Updated: Sequim’s No King’s rally sees about 4,300 participants
Published 4:30 pm Saturday, March 28, 2026
As part of more than 3,300 “No Kings” rallies across the nation on Saturday, organizers with Indivisible Sequim estimate about 4,300 people lined both sides of West Washington Street from the River Road roundabout to the Ninth Avenue roundabout.
The number was about 1,000 more than the second No Kings Rally held on Oct. 18, organizers said.
For the peaceful protest, Sequim participants held signs opposing President Donald Trump and his administration’s actions in Iran, immigration policies, and more.
Donna Karls, 89, attended her first protest holding small American and U.S. Marine Corps flags. Her late husband Eric Miner was a Marine and helped locally with Toys for Tots, she said.
“I’m here because I think our country is in trouble,” Karls said.
“I can look back at World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. We don’t need any more wars. There has to be another way to settle things.”
Ady Crosby of Sequim walked with her Bernese dog Bandon with signs encouraging people to be brave.
“(The rally is) about standing up for what’s right,” she said.
Crosby said she believes in practicing what she preaches and giving people the benefit of doubt.
“It’s about kindness and empathy,” she said.
Bradi Jacobson of Agnew also walked along the rally saying she’s attended Sequim’s three No Kings rallies.
“(I) love being among like-minded people,” she said. “It uplifts the spirit.”
Event co-organizer PJ Harris of Sequim said rallies bring locals “the feeling of not being alone in their desire to stand up for democracy and against authoritarianism.”
Some participants asked their full or last names not be used for photos and/or interviews.
Richard, a Sequim resident, dressed in a frog costume for fun to participate in his first rally.
“Things are getting worse and it won’t get better until we stand up and do something,” he said.
Dudley, another Sequim resident, dressed in a paper maché costume caricature of the president and stood alongside a fellow protestor dressed in a costume of Kristi Noem, former secretary of Homeland Security. The costumes were made by an Indivisible Sequim Art group, and those wearing them posed for at least 100 photos during the rally, they said.
Harris said those wearing costumes were among organized groups that included a drum corp, supporters of immigrant rights, the LGBTQ community, and others.
“The idea is not only protesting, but celebrating art and creativity because it’s one of the most powerful forms of activism,” Harris said.
The group Peninsula Handmaids, women dressed as characters from “The Handmaid’s Tale” series, and “Signs of Fascism,” a group that holds signs defining fascism, also participated in the moving rally.
Indivisible Sequim organizers said they continue to host peaceful rallies at 3 p.m. Fridays at the intersection of Washington Street and Sequim Avenue.
