No Kings” organizers described the events as a “nationwide day of defiance” against President Donald Trump and authoritarianism.

A flagship "No Kings" march and rally are planned in Philadelphia, but no events are scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C., where the military parade will take place on Trump's 79th birthday. Organizers of the protests say they want to take attention away from the parade.

The Houston demonstration is one of several planned in the region throughout the day and is expected to draw thousands of protesters.

“The most threatening sound to an oligarch is laughter.”

Despite the sweltering heat, hundreds — likely thousands — of people came out to express their disapproval of the Trump administration. And while protesters were loud and passionate, it did remain peaceful.

At least one demonstration, about 70 miles from Washington, D.C., in Northern Virginia, was met with violence when a man intentionally drove an SUV through a crowd of departing protesters, striking at least one person,

People march toward downtown Bethlehem during a “No Kings” protest Saturday, June 14, 2025, at the Rose Garden in Bethlehem. The rally, one of several in the Lehigh Valley, was part of the nationwide “No Kings” demonstrations coinciding with President Donald Trump’s military parade in Washington. (April Gamiz/The Morning Call)

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Boston's Copley Square on Saturday for the Pride parade while "No Kings" protesters lined the streets to peacefully demonstrate.