Bystanders watch the No Kings protest from the Rivercenter Parking Garage
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Several thousand protesters gathered at Travis Park in downtown San Antonio on Saturday to denounce the Trump administration.
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No Kings protesters raise their signs during a demonstration at Travis Park on Oct. 18, 2025
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Thousands of demonstrators march for the No Kings protest on Oct. 18, 2025
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Thousands of No Kings protesters march down the streets of downtown San Antonio
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No Kings protesters march down N St Mary's street cheering and chanting
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No Kings protesters march downtown San Antonio on Oct. 18, 2025
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It was one of some 2,600 No Kings events happening across the country this weekend.
The local organizers of San Antonio’s No Kings rally stressed that the protest would be nonviolent.
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Travis Park in San Antonio at No Kings rally on Oct. 18, 2025
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No Kings rally at Travis Park in San Antonio, TX on Oct. 18, 2025
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No Kings rally, Travis Park—San Antonio, TX Oct. 18, 2025
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At Travis Park in San Antonio, TX —No Kings rally on Oct. 18, 2025
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According to a statement, 50501 SATX coordinated the event with the support of the Bexar County Democratic Party, San Antonio Alliance Local 67, the Indivisible Project and the Party for Socialism and Liberation.
It was the second No Kings rally this year, the first one having occurred on June 14 when Trump coordinated a large, lavish military parade in his own honor.
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No Kings demonstrators are confronted by Trump supporters at the No Kings rally at Travis Park in San Antonio, TX on Oct. 18, 2025
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No Kings demonstrators are confronted by Trump supporters at Travis Park in San Antonio, TX on Oct. 18, 2025
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Demonstrators at a No Kings rally in Travis Park in San Antonio, TX on Oct. 18, 2025
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Saturday's marches and rallies were expected to have record-breaking crowds surpassing the June masses of demonstrators. It's believed that 7 million people participated in the marches and rallies across the country.
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Demonstrators and their No Kings protest signs at Travis Park in San Antonio on Oct. 18, 2025
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A pair of demonstrators at Travis Park for the No Kings rally. San Antonio, TX Oct. 18, 2025
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No Kings rally at Travis Park in San Antonio, TX on Oct. 18, 2025
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No Kings rally in San Antonio, TX on Oct. 18, 2025
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Lead organizer for the nonprofit 50501, Alex Svehla also anticipated large crowds in San Antonio.
Svehla told TPR that there were personnel deployed during the march to avert any problems with agitators.
“So we have a safety team that is in the double digits, and we've also one of the organizations we're teaming up with, they also provide double digit safety people for us,” he said. “So all these people have been doing a lot of appropriate training to deal with the various situations that could arise at the event.”
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A bride waves as protestors march from Travis Park through downtown during the No Kings Rally in San Antonio, TX Oct. 18, 2025
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SAPD monitoring the No Kings event in downtown San Antonio on Oct. 18, 2025
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A demonstrator dressed up as President Donald Trump during the No Kings protest on Oct. 18, 2025
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The rallies and marches were intended to bring attention to attacks on free speech, inhumane treatment of immigrants, and federal workers being laid off across the country.
The majority of those gathered were part of the No Kings rally with a smaller group of people there to show their support for the Trump administration.
Among the many speakers who rallied the crowds were Texas Sen. Roland Gutierrez and U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro.
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Sen. Roland Gutierrez rallies demonstrators at No Kings protest at Travis Park in San Antonio on Oct. 18, 2025
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U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro rallies the No Kings crowd at Travis Park, San Antonio—Oct. 18, 2025
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