Protesters hold their signs and exchange waves with motorists driving into Ocean City during the No Kings rally in October 2025.
Organizers are estimating that thousands of marchers will show up Saturday for a No Kings rally in Ocean City to protest against President Donald Trump's policies and the U.S. war with Iran.
The rally is expected to stretch all the way across the two-mile Route 52 Causeway bridge to link protesters in Ocean City and Somers Point, said Lorraine Kilpatrick, a Sea Isle City resident and one of the lead organizers of the demonstration.
"We're hoping to fill the whole bridge," Kilpatrick said in an interview Monday.
The Ocean City protest will be part of about 50 anti-Trump rallies in New Jersey and approximately 1,000 across the country principally organized by the progressive activist group Indivisible.
Other No Kings protests will be held Saturday in South Jersey, including Atlantic City, Cape May Court House, Mays Landing and Galloway Township, in what is being called a "Shorewide Day of Resistance" against Trump's policies.
"Anything Trump does is a major protest," Kilpatrick said. "He is destroying the Constitution. He wants to be a king."
The sidewalks along the Ninth Street corridor also served as an area for the protest in October 2025.Republicans aligned with Trump have repeatedly labeled the No Kings protests as a "Hate America Rally."
The protest in Ocean City is expected to be the largest one in Atlantic and Cape May counties. Organizers are hoping that 6,000 marchers show up, which would represent a significant increase over the estimated 4,000 protesters during the last No Kings rally in Ocean City in October.
Protesters and speakers will gather in a small public park at the corner of Ninth Street and Bay Avenue to begin the rally at 10 a.m. Afterward, the protest is expected to spread across the Route 52 Causeway bridge to link marchers in Ocean City and neighboring Somers Point.
During the No Kings protest in October, many motorists loudly honked their horns, waved and flashed the thumbs-up sign in support of the protesters while driving into town on the Route 52 Causeway and Ninth Street corridor.
Protesters carried an array of signs proclaiming "No Kings Since 1776," "No Crown for the Clown," "Dump Trump," "Democracy - yes, Monarchy - no," "Restore Democracy," "Veto the Cheeto," and much more.
Kilpatrick initially estimated the number of protesters at the October rally at about 1,000, but updated that figure on Monday to say it was closer to 4,000 marchers.
She said organizers have been using a database of thousands of people to help draw an even larger crowd for Saturday. A letter emailed to protesters said organizers are hoping for 6,000 marchers in Ocean City.
The protest is expected to focus on Trump's immigration crackdown using sweeps by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, or ICE, to round up suspected illegal immigrants.
"The big issue right now is ICE, and how ICE is handling people," Kilpatrick said.
Marchers will also protest the U.S. and Israel war against Iran, Kilpatrick said. Trump ordered an attack on Iran on Feb. 28. Military action in the Middle East continues, driving up gas prices and igniting debate whether the war is necessary.
"Clearly, we're just so angry with everything that is going on with Trump," Kilpatrick said.
Lorraine Kilpatrick, one of the organizers of the protest, stands behind an Indivisible banner at the October 2025 No Kings rally.October's No Kings protest in Ocean City was peaceful and organizers are hoping there will be no violence on Saturday. Kilpatrick said organizers have been working with the Ocean City Police Department on ways to keep the rally safe and peaceful.
"This is strictly a non-violent protest," she said.
Ocean City Police Bill Campbell confirmed that the department has been in contact with protest organizers about keeping the rally problem-free.
"The No. 1 goal is to allow people the right to protest and express themselves, but to do so peacefully," Campbell said in an interview.
Saturday's protest will be the third No Kings rally in Ocean City. The first one was held on the Route 52 Causeway bridge last June, followed by the one in October.
Campbell noted that the first two protests were peaceful and that he is hopeful that Saturday's rally will be the same.
"We haven't had that problem in the past with the No Kings protests," Campbell said of violence or other trouble.
No Kings protester Kathy Wilson, of Vineland, shows her "No Trump" sign in October 2025.Following is information on No Kings rallies scheduled for Saturday, March 28, in Atlantic and Cape May counties:
