The nationwide “No Kings” motion got here to Minneapolis on Saturday, with a reported 100,000 marchers descending on downtown in a protest that remained peaceable all through the afternoon. Many attendees wore full-body character costumes so as to add a light-hearted air to the day in an act that the Washington Post reported was a approach to thwart Republican narratives. Chants of unity and resistance rang all through the streets of downtown, whereas somber expressions have been countered by dance events and humorous indicators. Photojournalist Ellen Schmidt was there to doc the day.
Marchers cross the Voya Building through the “No Kings” protest on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minn. Organizers estimated that greater than 100,000 folks attended the march via downtown. When the main truck reached the top of the protest route, the road was nonetheless filled with protesters at the start line who had not but begun to march. Credit: Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost/CatchLight Local/Report for AmericaAt left, a girl wears a plastic crown, whereas at proper, marchers stand at the start line for the “No Kings” protest on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minn. “No Kings” organizers reported that 2,700 occasions occurred nationwide with greater than 7 million individuals. Credit: Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost/CatchLight Local/Report for AmericaSt. Paul resident Cristina Chavez, middle, who’s surrounded by her household, attends the “No Kings” protest on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minn. “I’m attending because of immigration issues, LGBT issues and just overall lack of support for the [Trump] administration,” she mentioned. Credit: Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost/CatchLight Local/Report for AmericaAt left, a baby factors to a protester in a dinosaur costume whereas at proper, a baby talks via a megaphone through the “No Kings” protest on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minn. Credit: Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost/CatchLight Local/Report for AmericaThe solar shines via bushes over attendees of the “No Kings” protest on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minn. Credit: Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost/CatchLight Local/Report for AmericaMarchers don costumes at left whereas Hazel Madison, 8, proper, holds an indication in assist of Gaza through the “No Kings” protest on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minn. Credit: Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost/CatchLight Local/Report for AmericaA marcher blows bubbles whereas strolling amongst hundreds through the “No Kings” protest on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minn. Credit: Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost/CatchLight Local/Report for AmericaA left, a protestor holds a hand-drawn signal whereas at proper, a marcher wears a beaked masks through the “No Kings” protest on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minn. Many protesters wore yellow, a present of unity and coloration worn all through historical past as an emblem of resistance to authoritarian regimes. Credit: Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost/CatchLight Local/Report for AmericaProtesters in The Handmaid’s Tale costumers march whereas a Black Lives Matter flag flies behind them through the “No Kings” protest on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minn. Credit: Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost/CatchLight Local/Report for AmericaProtesters chant slogans denouncing the Trump administration at proper, whereas an individual holding an American flag is silhouetted through the “No Kings” protest on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minn. Credit: Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost/CatchLight Local/Report for AmericaMinnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, middle, marches amongst hundreds through the “No Kings” protest on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minn. Ellison’s workplace has sued the Trump administration quite a few occasions alongside Democratic attorneys normal throughout the nation trying to thwart a number of the Trump administration’s insurance policies. Credit: Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost/CatchLight Local/Report for AmericaA canine wears Pride colours at left whereas a protester pictures their environment at proper through the “No Kings” protest on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minn. Credit: Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost/CatchLight Local/Report for AmericaA mother and father rides a cargo bike previous the “No Kings” protest on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minn. Credit: Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost/CatchLight Local/Report for AmericaAt left, a pair embraces whereas at proper, a protester rests at Boludo through the “No Kings” protest on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minn. Credit: Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost/CatchLight Local/Report for AmericaAttendees of the “No Kings” protest relaxation in The Commons park after making method via downtown Minneapolis on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. The protest remained peaceable all through the afternoon. Credit: Ellen Schmidt/MinnPost/CatchLight Local/Report for America
