Philadelphia's third "No Kings Day" protest

By Sofia Jordao

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in front of Philadelphia City Hall on March 28, 2026, for the city’s third “No Kings Day” protest to express their dissatisfaction with the current Trump Administration.

Source: Emily Neil/WHYY

Sparked by outrage over recent political initiatives taken by President Trump, the “No Kings Day” protests have quickly become a nationwide event. From small towns to large metropolitan areas, protestors have gathered in a show of opposition to the current presidential administration.

As the crowd moved through the center city, demonstrators waved signs and banners marking their opposition to the Trump administration and their policies.

Citing a range of reasons, such as foreign interference in Iran, the U.S.’s continued support of Israel, the continued persecution of immigrants by ICE, and the coverups that seemingly aim to protect pedophiles, protestors marched through Philadelphia carrying signs reading phrases such as “the only monarchs we need are butterflies” and “stop protecting pedophiles.”

Source: Omniyah Boukkra

When asked when she felt people were protesting the Trump administration, Thomas Jefferson University student Omniyah Boukkra said, “I think that people are protesting because, like, look at where we’re at as a society. People don’t trust the news anymore, and the people who do trust the news end up just spewing misinformation…I just think that people are protesting because the world around us feels so unsafe, and we just want the children after us to have a better life, along with their children, and the children after them, because if we don’t protect them now, there’s no telling if the United States will look like Afghanistan… Every day we get closer and closer to a dictatorship.”

"I just think that people are protesting because the world around us feels so unsafe and we just want the children after us to have a better life… Every day we get closer and closer to a dictatorship."

Organized by the grassroots organization Indivisible Philadelphia, the planners of the protest recruited designated “peacekeepers” to ensure that participants and onlookers remained safe. Additionally, the event organizers worked with the local Philadelphia police department to close the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and secure a path for protestors to walk through.

The efforts of both the event planners and the Philadelphia police department allowed for a safe, organized protest to take place, where the larger Philadelphia community was able to freely express their disapproval of the current Trump administration.