Thousands of Coloradans are expected to take to the streets in the next wave of “No Kings” marches planned this weekend across the state, protesting President Donald Trump’s policies and “authoritarian power grabs,” .
As of Wednesday, more than 70 protests were scheduled across Colorado on Saturday and nearly 4,000 were expected to take place nationally, .
“This action is a collective stand against concentrated power, political intimidation, and systems that elevate the wealthy few over the many,” activists with the Denver No Kings Coalition . “We are gathering to reject the authoritarian politics of Donald Trump and his corrupt administration, as well as the broader rise of fascist movements in the United States.”
According to local organizers, Saturday protests planned across the metro area include:
- Arvada on the at the Wadsworth Bypass, 7305 Grandview Ave., from 9 a.m. to noon
- Aurora at the intersection of from noon to 2 p.m.
- Brighton on the pedestrian bridge at from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Boulder at the Bandshell at Broadway and Canyon Boulevard from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
- Broomfield at from 10 a.m. to noon
- Centennial at the intersection of from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Commerce City at , 6015 Forest Drive, from 9 a.m. to noon
- Denver at the , 200 E. Colfax Ave., from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Denver at the , 9651 M.L.K. Jr Blvd., from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
- Denver at from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Golden along Washington Avenue, , from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Highlands Ranch at , 9203 S. University Blvd., from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Larkspur at , 8850 Spruce Mountain Road, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Littleton at the intersection of from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Northglenn on the , 261 W. 104th Ave., from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Parker at , 10795 Victorian Drive, from 10 a.m. to noon
- Roxborough at the from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Westminster at the intersection of from noon to 2 p.m.
Denver’s largest crowd is expected to gather outside the Colorado State Capitol at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, according to the . The coalition, made up of roughly three dozen local activist organizations, estimated Wednesday that Saturday’s attendance would surpass 70,000.
Singing and chanting will start outside the Capitol at 11:30 a.m., followed by speakers at noon and a 90-minute march around downtown at 1 p.m., according to local organizers. More speakers and performers will take the stage between noon and 5 p.m., when the protest is scheduled to end.
“This is what democracy looks like!” organizers wrote on the .
Protests will not be limited to the Denver area. Events are planned as far north as Steamboat Springs and Fort Collins, and as far south as Trinidad. Western towns, including Aspen, Montrose, Fairplay and Telluride, and eastern Colorado communities, including La Junta and Fort Morgan, plan to host their own protests as well, according to the .
