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    Hundreds of early arrivals at the No Kings Humboldt rally at Madaket Plaza in Eureka gathered to sing Civil-Rights era protest songs with the Humboldt Song Brigade, members of the Harmonic Howl and a brass band.
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    Elle Penner of the Harmonic Howl helped lead early arrivals to the No Kings Humboldt rally in singing Civil-Rights era protest songs at Madaket Plaza.
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    Ruby Ruth George of the Harmonic Howl broke out a megaphone to help lead members of the Humboldt Song Brigade and others in song at Madaket Plaza.
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    Some street-theater performers critical of the Trump administration followed the singing at the start of the No Kings Humboldt rally at Madaket Plaza.
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    The street theater performance included proclamation after proclamation in opposition to the Trump administration and its policies.
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    By the 11 a.m. start time of the No Kings Humboldt rally, a crowd, estimated at around 2,000, filled Madaket Plaza and overflowed into the parking lot. They listened for more than an hour to several scheduled speakers.
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    Attendees at the No Kings Humboldt rally carried signs expressing criticism of the Trump administration and its policies, as well as the parade to be held later that day in Washington D.C.
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    Attendees at the No Kings Humboldt carried signs critical of the Trump administration and its policies.
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    A protester calls for rights at Madaket Plaza.
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    Attendees at the No Kings Humboldt rally at Madaket Plaza carried signs expressing their criticisms of the Trump administration and its policies.
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    The No KIngs Humboldt rally included speakers, a brass band and flash mob choir, a Humboldt Rockers break-dancing performance and street theater.
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    Attendees of the No Kings Humboldt rally at Madaket Plaza carried signs expressing their criticisms of the Trump administration and its policies.
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    After the rally at Madaket Plaza ended a little after noon, the brass band led an estimated 2,000 protesters on a sidewalk march along the Humboldt Bay waterfront, through Old Town and to the steps of the Humboldt County courthouse, where another 1,000 or more people were already gathered.
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    After the rally at Madaket Plaza ended a little after noon, the brass band led an estimated 2,000 protesters on a sidewalk march along the Humboldt Bay waterfront, through Old Town and to the steps of the Humboldt County courthouse, where another 1,000 or more people were already gathered.
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    After the rally at Madaket Plaza ended a little after noon, the brass band led an estimated 2,000 protesters on a sidewalk march along the Humboldt Bay waterfront, through Old Town and to the steps of the Humboldt County courthouse, where another 1,000 or more people were already gathered.
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    After the rally at Madaket Plaza ended a little after noon, the brass band led an estimated 2,000 protesters on a sidewalk march along the Humboldt Bay waterfront, through Old Town and to the steps of the Humboldt County courthouse, where another 1,000 or more people were already gathered.
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    After the rally at Madaket Plaza ended a little after noon, the brass band led an estimated 2,000 protesters on a sidewalk march along the Humboldt Bay waterfront, through Old Town and to the steps of the Humboldt County courthouse, where another 1,000 or more people were already gathered.
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    Marchers carried homemade signs to the Humboldt County courthouse to join the crowd there.
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    Marchers carried homemade signs through Old Town to the Humboldt County courthouse to join the crowd there.
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    Marchers pass the Arkley Center for the Performing Arts.
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    A little before 1 p.m., protesters arriving from the No Kings Humboldt rally at Madaket Plaza reached F and Fifth streets, where the California Highway Patrol had blocked the street to vehicle traffic.
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    By 1 p.m. an estimated 3,000 No Kings Humboldt protesters filled the sidewalks and the blocked Fifth Street from G Street to J Street at the Humboldt County Courthouse until the end of the protest at 2 p.m.
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    Protesters carried signs both grim and humorous at the No Kings rally.
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    With Fifth and I streets blocked to vehicle traffic, these three Hand Maid protestors stood in the crosswalk.
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    As the brass band provided the soundtrack, an estimated 3,000 No Kings Humboldt protesters filled the steps of the Humboldt County Courthouse and the blocked street.
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    Protesters carried homemade signs and American flags at the courthouse.
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    These No Kings Humboldt protesters provided a lineup of signs with their messages at the Madaket Plaza rally and again near the Humboldt County Courthouse.
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    Make-up artist Karen Nicole Echegaray created her protest message on her face instead of a sign.
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    Singers Ruby Ruth George, Elle Penner and Brianna Penner (at right) of Humboldt Howl marched from the rally at the Madaket Plaza to the Humboldt County Courthouse area and regrouped with members of the Humboldt Song Brigade to again sing protest songs.
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    World War II combat veteran George Mullins, age 100, added his voice in support of others calling Trump a “dictator” at the No Kings Humboldt protest in front of the Humboldt County Courthouse.