No Kings 3.0 On Saturday, March 28th In Westport
File photo of previous No Kings protest by J.C. Martin
The national, and actually, international No Kings Day, the 3rd iteration of this event will take place on Saturday, March 28th on Jesup Green in Westport. This event will take place along with the regular Saturday protests which are held each Saturday on the Ruth Steinkraus Memorial bridge in downtown Westport. This event may be the largest one yet, due to the current situation with ICE and the war in the Middle East. Some reports say there are currently 3100 protests scheduled as of March 25th.
The sponsors for this event include ReSisters, Bridgeport Generation Now, Indivisible Fairfield CT, and Push Back Westport.
Photos and Story By J.C. Martin For WestportLocalPress.com Click on an image to enlarge and open gallery.
Above: File photos from June 2025 protest by J.C. Martin
This will be a festive family event even though the mission is a serious one. There will be music by the band The Five O’Clocks performing along with Suzanne Sheridan with Kim Manning and Linda Couturas, Maggie Meath and Bill Dempsey.
The timeline for the event is planned as follows:
The event will begin at 11:30. First musical performance will be at 11:45 and the official start will be at noon with remarks by the organizers. More music will follow and CT officials will address the audience at 12:25 PM. The event will conclude with more music and will conclude about 1:00 PM.
There will be face painting and and a clown and tables with info from several organizations including ReSisters.
Expected speakers include U.S. Congressman Jim Himes of the CT 4th district which includes Fairfield county, and speakers from organizations involved in the No Kings and anti-trump movements.
Above are screenshots of the interactive maps users can view on the NoKings.org website which show the location of each protest event.
To learn more and to see the interactive map of No Kings Protests click: NoKings.org
To sign up for this event and receive updates, visit: No Kings Westport CT, A Festival For Democracy
Do to the large crowds expected and the Westport Library’s Verso Fest event on Saturday, folks who wish to attend are asked to not use the Library parking lot or the parking area alongside Jesup Green. There are municipal parking lots in the area including the Imperial Avenue parking lot which has a path to the bridge leading to the Levitt Pavilion and there is parking behind the Westport Police Department and Volunteer EMS buildings.