first pitch at 6:40 p.m. Saturday at T-Mobile Park.
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