‘No Kings’ organizers plan for 40K & Stacey Abrams in rally, march through ABQ Sat.

By Kevin Hendricks — Organizers of Albuquerque’s “NO KINGS” rally are planning for more than 37,000 people to participate in a planned 3-mile march and rally on Saturday – prompting police to issue warnings of impromptu road closures along some of the city’s busiest thoroughfares.

The “NO KINGS” movement began in 2025 and has since expanded into a national “sustained resistance” effort. Local organizers stated their goal for Saturday is to draw the largest protest crowd in Albuquerque history which they pegged at 37,000 during rallies in Downtown last year.

Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams and U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury are set to headline the rally at Montgomery Park. Abrams, a Nobel Peace Prize nominee and founder of Fair Fight, will be joined by New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez.

If you go

The march will begin at 11 a.m. at Montgomery Park, located at 5510 Ponderosa Ave. NE.

Participants will travel west on Comanche Road to San Mateo Boulevard, then north to Montgomery Boulevard before heading back to the park via Louisiana Boulevard. A shorter turnaround option will be available via San Pedro Drive for those not completing the full loop.

Organizers and the Albuquerque Police Department are urging attendees to prepare for a long day outdoors and warned that parking at the site is extremely limited and encouraged carpooling. Neighbors are also asked to be respectful of private property and to avoid blocking residential driveways.

Organizers emphasize that the event is strictly nonviolent and maintains a “no weapons” policy.

If you don’t go

APD is planning to block traffic in both directions along the route as the march proceeds.

Several ABQ Ride routes will be detoured during the event, and commuters are encouraged to check the Transit app for real-time updates. Following the march, organizers plan to host a virtual “What’s Next” session on March 31 to discuss the movement’s future.