Saturday, March 28th, saw record crowds on the Mall and nearby – attending the No Kings rally, the Cherry Blossom Kite Festival, and the cherry blossoms at peak bloom.
No Kings
There were multiple No Kings rallies around the city. We went to one of the two largest ones – starting at Memorial Circle by Arlington Cemetery, walking over Memorial Bridge, going around the Lincoln Memorial, and then dispersing across the Mall (the other large one marched over the Frederick Douglass Bridge).
Signs and Banners
The Crowd
The Heads
Giant paper mache heads of Trump and several members of his cabinet were a hit on Saturday. The heads were made by artist Megan Marlatt along with artists from the Third Act of Northern Virginia.
The Costumes
Handmaids and inflatable frogs, fixtures of the resistance, were in attendance.
The Speakers
Speakers on Saturday included podcaster and former assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Glenn Kirschner, and ACLU Senior Campaign Strategist Armani Eady.
The Big Picture
Thousands of protesters participated in the events in the District, while more than 8 million people attended 3,300 No Kings events across the country.
Kite Festival
The Cherry Blossom Kite Festival went on all day. Some of the marchers from No Kings merged into the kite-flying crowds.
Cherry Blossoms
Meanwhile, the nearby cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin had reached peak bloom, and the crowds there were also at their peak.
