No Kings Day: June 14 protests set to be biggest yet, will counter Trump military parade in locations nationwide. Here’s what to know

June 14 is shaping up to be a big day, with millions of Americans expected to take to the streets in an event dubbed “No Kings Day,” which organizers have said will likely be the largest single-day turnout of the anti-Trump, pro-democracy protest movement since President Donald Trump took office for a second term in January.

Organizers expect 1,800 rallies will take place on Saturday for “a nationwide day of defiance” in every state and major city across the country—except Washington, D.C., as to avoid clashes with the Army’s 250th anniversary celebrations, which will be held that day in the nation’s capital (more on that below).

In a statement to Fast Company, the No Kings organizers described their event as “peaceful, organized, and united.” They added: “Make it clear: We don’t do kings in this country.”

The No Kings website further explains: “From city blocks to small towns, from courthouse steps to community parks, we’re taking action to reject authoritarianism—and show the world what democracy really looks like . . . On June 14th, we’re showing up everywhere he isn’t—to say no thrones, no crowns, no kings.”

The No Kings protest is sponsored by Indivisible and a broad coalition of over 180 partner organizations, including: the ACLU, Common Cause, Greenpeace, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Standing Up for Science, and a number of unions, including the Communication Workers of America and teacher federations.

“Even conservative estimates say that 3.5 million people turned out for the Hands Off mobilization on April 5,” Indivisible’s Ezra Levin told Fast Company. “No Kings is on track to exceed that by millions more . . . With events red states, blue states, purple states, rural areas, suburban areas, urban areas, United States, North America, Europe, South America—we’re all over.”

The anti-authoritarian, pro-democracy protests aim to counter President Trump’s multimillion-dollar military parade in Washington, D.C. that day to celebrate the Army’s 250th anniversary, which will be held on Trump’s 79th birthday, which is also Flag Day.

According to the Associated Press, Trump has long wanted a military parade, which is expected to feature 6,600 soldiers, 150 vehicles, and 50 helicopters on a route from Arlington, Virginia to the National Mall, where there will be a fireworks display.

The Army initially estimated that the cost for the day’s birthday celebrations, including the parade, would range from $25 million to $45 million, with the cost now looking closer to $40 million, according to USA Today. The celebrations come at a time when the Trump administration’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has slashed budgets and jobs at federal agencies, including the Defense Department, per the AP.

The parade’s enormous price tag has further angered many Americans and Trump critics already fed up by the president’s overall mishandling of the economy from tariffs to immigration, which has been dubbed the TACO presidency, for “Trump Always Chickens Out.”