BY: OHIO CAPITAL JOURNAL STAFF COLUMBUS — Ohio cities big and small held No Kings protests on Saturday, with the main event at the Ohio Statehouse featuring thousands of attendees doing protest chants, singing songs, and listening to featured speakers.
No Kings protesters at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus on March 28, 2026. (Photo by David DeWitt, Ohio Capital Journal.) Dozens of No Kings protests took place across Ohio as part of more than 3,100 nationally.
The events were sponsored by more than 100 organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union, the League of Women Voters, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Common Cause, and Indivisible.
In Central Ohio, rallies will took place in communities such as Newark, Reynoldsburg, Marysville, and Grove City earlier Saturday afternoon.
Below is a photo gallery of the protest at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus as well as some photos of the protest in Reynoldsburg.
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