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Trump heads home to Florida same weekend as nationwide protests are planned against him and Elon Musk − including some down the road from Mar-a-Lago.
Before, it was “Hands off!” Now, it’s May Day.
Less than a month after 1,300 “Hands off!” protests nationwide against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, including 45 in Trump’s home state of Florida, protesters are organizing “May Day 2025: National Day of Action” rallies against the pair.
Earlier this month, USA TODAY reported there were more than 1,000 protests across the country against Trump and Musk on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Over 40 of those were planned for Florida, including some down the road from Trump’s private club, Mar-a-Lago.
Many of these mass mobilization rallies have “May Day” plus the name of the city and state and “fight back!” in their titles. They are happening on the weekend that Trump returns to his home, Mar-a-Lago, also known as the Winter White House or Southern White House because of the amount of time spent here during his first and second term.
The “Hands off!” Trump-Musk rallies happened just after April 2, 2025, what Trump called “Liberation Day,” when he imposed sweeping tariffs affecting all U.S. trading partners and imports.
Here’s why people are gathering for the “anti Donald Trump-Elon Musk” rallies, a list of when and where they are in Florida, and what we know about the protests here.
What are the May Day 2025 Donald Trump, Elon Musk rallies?
“May Day: National Day of Action 2025” is the title, filter and group behind the “mass mobilization” nationwide rallies and protests aimed at Trump and Musk, SpaceX and Tesla CEO who is leading the Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE for short.
Most of the May Day rallies − which take place from Thursday to Sunday, May 1 to May 4, 2025 − have this message online: “For May Day 2025, workers, parents, seniors, community members, students, and working families are coming together to raise their voices for better, safer, and stronger communities across the country.
“We deserve a government that centers the needs of working families, neighborhood public schools, affordable housing, access to high-quality healthcare and maintains continued earned benefits. Join us to build a vision that works for the many instead of the billionaires and their corporations.
“Musk, Trump and their fellow profiteers are trying to create a race to the bottom — on wages, on benefits, on dignity itself. They’re defunding our schools, privatizing public services, dismantling the government, attacking unions, destroying our economy and targeting immigrant families with fear and violence. This is a war on middle America and all working people — and we will not stand down.
“We are demanding a country that puts our families over their fortunes, public schools over private profits, healthcare over hedge funds, housing over homelessness, social security over scamming and veterans over vindictiveness.”
Why are people protesting Donald Trump and Elon Musk at May Day 2025 rallies?
Topics and signs will likely include:
Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, jobs, abortion, fair elections, personal data, public lands, veteran services, cancer research, NATO, consumer protections, clean air, clean energy, schools, libraries, free speech, LGBTQ+ rights, immigrants and courts, the rally site states.
The theme of the “May Day,” nonviolent, peaceful protest rallies are, “May Day 2025 we are standing united to fight the billionaire-backed fascist take over our country.”
Donald Trump, Elon Musk ‘May Day’ protests in Florida on Thursday, May 1, 2025
Note: Times are noted in Eastern Standard or Central Time.
Avon Park, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many” protest will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Main Street and U.S. 27 at Avon Park.
Clearwater, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many” rally will be from 4 to 6 p.m. ET Thursday, May 1, 2025, at U.S. 19 and Curlew Road, 30280 U.S. 19 North, Clearwater
Coral Springs, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many – Coral Springs” rally will be from 8 to 10 a.m. ET Thursday, May 1, 2025, at a private address. Click here to register.
Fort Walton Beach, Florida: “May Day Strong; We are the Many” rally will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. CT Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Fort Walton Beach Landing Park, 139 Brooks St. SE.
Gainesville, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many” rally will be from 6 to 8 p.m. ET Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Depot and South Main Street, 200 SE Depot Ave., Gainesville.
Key West, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many” rally will be from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. ET Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Bayview Park, 1320 Truman Ave., Key West.
Lakeland, Florida: “May Day Strong Polk County: Workers, Unite!” rally will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. ET Thursday, May 1, 2025, at a private address. Click here to register.
Lakewood Ranch, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many” rally will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. ET Thursday, May 1, 2025, near Congressman Buchanan’s Lakewood Ranch office on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard and Capital Drive
Marathon, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many” rally will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. ET Thursday, May 1, 2025, at the old Kmart Plaza on Overseas Highway and Sombrero Beach Road in Marathon.
Melbourne, Florida: “Brevard May Day March for Action” rally will be from 4:30 to 7 p.m. ET Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Front Street Park in Melbourne.
Miami, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many” rally will be from noon to 2 p.m. ET Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Social Security Administration, 3663 SW 8th St., first floor, Miami.
