No Kings rallies and marches are planned across the country as a counterprotest to a military parade and festival in Washington, D.C. The capital event coincides with the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army and will include more than 6,000 soldiers and dozens of tanks and aircraft.

A nationwide movement, these protests are set to coincide with a Flag Day military-style parade in Washington, D.C.

Protests were held across Kansas City on Saturday. The largest, at Mill Creek Park in KCMO, drew thousands. KSHB 41’s Fe Silva filed this report.

Hundreds gathered in Kansas City’s Westside and downtown Tuesday as a part of a “Shut down ICE KC” protest to “stand with Los Angeles and demand an end to ICE raids and detentions,” according to a flyer.

The Kansas City Police Department adopted the policy in April 2021, nearly a year after the death of George Floyd.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe announced Thursday that he has activated the National Guard in anticipation of these protests.

Mike Kehoe’s order triggers a state of emergency due to civil unrest, even as no evidence existed of riots or other widespread violence in Missouri.

Photos from the “No Kings” protest in Chicago on Saturday as part of an anti-Donald Trump rally on the same day as his military parade in Washington, D.C., for his birthday.