A large number of speakers and Kentucky political organizations attended the event Saturday afternoon outside the Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Plaza to protest against the Trump administration.
Louis Knupp, an organizer for 50501 Kentucky, says the protest is against authoritarianism from the executive branch.
"Everything from defying Supreme Court orders to skipping past due process that all people in this nation, whether they're a citizen or not, are owed. we've seen this story play out in history before, so we're here to stop it."
50501 Kentucky is one of the groups organizing the protest alongside the Peaceful Bluegrass Resistance, Progress Kentucky, the Bluegrass Activist Alliance and more.
Knupp says he believes the No Kings protest is the biggest he has seen in Lexington yet, with the number of people present in the thousands.
"People are mad, people are sad, people are scared, and people are finally waking up enough to realize that the courts are being ignored and Congress isn't really doing anything and the executive branch is actively just mowing down whatever checks and balances might have been left. The people really are the last line of defense. I think more people are realizing that and that's why you see these crowds get bigger every time."
The protest went from 2 to 5 p.m. Attendees and guest speakers like president of the Lexington NAACP Whit Whitaker gave speeches throughout the event.