What to know for No Kings Orange County 10/18
Parking, site map, and more inside!
10/17 Update: What to Know for the 18th!
Parking Map
First, try to carpool or rideshare if you can.
If you’re bringing donations for the food & essentials drive and don’t want to carry them from your car, enter through the Fairview entrance on the east side of the park. Pull up to the turnout to drop off with the help of volunteers, and continue driving north along Centennial to access the parking lots and parking garage marked in yellow on the map above.
If you’re not dropping off donations, enter through the Edinger Ave entrance and turn right. There are tons of free parking lots around Centennial Park, but the parking structure on the south end of the park is reserved for our event.
The city has notified us that the parking structure at the south end of the park will be closed at 7pm sharp, and any remaining cars will be locked inside. Please vacate the parking structure before 7pm!
If everything in the park fills up, there are also some commercial lots around the area and neighborhoods with street parking, but double check signage to make sure you won’t get towed.
Site Map
Please refer to the site map above to orient yourself during the day! Points of interest include:
Main stage for guest speakers and performers
Host/welcome booth to pick up protest info, program & Red Cards, donate for the event and our mutual aid partners, and learn more about 50501oc, WAVE, and the OC Indivisible Coalition
Info booths for community organizations
Chill tents to take a break and get some snacks
Three first aid stations located all around the protest
FREE sign making station & button making booth
Water station for your reusable water bottles
Portable toilets & handwashing station
DJ booth spinning tunes for sidewalk protesters
Submit Your Prop 50 Ballot at Centennial Park
If you still need to turn in your YES ballot for the Prop 50 election, come drop it off at the ballot box in the Centennial Park parking lot on the way to No Kings!
Be sure to cover any signs, shirts, pins, etc. that have campaign messages when you are within 100 feet of the drop box.
Drop box address: 2900 W Edinger Ave in front of the college
Here are more details (or check out this video to learn more):
Time & Location: Saturday, October 18th, 2-5pm, Centennial Park (3000 W Edinger Ave, Santa Ana)
We will be hosting a food and essentials drive to support our neighbors in need across Orange County, including those who have been affected by immigration raids. Bring unexpired perishables and anything you think a household may need for daily life! (Click here for a list of suggested items.)
You can bring water & snacks to share with fellow protesters. If you have the budget and can help out, please bring some with you to give out. Bonus points if you have a wagon and can help with distribution to the crowd!
Did you vote in the Prop 50 special election yet? Bring your ballot and drop it off at the drop box located near the park.
Tons of community organizations will be hosting booths at the protest with action items for you to join them in helping build the world we want to see.
DJs and musicians will be keeping the energy high, in addition to inspiring speeches and calls to action from organizers and community leaders.
Please donate a few dollars if you can to help cover the costs of organizing, including permitting, insurance, portable toilets, sound systems, stages, and supplies. Right now it’s all coming out of unpaid volunteer pockets. Any excess donations will go towards red cards and mutual aid.
If you’d like to volunteer your time, we have lots of low-pressure ways to participate. Just email us at 50501oc@proton.me with the subject line “Volunteer 10/18” to get started!
Parking! First, try to carpool or rideshare if you can. There are tons of free parking lots around Centennial Park, but the parking structure on the south end of the park is reserved for our event. If everything in the park fills up, there are also some commercial lots around the area, but double check signage to make sure you won’t get towed.
Can’t make it to Santa Ana on Saturday? Check out all the additional Orange County locations at nokings.org.
Sunday 10/19: “Rally Unplugged” at the Weekly Rally for Democracy
This Sunday October 19th, join OC Indivisible Coalition & 50501 Orange County at Irvine City Hall from 2-4pm for our weekly Rally for Democracy! Because of our big day on the 18th, Sunday’s rally will be a scaled back version of what we normally do. Expect crossing guards and music, but no speaking program.
Support the Red Card Fundraiser
With millions in new ICE funding taking effect this month, we are now more than ever in need of Know Your Rights red cards to distribute to our at-risk community members. Learn more about how you can help:
Donate to the 1 Million Red Cards effort
Educate yourself: ICE in OC Resource Drive
Support the Orange County Rapid Response Network