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Protests Planned Across Middle Tennessee, Including Murfreesboro, Ahead of Trump’s Military Parade

Jun 11, 2025 at 11:36 pm by WGNS

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. — Demonstrations are scheduled throughout Middle Tennessee on Saturday, June 14, coinciding with President Donald Trump’s planned military parade in Washington, D.C., which also falls on his birthday.

Locally, protestors from the “No Kings” movement will gather in Murfreesboro from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on the public sidewalk near The Avenue shopping center, between Chili’s and Mimi’s Café. Organizers say the gathering is part of a coordinated response across the region to what they view as authoritarian symbolism surrounding the national event.

According to the group’s website, their concerns include erosion of civil rights, government overreach, and the militarization of public celebrations. “They’ve defied our courts, deported Americans, disappeared people off the streets, attacked our civil rights, and slashed our services. The corruption has gone too far,” the No Kings group stated online. “No thrones. No crowns. No kings.”

The Trump parade, set for Saturday in Washington, is expected to feature more than 6,000 active-duty personnel, 150 military vehicles including tanks, and 50 aircraft, according to Scripps News. It will mark the first military-style parade in the capital since the Gulf War-era celebration held by President George H.W. Bush in the early 1990s.

In addition to the Murfreesboro demonstration, similar events are planned across Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky, including:

  • Nashville – Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park | 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

  • Tullahoma – Downtown | 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

  • Pulaski – Trail of Tears Interpretive Center | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

  • Winchester – Public Square | 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

  • Cookeville – Courthouse Square | 12 p.m. – 3 p.m.

  • Gallatin – Sumner County Courthouse | 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

  • Clarksville – McGregor Park | 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Events are also scheduled just north of the state line in:

  • Franklin, KY – 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

  • Bowling Green, KY – Downtown | 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

  • Elkton, KY – Town Center | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

  • Hopkinsville, KY – Justice Center | 12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

WGNS will continue monitoring the story and provide updates throughout the weekend.
If you have photos, video, or information about Saturday’s events in Rutherford County, please email us at news@wgnsradio.com.

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