Since the last protest in October, immigration enforcement agents occupied Minneapolis and killed two United States citizens in January, and the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran in February.
The People’s Protests and Marches of AR is hosting the Little Rock rally, which will start at noon with a march across the Broadway Bridge into North Little Rock and continue until 3 p.m. with a “Community Connect Fair” and several speakers.
Indivisible LRCA, the League of Women Voters of Arkansas and 50501 Arkansas are also hosting the Little Rock event, according to social media.
On Wednesday, event organizers posted on Facebook a list of Arkansas cities where protesters are expected to gather. The list includes smaller, Republican-represented municipalities such as Harrison, Monticello, Clinton and Mountain Home in addition to the Democrat-represented major metropolitan areas of Little Rock and Fayetteville.
Thousands of Arkansans from throughout the state turned out for the first two No Kings rallies in Little Rock in June and October 2025. The second protest coincided with Little Rock’s annual LGBTQ+ Pride march.
A wide range of smaller cities held their own rallies, including in Mountain Home in June, where a few hundred protesters saw a handful of pro-Trump counterprotesters.
Arkansas’ “No Kings” protests have been peaceful. Protests against the arrests of immigrants in Los Angeles and Minneapolis over the past year have seen occasional violence.
Supporters of a proposed citizen-led ballot measure to protect direct democracy will be collecting signatures at several Saturday events, including in Texarkana and Eureka Springs, according to ballot question committee Protect AR Rights’ website.
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