On Saturday, March 28, 2026, dozens of “No Kings” demonstrations are scheduled across Southern California — from Los Angeles neighborhoods to Ventura County — as part of a nationwide day of protest organized against the Trump administration. Organizers say roughly two-thirds of more than 3,000 planned demonstrations will take place outside urban centers and that more than 9 million people are expected nationwide. The local listings published by KABC/ABC7 cover sites in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties and will continue to be updated as organizers provide new details. Local authorities and event organizers are preparing for staggered start times and varied formats, including stationary rallies and driving loops.
Key Takeaways
- More than 3,000 demonstrations are planned nationwide for March 28, 2026; organizers assert roughly two-thirds will be held outside urban areas.
- Organizers expect over 9 million participants across the U.S.; that figure is an organizer projection, not an independently verified turnout estimate.
- Southern California listings span at least five counties with 69 distinct sites listed in the ABC7 compilation, including city parks, college campuses and a driving loop through Mid City Los Angeles.
- Major local locations named include Veterans Memorial Park (Los Angeles), Huntington Beach Pier (Orange County), Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles (Rancho Palos Verdes) and CSU Northridge (Northridge).
- Events have varied durations; listed local start times range from early morning (8:00 a.m.) to evening (up to 8:00 p.m.), depending on site and format.
- KABC/ABC7 notes the list will be updated; some listings lack full addresses and organizers encourage checking the No Kings website for changes.
Background
The “No Kings” demonstrations are organized as a coordinated day of protest against the Trump administration and its policies. According to the organizers as reported by KABC, the effort is intentionally decentralized, with organizers emphasizing demonstrations outside of major urban cores to broaden geographic participation and visibility. The scale organizers describe — thousands of local actions and a projected multi-million-person turnout nationally — is framed as an attempt to create the largest single day of protesting in U.S. history.
Historically, large coordinated protest days in the U.S. have combined centralized and grassroots tactics to mobilize participants across jurisdictions; the No Kings strategy leans into distributed, local gatherings and driving loops to accommodate participants in suburban and rural areas. Local municipalities, transit agencies and law enforcement have begun issuing operational guidance for March 28 where applicable, balancing assembly rights with public-safety, traffic and permitting considerations. Media organizations including KABC note the listings are provisional and will be updated as organizers provide more details.
Main Event
The regional compilation published by KABC lists more than 60 Southern California locations across Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties. In Los Angeles County the schedule names sites from Alhambra and Altadena to Rancho Palos Verdes and Woodland Hills, with specific start and end times for most local rallies. Notable items include a Mid City Los Angeles driving loop (covering Culver City, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Silver Lake and downtown) and a Veterans Memorial Park gathering on York Boulevard scheduled for evening hours.
Orange County entries include Huntington Beach Pier, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Anaheim and cities along the coast; many of these are daytime rallies between mid-morning and mid-afternoon. Riverside County listings in the KABC compilation are smaller in number but include downtown Riverside and Lake Elsinore locations. San Bernardino County entries list gatherings in Chino Hills, Rancho Cucamonga, Redlands, San Bernardino and other inland cities. Ventura County listings in the compilation include Simi Valley and Ojai.
Organizers provided site-specific timing for most locations; examples in Los Angeles County run from early morning (Baldwin Park overpass beginning at 8:00 a.m.) to evening (Veterans Memorial Park scheduled 5:00–8:00 p.m.). In Rancho Palos Verdes, the stated assembly point is Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles with a 9:00 a.m. start. In Newport Beach, the Newport Jamboree Road/PCH intersection is listed for 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Attendees should expect varied formats, including stationary rallies, marches and organized vehicle routes, with local organizers responsible for permitting and safety plans where required.
Analysis & Implications
If turnout approaches organizer projections, March 28 could produce a significant logistical and political event: large numbers of dispersed demonstrations complicate standard crowd-management models and can strain local resources across multiple jurisdictions. Decentralized events mean law enforcement and public-safety agencies will need to coordinate across city and county lines to manage traffic impacts, emergency access and public-order risks without a single centralized command point.
Politically, a broad geographic footprint is intended to signal widespread public engagement beyond metropolitan cores; rural and suburban participation would be emphasized by organizers’ decision to stage many events outside major cities. The political impact will depend on turnout quality (how many attend, the demographics represented) and the media framing of the day: peaceful, permit-compliant assemblies will tend to amplify organizers’ messaging, while clashes or major disruptions could dominate coverage and alter public perception.
Economically and operationally, communities hosting larger gatherings should expect localized disruptions to commerce and transportation, particularly in downtowns and at coastal access points. Organizers and local authorities have both incentives to reduce friction: organizers to preserve public support and authorities to limit prolonged disruptions. Finally, reported turnout figures from organizers should be treated as projections until independent counts or official tallies are available.
Comparison & Data
| County | Listed locations (ABC7 compilation) |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles County | 42 |
| Orange County | 14 |
| Riverside County | 2 |
| San Bernardino County | 9 |
| Ventura County | 2 |
The table above summarizes the number of distinct Southern California sites listed in the KABC/ABC7 post as of publication. These counts reflect the locations recorded in ABC7’s compiled list and may change as organizers add or revise entries. For historical comparison, single-day nationwide protest estimates vary widely; organizers’ claim of more than 9 million participants nationwide is substantially larger than turnout figures typically published for past U.S. protest days, and should be examined alongside independent media and municipal reports after the events conclude.
Reactions & Quotes
“Roughly two-thirds of more than 3,000 planned demonstrations will be held outside urban areas,”
No Kings organizers (statement reported by KABC)
“More than 9 million people are expected to turn out nationwide,”
No Kings organizers (statement reported by KABC)
“The list will continue to be updated,”
KABC/ABC7 Los Angeles (news posting)
Unconfirmed
- Organizers’ projection of “more than 9 million” nationwide attendees is an organizer estimate and not independently verified at the time of publication.
- Precise turnout at each Southern California site and whether every listed location will proceed as planned remain unconfirmed until after March 28.
- Several local listings in the ABC7 compilation lack full addresses (for example, Ojai and Upland were noted without specific addresses); those details were not provided in the original list.
Bottom Line
The March 28 No Kings demonstrations represent a deliberately broad, distributed mobilization strategy intended to draw participants across suburban and rural areas as well as cities. Locally, Southern California communities should expect dozens of separate gatherings with varied timing and formats; specific impacts will depend on turnout and how organizers and local authorities manage traffic, crowd safety and permitting.
Readers planning to attend should verify the latest location and schedule information on organizers’ postings and local media before traveling. Independent verification of turnout and any major incidents will be essential to assessing the event’s ultimate scale and significance.
Sources
- KABC/ABC7 Los Angeles (local TV news report & compiled list)
- No Kings (organizer website) (organizer announcement and event listings)
- The Associated Press (wire service; contributed to ABC7 report)