One notable location, however, is missing from that list: Washington, D.C., where the military parade will take place.
Protest organizers have framed the move as a rejection of the spectacle, which will mark the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army as well as the 79th birthday of President Trump.
“Instead of allowing this birthday parade to be the center of gravity, we will make action everywhere else the story of America that day: people coming together in communities across the country to reject strongman politics and corruption,” organizers wrote.
They instead encouraged those in D.C. to join the flagship march in Philadelphia or one of the local protests in Virginia or Maryland. Organizers are also marketing DC Joy Day starting at 3 p.m. EDT in Anacostia Park, which will have music, grilling, activities for children and a grocery distribution.
The planned protests come after Trump lashed out at potential protesters at an Oval Office appearance Tuesday, saying they would be met with “very big force.”
The No Kings protests are being coordinated by a wide coalition of progressive groups, although anyone can sign up to host their own event with the movement. Partners include the American Federation of Teachers, Public Citizen and Indivisible.
The demonstrations Saturday come as smaller pockets of protests countering Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) action pop up across the country, including in New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C.
In Los Angeles, protests initially sparked by a series of ICE raids in the city that started Friday are ongoing. The protests have also triggered a political standoff between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Trump, who called in National Guard troops and active-duty Marines to help quell the demonstrations.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass also enacted a curfew Tuesday night for a small pocket of downtown where the protests had been concentrated.
The anti-ICE protests have drawn a strident response from Trump, who called protesters “animals” and a “foreign enemy” in a speech Tuesday.
In Washington, D.C., organizers separate from No Kings canceled a protest of a parade that they hoped would attract up to 20,000 people, Axios reported. The reason for the cancellation is unclear.
The No Kings group has organized nationwide protests at several points already this year, including Presidents Day and the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution in April.
No Kings protests are planned in most major cities.
Here’s a list of some of the planned protests. All times local.
10 a.m. to noon. Rally at Liberty Plaza.
5-8 p.m. Rally at the Texas State Capitol.
3-7 p.m. Rally at The Observatory at Patterson Park.
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Runs in partnership with Boston Pride, which has a parade and a festival.
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Rally begins at First Ward Park and then marches through Uptown Charlotte.
Noon to 2 p.m. March beginning in Daley Plaza.
Noon to 2 p.m. Rally begins at Akard Plaza.
Noon to 4 p.m. Rally and fair at Lincoln Veterans Memorial Park with music and games.
10 a.m. to noon. March starting at Houston City Hall.
Noon to 3 p.m. Rally at the Indiana Statehouse.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Rally at Los Angeles City Hall. There are also neighborhood-level demonstrations in Hollywood, Historical Filipinotown and Pico-Robertson.
10 a.m. to noon. Rally at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park.
Noon to 3 p.m. Rally begins at LOVE Park and then will march down to the Philadelphia Museum of Art along Ben Franklin Parkway.
9 a.m. to noon. Rally and “celebration” at the Arizona State Capitol, with speakers, food vendors and carnival games.
2-4 p.m. Rally at Bryant Park.
11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Rally begins at Dolores Park and then marches to Civic Center Plaza via Market Street. Another No Kings demonstration at Ocean Beach begins at 10 a.m.
Noon to 3 p.m. March beginning at Cal Anderson Park.
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