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, 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 

 Did we miss an event? Let us know by emailing tell@mpr.org and we’ll add it to our list. 

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