Protests, rallies, and candidate meetings around Iowa for Mar. 24-31, 2026

A young trans Iowan holds up a sign protesting the state's anti-LGBTQ legislation before a March 5, 2023, rally outside of the Iowa Capitol. Photo by Starting Line staff

By Amie Rivers

March 23, 2026

Protests, rallies, and candidate meetings around Iowa for Mar. 24-31, 2026

*NOTE* No Kings protests are in a separate list, which we will publish Tuesday, Mar. 24.

Candidate meet and greets:

Iowa Secretary of State candidate Ryan Peterman:

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Protests, rallies, and events this week:

*Denotes weekly. Some weekly events may not be held every week.

📅 Tuesday (Mar. 24)

*Indivisible Protest: noon, across from the Federal Building, Cedar Rapids

*Huddle on the Hill: 1 p.m., Des Moines

IA-01 Action: No Kings Design A Sign- Sign Making Party: 3:30 p.m., Iowa City

No Kings III Training and Logistics (Indivisible): 5:30 p.m., Des Moines

📅 Wednesday (Mar. 25)

*DSM Visibility Brigade bridge protest: 4:30 p.m., Des Moines

📅 Thursday (Mar. 26)

*DSM Visibility Brigade bridge protest: 4:30 p.m., Des Moines

*4 Corners Peaceful Protest: 4:30 p.m., near the Casey’s/Methodist Church in Panora

Speed Politics: 6:30 p.m., Davenport

📅 Friday (Mar. 27)

*Vigil for Immigrant Rights: noon-12:30 p.m., Waterloo Post Office, Waterloo

*Jefferson Protest: noon-1 p.m., Jefferson Square, Jefferson

*Veterans for Peace: noon, across from the Federal Building, Cedar Rapids

NO KINGS 3 Des Moines Art Builds: 3:30 p.m., Des Moines

*Protest for Palestine: 3:30 p.m., Iowa City

*Veterans for Peace rally: 3:30 p.m., east entrance of Pentacrest, Iowa City

*Linn County Visibility Brigade: 3:45 p.m., Emmons Street overpass, Hiawatha

#NoKingsHighway I35 West Des Moines banner drop: 5 p.m., West Des Moines

Trans Visibility Day Dance Party (Ragers for Charity): 8 p.m., Iowa City

📅 Saturday (Mar. 28)

Iowa City SURJ Circle Meetup for No Kings 3: 9 a.m., Iowa City

NO KINGS Iowa City Fuel Up + Sign Making for GenZ: 9 a.m., Iowa City

*Community Rally for Democracy: 10 a.m., NE corner of Hickman and Alice’s Road, Waukee

*Grieving for Gaza: 11 a.m., Decorah

*Rally in the Wayside Park: noon, Decorah

*Perry Protest: noon-1 p.m., First and Willis by the bicycle sculpture, Perry

*Peaceful Protest: 1 p.m., corner of Mamie Eisenhower Avenue and Story Street, Boone

📅 Sunday (Mar. 29)

*Save Our Parks: 10 a.m., Harper’s Ferry

*Henry County First Amendment Rally: noon-1 p.m., front of the courthouse, Mount Pleasant

*ICE Out Vigil: 2 p.m., Council Bluffs

Candlelight Vigil for those murdered by ICE: 6:30 p.m., Cedar Rapids

📅 Tuesday (Mar. 31)

*Indivisible Protest: noon, across from the Federal Building, Cedar Rapids

*Huddle on the Hill: 1 p.m., Des Moines

Southeast Iowa Trans Day of Visibility Rally at College Green Park: 4 p.m., Iowa City

Transgender Day of Visibility (PFLAG Cedar Rapids): 5:30 p.m., Marion

Submit an event at [email protected].

Amie Rivers

Amie Rivers is Iowa Starting Line's newsletter editor. She writes the weekly Worker’s Almanac edition of Iowa Starting Line, featuring a roundup of the worker news you need to know. Previously, she was an award-winning journalist at the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier; now, she very much enjoys making TikToks and memes and getting pet photos in her inbox.

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