Organizers of Saturday’s planned No Kings rally in St. Paul say they expect more than 80,000 people to march and gather at the Minnesota Capitol.
The St. Paul event — featuring local officials and activists alongside nationally known figures such as Jane Fonda, Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez and Sen. Bernie Sanders — is slated to be a flagship event on a day of thousands of gatherings across the country protesting Trump administration policies.
“Our goal is to continue to build a peaceful and nonviolent movement that gets us to the place where we have a healthy, functioning democracy, and communities and state and country where we can all thrive,” said Rebecca Larson with event organizer Indivisible Twin Cities.
It will be the third No Kings event across the country, and organizers expect it to be the largest.
Larson said Minnesota was chosen to lead the nation in this round of rallies because of the activism during the federal immigration enforcement surge in recent month.
“Minnesotans have really shown the rest of the world how people-powered movements can win and push back against wannabe kings. We want to tell our stories to the rest of the country and the rest of the world,” Larson said.
Saturday’s event in St. Paul is set to begin with three marches at noon — starting at Harriet Island, St. Paul College and Western Sculpture Park. Those marches will converge at the Capitol for the main rally beginning at 2 p.m.
Larson said Saturday’s event will have increased security to protect attendees.
The first series of “No Kings” rallies took place last June — with the main event in St. Paul happening just hours after former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were fatally shot at their home in Brooklyn Park.
Another set of rallies and protests was held in October.
No Kings rallies happening across Minnesota
If specific locations are not listed, events may require registration through the No Kings website to get that information.
Albert Lea: 10-11 a.m., New Denmark Park
Alexandria: Noon-1:30 p.m., Matt Kjelland Memorial Courts
Anoka: 10-11 a.m., Anoka County Government Center
Austin: 10 a.m.-noon, Eighth Avenue and 14th Street
Baudette – Lake of the Woods: Noon-1 p.m., Willie the Walleye statue
Bemidji: 1-2 p.m., Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox statues
Biwabik: Noon-2 p.m., Biwabik
Bloomington: Noon-1:30 p.m., Bloomington
Brainerd Lakes area: 2-3 p.m., South Sixth and Washington streets, Brainerd
Burnsville: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Burnhaven Library
Chaska: 1-3 p.m., Chestnut Street and Hazeltine Boulevard
Cherry Grove Township: 11 a.m.-noon, Kenyon
Chisago City: Noon-2 p.m., Vilhelm Moberg Park and Pavilion
Cloquet: 1:30-2:30 p.m., Cloquet
Columbia Heights: 1-2:30 p.m., 49th Avenue NE pedestrian bridge
Cook: 3-5 p.m., Cook City Park
Cyrus: 2:30-4:30 p.m., Main Street
Detroit Lakes: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Veterans Park
Duluth: 2-3 p.m., Duluth City Hall
Eagan: Noon-1 p.m., Pilot Knob and Yankee Doodle roads
Eden Prairie: 10 a.m.-noon, Eden Prairie
Elk River: 10:30 a.m.-noon, U.S. Highway 10 and Gary Street
Ely: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Whiteside Park
Faribault: 11 a.m.-noon, Rice County Courthouse
Fargo – Moorhead: 1-3 p.m., Centennial Boulevard and North University Drive, Fargo
Farmington: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., just south of the roundabout on the green space in front of the strip mall
Fairmont: 12:30-1:30 p.m., Fairmont
Fergus Falls: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Lincoln and Union avenues
Finland – Silver Bay: 2:30-3:20 p.m., Silver Bay
Finlayson: 1-2 p.m., State Highway 23 bridge over I-35
Forest Lake: 10-11:30 a.m., Forest Lake City Hall
Golden Valley: Noon-1:30 p.m., Highway 55 and Winnetka Avenue
Grand Forks, N.D.: Noon-1 p.m., Town Square
Grand Marais: Noon-2 p.m., Cook County Courthouse
Grand Rapids: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Old Central School
Hackensack – Cass County: 12:30-1:30 p.m., Hackensack
Hudson, Wis.: 2-4 p.m., Second and Vine Streets
Hutchinson: 1-2 p.m., Liberty Square Park
International Falls: Noon-1 p.m., Smokey Bear Park
Inver Grove Heights: Noon-2 p.m., 80th Street bridge over Highway 52
Isanti County: 10-11 a.m., Cambridge
La Crescent: Noon-2 p.m., Highway 16 at the traffic light in the green space with the Welcome to La Crescent sign
La Crosse, Wis.: Noon-2 p.m., old K-Mart building
Lake City: Noon-1:30 p.m., Gold Star Mothers’ Park
Lakeville – Elko New Market: 2-4 p.m., Kenwood Trail and Kenrick Avenue, Lakeville
Long Prairie: 2-3 p.m., Long Prairie
Madison: Noon-1:30 p.m., Highway 75 and First Street
Marshall: 4-6 p.m., Marshall
Milaca: 9-11 a.m., the only stoplight in Milaca
Minneapolis – Lake Nokomis: Noon-2:30 p.m., Lake Nokomis
Minnetonka – southwest metro: Noon-2 p.m., Minnetonka
Monticello: 10 a.m.-noon, Seventh Street East and Fenning Avenue bridge over I-94
Moose Lake: 10-11 a.m., Moose Lake
Mora: 5-6 p.m., Service Road
Morris: 1-2:30 p.m., Fifth Street and Atlantic Avenue
New Brighton: 10 a.m.-noon, multiple bridge demonstrations near I-694 and I-35W
New Ulm: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., North Park
Northfield: Noon-2:30 p.m., Ames Park
Otsego: 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 9201 Quaday Ave NE
Owatonna: Noon-1 p.m., Owatonna
Perham: 10:30 a.m.-noon, Boedigheimer Park
Pine City: 11 a.m.-noon, Hillside Avenue and Evergreen Square
Preston: Noon-1 p.m., Fillmore County Courts
Red Wing: 10 a.m.-noon, AP Anderson Park and Highway 61
Redwood Falls: 11 a.m.-noon, city lot across from M&L parking lot
Richfield: 1-3 p.m., 66th Street and Penn Avenue
Rochester: Noon-2 p.m., Sixth Street and Broadway Avenue
Rushford: Noon-1:30 p.m., four-way stop
Savage: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., State Highway 13 and County Road 42
Spring Grove: Noon-2 p.m., Viking Memorial Park
St. Charles: 10:30 a.m.-noon, St. Charles
St. Cloud: 1-4 p.m., St. Cloud Regional Library
St. James: 4:30-5:30 p.m., Downtown Park
St. Louis Park: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., St. Louis Park
St. Paul – Cleveland Avenue: Noon-2 p.m., Cleveland Avenue bridge over I-94
St. Paul – Little Mekong: 3-5 p.m., Xia Gallery
St. Paul – Seventh Street: 1-3 p.m., Lexington Parkway and Seventh Street
St. Peter: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Minnesota Square Park
Stillwater: Noon-2 p.m., Oak Park Crossing Park
Superior, Wis.: Noon-1 p.m., Douglas County Courthouse
Thief River Falls: 2-4 p.m., Thief River Falls City Hall
Two Harbors: 4-5 p.m., Two Harbors
Wabasha: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Veterans Memorial Park
Waconia: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Waconia
White Bear Lake: 1-3 p.m., Railroad Park
Willmar: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Willmar
Windom: 2-3:30 p.m., Lommen Park
Winona: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Windom Park
Worthington: 1-4 p.m., Chautauqua Park
Zumbrota: 3-4:30 p.m., shelter house behind City Hall
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