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Photos: No Kings 2.0 draws hundreds to downtown Augusta

Date: October 19, 2025
By Skyler Andrews

The second No Kings protest kicked off nationwide, Saturday, with affiliated rallies protesting the Trump administration in cities nationwide, include in Augusta. Hundreds of participants gathered for the protest march, which convened at 3:30 at the Municipal Building on Telfair Street for processing throughout downtown.


The first iteration of the protest was in July, when Augustans marched along Walton Way Ext. The local protest was organized by organization Indivisible CSRA.

Skyler Q. Andrews is a staff reporter covering general reporting for The Augusta Press. Reach him at skyler@theaugustapress.com

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The Author

Skyler Andrews is a bona fide native of the CSRA; born in Augusta, raised in Aiken, with family roots in Edgefield County, S.C., and presently residing in the Augusta area. A graduate of University of South Carolina - Aiken with a Bachelor of Arts in English, he has produced content for Verge Magazine, The Aiken Standard and the Augusta Conventions and Visitors Bureau. Amid working various jobs from pest control to life insurance and real estate, he is also an active in the Augusta arts community; writing plays, short stories and spoken-word pieces. He can often be found throughout downtown with his nose in a book, writing, or performing stand-up comedy.

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