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Nearly 20 No Kings protests planned in metro Phoenix

No Kings protesters at Happy Valley Road and 25th Avenue in north Phoenix on Saturday, March 28, 2026.
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No Kings protesters at Happy Valley Road and 25th Avenue in north Phoenix on Saturday, March 28, 2026.

Saturday is the third round of No Kings demonstrations nationwide.

No Kings organizers say 17 protests are planned from Anthem to Casa Grande and Sun City West to San Tan Valley.

And another nine are scheduled to take place around Tucson.

Demonstrations against President Trump, ICE, and the Iran war are also expected in less populated places across the state, including deep red Yavapai and Mohave counties.

Thousands gathered in metro Phoenix for the last round of No Kings protests in October.

The first set of marches ran counter to a military parade on Trump’s birthday last June.

More than 3,100 events are being organized in communities large and small across all 50 states, with more than 9 million people expected to participate. A growing number of them will be in suburbs, which are increasingly on the front lines of resistance against Trump's policies.

This will be the third round of No Kings protests, which often have a street festival vibe. They're organized by a broad coalition of groups opposed to what they call authoritarianism under Trump, and his attempts to consolidate and expand his power. Organizers say more than 5 million people took to the streets at more than 2,100 events last June, followed by more than 7 million people at more than 2,700 events last October.

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Matthew Casey has won Public Media Journalists Association and Edward R. Murrow awards since he joined KJZZ as a senior field correspondent in 2015.