Orange County CA Protests & Events This Week (Apr 6-Apr 13, 2026)

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NO MORE GENOCIDE.

NO MORE BOMBS.

NO MORE TRUMP.

NO MORE WAR ON IRAN.

Demand impeachment or the 25th Amendment now!

See below for your opportunities this week to make your voice heard. This weekly schedule includes protests, city council/school board meetings, community-oriented activities and mutual aid drives for basics & essentials.

Event listings are collected from community groups across Orange County and do not imply endorsement. Assess your own risk before participating!

Please note: The Rally for Democracy is now taking place at rotating locations every Sunday except the last Sunday of each month, where we hold our food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.

🗓️ TUESDAY, APR 7

Orange

  • 5:30-7:00PM – [Weekly] When We Unite We Win
  • 📍 Glassell & Chapman
  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange
  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights
  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ WEDNESDAY, APR 8

Mission Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–1:00 PM – [Weekly] Defend Democracy, Demand Accountability
  • 📍 La Paz Rd & Marguerite Pkwy
  • 👥 Hosted by: SouthOC4Democracy
  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy & voting rights.
  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ THURSDAY, APR 9

Lake Forest

La Habra

🗓️ FRIDAY, APR 10

Villa Park

Ladera Ranch

🗓️ SATURDAY, APR 11

Costa Mesa

  • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM – Basic Essentials & Food Drive
  • 📍 IKEA, 1475 S Coast Dr
  • 👥 Hosted by: Costa Mesa Mutual Aid
  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. Basic essentials & food are being collected to help immigrant families in need. Vetted volunteers will deliver to affected households.
  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Newport Beach

Santa Ana

  • 10:30 - 12:30 PM – [Weekly] Protest Rally
  • 📍 Bristol St and MacArthur Blvd
  • 👥 Hosted by: Defenders of Democracy
  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & democracy
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Aliso Viejo

  • 11:00 AM–12:30 PM – [Weekly] “Defend Democracy” Protest
  • 📍 26501 Aliso Creek Rd (at Enterprise)
  • 👥 Hosted by: Aliso Viejo Resistance
  • 📢 Focus: Fight oligarchy & corporate power, stand up for human rights
  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Garden Grove

  • 3:00–6:00 PM –  April Community Day
  • 📍 Garden Grove Park
  • 👥 Hosted by: ICE Out of GG
  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. Come meet your neighbors, meet friends who align with your values and learn more about mutual aid, native plants, games, art, and each other!
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

🗓️ SUNDAY, APR 12

Huntington Beach

  • 1:00–2:30 PM – [Weekly] Rally at City Hall
  • 📍 Main and Yorktown
  • 👥 Hosted by: HB4Democracy, Orange Coast Huddle and 50501HB
  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights, voting rights & democracy
  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring nonperishable food and essential household basics to contribute towards community aid efforts
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Huntington Beach

  • 1:00–5:00 PM – OC Huddle Free Market
  • 📍 HB Assistance League
  • 👥 Hosted by: Orange Coast Huddle
  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. A fun chance to socialize, network, and bring items you no longer need and/or take anything you need/want for no charge. All leftover items will be donated to the HB Assistance League.
  • 🤝 Mutual Aid: Yes, bring useful items that you no longer need/want.
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Santa Ana

  • 2:00–4:00 PM –  Community Potluck Picnic
  • 📍 Carl Thornton Park
  • 👥 Hosted by: 50501oc & OC Indivisible
  • 📢 Focus: NOT A PROTEST. We're taking our regular Sunday slot on the 12th and making it a potluck picnic to build community. Whether you're new to volunteering with us or you've been around for the last 14 months, let's take some time to get to know one another and experience a little bit of joy.
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Irvine

  • 2:00–4:00 PM – [Weekly] Protest Rally
  • 📍 Irvine City Hall
  • 👥 Hosted by: Community organized
  • 📢 Focus: Defend democracy

🗓️ MONDAY, APR 13

Tustin

  • 8:00–10:00 AM – [Weekly] Moral Mondays Banner Drop
  • 📍 17th and 55 Freeway (Meet at Mimi’s)
  • 👥 Hosted by: Indivisible Orange
  • 📢 Focus: Immigrant rights & advocacy, release the Epstein files
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

Brea

Rancho Santa Margarita

  • 5:00–6:30 PM – [Weekly] Rancho Santa Margarita Stands For Human Rights
  • 📍 Avenida de las Flores & Santa Margarita Pkwy
  • 👥 Hosted by: OC Indivisible Coalition
  • 📢 Focus: Join us as we rally in support of human rights for everyone. Let's show our neighbors in Rancho Santa Margarita they're not alone.
  • 🔗 Link: Click here for more information

About the Sunday Weekly Rally for Democracy & Community Events

We hold weekly actions on Sundays from 2-4pm at varying locations throughout Orange County. The schedule is as follows:

  • (UPDATED as of Feb 27) We hold protest rallies at rotating sites every Sunday except the last Sunday of each month, where we hold a food drive at the Really Really Free Market Anaheim.
More about us

Volunteer With Us!

To carry us forward in the movement using these survey results, there are jobs that need active owners.

  • Chat Admins: We do our planning on the Signal app. Help us set up and moderate our weekly planning chats.
  • Location Scouts: Research and propose locations for protest or activity for a given week.
  • Activity Planners: Adopt a favorite non-protest activity (Really Free Market, social picnic, skills workshop, sign-making, etc) and help make it a success.
  • Mutual Aid Coordinators: Manage our food/essentials drive, coordinate drop-off, recruit & schedule volunteers.
  • AND MORE: Many more volunteer roles are available, no matter your skills or availability!
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