| Free America Weekend | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | July 4, 2025 | |
| Location | Various locations in the United States | |
| Methods | Protest | |
| Status | Finished | |
| Parties | ||
Free America Weekend (also known as "No Kings Protest 2.0") was a protest organized for the weekend of Independence Day (July 4) in the United States in 2025. [3] Organized by the Women's March, activities were planned in approximately 300 cities. [4] [5]
The 50501 movement and the Indivisible movement also participated in the initiative, [2] [1] however, the Indivisible movement coined the event as "No Kings 2.0", [1] as a reference to the "No Kings Protest". [6] [7]
Participants were encouraged to host barbecues, dances, marches, rallies, and street parades, as well as other activities such as art projects. [8]
In Illinois, events were planned in Bloomington, [9] Chicago, Des Plaines, Galena, Glenview, Peoria, Quincy, and Springfield. [10] [11] [12] Protesters also gathered in Freeport, Stephenson County. [13] In Bloomington, approximately 40 people assembled in downtown; the event was organized by the Bloomington-Normal 50501 affiliate and called "Speak Out, Defend Your Freedom! 4th of July Day of Community". [9]
In Indiana, events were planned in Indianapolis [10] [14] and Warsaw, where a small number of people assembled outside the library at East Detroit Street in downtown. [15] People gathered at Garfield Park in downtown Indianapolis, where a picnic was organized by Indiana 50501 and Indivisible Central Indiana. [16]
In Michigan, events were planned in Muskegon [17] and Riverview. [10] [18]
In Ohio, an event was planned in Columbus. [10] [19] Protesters gathered at the Ohio Statehouse. [20]
In Wisconsin, events were planned in Green Bay, Madison, Milwaukee, Neenah, Oshkosh. [10] [21]
In Iowa, an event was planned in Cedar Rapids. [10] [22]
In Minnesota, an event was planned in St. Cloud. [10] [23]
Eight events were planned in Missouri, in the following locations: Cape Girardeau, Festus, Jefferson City, Kansas City, Rolla, Saint Joseph, South St. Louis County, and Springfield. [24] Approximately 300 people gathered in Saint Joseph. [10] [25]
In South Dakota, an event was held in Sioux Falls. [26]
In New Jersey, events were planned in Trenton, Pine Hill, [27] and Princeton. [10] [28] Demonstrations were also planned in Galloway and West Caldwell. [29]
In New York, events were planned in Brewster, [30] Mamaroneck, [10] [31] and New Paltz. [32] Approximately 200 people gathered outside Batavia's City Hall. [33] [34] Approximately 125 people attended the Brewster demonstration. [35]
In Pennsylvania, events were planned in King of Prussia, Lancaster, [10] Springfield, [27] and Wilkes-Barre. [36] Protesters gathered at an overpass in Centre County. [37]
In Connecticut, events were planned in Fairfield, Groton, Hartford, Milford, and West Hartford. [10] [38] Approximately 100 people gathered in Hamden. [39]
In Maine, events were planned in Freeport and Portland. [38]
In Massachusetts, events were planned in Swansea, Topsfield and Salem. Activities were also planned in Braintree and Worcester. [38] [33] Approximately 400 people attended the Worcester demonstration. [40]
In New Hampshire, events were planned in Suncook and Portsmouth. [10] [41]
In Rhode Island, a protest was planned in Providence. [38]
In Alabama, events were planned in Foley, [43] [44] Gadsden, [45] Montgomery, Mobile, Birmingham and Center Point. [4] [46] [10] [4]
In Tennessee, events were planned in Fayetteville, Memphis, [33] and Tullahoma. [47]
In Florida, events were planned in Miami, Zephyrhills, Orlando and Plant City. [10] [48] [49] Additionally, protests were planned in Clearwater, Sarasota, St. Petersburg, Tampa, and Trinity. [50] Approximately 200 people gathered in downtown Miami. [51]
Georgia saw a protest in Atlanta. [52]
In Maryland, an event was planned in North East. [10] [53]
In North Carolina, events were planned in Greensboro [54] [55] and Morrisville. [10] [56]
In South Carolina, events were planned in Charleston [33] and Myrtle Beach. [10] [57] Approxiately 100 people gathered in North Charleston. [58]
In Arkansas, events were planned in Little Rock and Mena. [10]
In Louisiana, an event was planned in Lafayette. [10] [60]
In Oklahoma, an event was planned in Tulsa. [61] [62]
In Texas, events were planned in Austin, [63] Houston, Kerville, and San Antonio. [10] [64] [65] Approximately 150 people participated in Dallas. [66]
In Colorado, events were planned in Arvada, [10] [67] Fort Collins, and Lamar. [68]
In Montana, an event was planned in Forsyth. [10] [69]
In New Mexico, an event was planned in Alamogordo. [10] [70]
In Utah, an event was planned in Salt Lake City. [71] Protesters gathered at the Utah State Capitol. [72]
In Alaska, an event was planned in Soldotna. [10]
In California, events were planned in Los Angeles, Marysville, Chula Vista, San Mateo and West Hollywood. [10] The Los Angeles event started at City Hall. [73] Hundreds to thousands of people participated. [74] [75] Between 300 and 400 people participated in the Claremont protest. [76]
In Oregon, there were demonstrations in Portland. [10] [77] [78] Approximately 500 people attended a demonstration in Eugene, which was organized by Indivisible and called "No Kings Since 1776". [79] [80] [81]
In Washington, events were planned in Seattle and Port Townsend. [10] [82] In Seattle, Capitol Hill Pride hosted a "Free America 4th of July March & Rally" at Seattle Central College. [83]
In Canada, Vancouver Against Fascism organized a protest in Vancouver under the name of "Rally for Democracy", adjacent to the protests in the US. [84] In Germany, Democrats Abroad organized a protest in Berlin, which plans to march from Pariser Platz to Bebelplatz. [85] In Japan, Democrats Abroad organized a protest, locally named "Not America's last Birthday", in Minato, Tokyo, scheduling a meeting in the Daiba Station, Exit 2A. [86]