Naples, Florida: “May Day May Our Rights are Under Attack” rally will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. ET Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Collier County Courthoues steps, 3315 Tamiami Trail East, Naples.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many” rally will be from 10 a.m. to noon ET Thursday, May 1, 2025, at State Road 44 and Mission Drive in New Smyrna Beach.
Ocala, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many” rally will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. ET Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Ocala Downtown Square near the Ocala Strip, Brick City Adventure Park and HCA Florida Ocala Hospital.
Orlando, Florida: “May 1 Day of Action Meetup” rally will be from 3 to 6 p.m. ET Thursday, May 1, 2025, at RockPit Brewing, 10 W. Illiana St., Orlando. Notes from the organizer: “Stop by RockPit Brewing for a drink and ‘action tables’ co-sponsored by both CTA and our sister union for support professionals, OESPA. We will have multiple QR codes at our tables where you can scan and engage in sending emails about prioritizing public ed funding, school board and district concerns, national concerns, and most importantly, a final push to complete our very short BARGAINING SURVEY and a reminder to VOTE in the recertification election. There are 1,000 Day of Action events being coordinated across the country for May 1, ‘International Workers Day.’ Central Florida Jobs with Justice will join us for our social/action event!”
Oviedo, Florida: “May Day Strong – Seminole County, Florida, Protest” will be from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. ET Thursday, May 1, 2025, near Red Bug Lake Road, 1900 W. State Road 426, Oviedo.
Palatka, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many” rally will be from 4:30 to 6 p.m. ET Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Putnam County Courthouse, 410 St. Johns Ave., Palatka.
Palm Coast, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many” rally will be from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. ET Thursday, May 1, 2025, at 5100 State Road 100 in Palm Coast near Target, Publix and Flagler Executive Airport.
Panama City, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many” rally will be from 4 to 6 p.m. CT Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Florida 77 and East 23rd Street in Panama City.
Pensacola, Florida: “May Day: Workers Fight Back! Stop the Billionaire Agenda!” rally will be 5 to 6:30 p.m. CT Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Palafox Place and West Garden Street.
Port Orange, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many” rally will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET Thursday, May 1, 2025, at 1650 Dunlawton Ave., Port Orange.
Seminole, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many” rally will be from 4 to 6 p.m. ET Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Congresswoman Luna’s office at SPC campus, 9200 113th St., Seminole.
St. Petersburg, Florida: “May Day Strong: Rush Hour #Resistance St. Pete” rally will be from 4:30 to 6 p.m. ET Thursday, May 1, 2025, at 54th Avenue North and 22nd Street North in St. Peterburg.
Vero Beach, Florida: Hosted by the Democrats of Indian River, “May Day Indian River County Protest” will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. ET Thursday, May 1, 2025, at State Road 60 and 58th Avenue in Vero Beach South.
The Villages, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many” rally will be from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET at 820 Old Camp Road, the Villages.
West Palm Beach, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many” rally will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, Palm Beach County, 205 N. Dixie Highway West Palm Beach.
Donald Trump, Elon Musk protests in Florida on Saturday, May 3, 2025
Note: Times are noted in Eastern Standard or Central Time.
Brandon, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many” rally will be from 2 to 4 p.m. ET Saturday, May 3, at 6002 Providence Road, Brandon.
Boca Raton, Florida: “May Day Strong: Indivisible Boca Raton fights back!” rally will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m. ET Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Boca Raton City Hall, 201 W. Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton.
Clermont, Florida: “May Day Strong: Stop the Billionaire Takeover!” rally will be from 10 a.m. to noon ET Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Tesla, 16775 SR 50, Clermont.
(en Espanol) Davenport, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many” will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET Sabado, 3 de mayo, 2025.La direccion de este evento es privada. Inscribase para obtener mas informacion, mobilize.us/mayday/event/779715.
Daytona Beach, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many” rally will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Daytona Beach City Hall, 301 S. Ridgewood Ave.
DeLand, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many” rally will be from 10 a.m. to noon ET Saturday, May 3, 2025, at New York Avenue West and South Woodland Boulevard in DeLand.
Fort Myers, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many” rally will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. ET Saturday, May 3, 2025, at the Old Lee County Courthouse, 2120 Main St., Fort Myers.
Hollywood, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many” rally will be from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Hollywood Young Circle, 1733 E. Young Circle, Hollywood.
Key Largo, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many” rally will be from 11 a.m. to noon ET Saturday, May 3, 2025, at a private address. Click here to register.
Kissimmee, Florida: “May Day Strong: Stop the Broligarchy!” rally will be from noon to 2 p.m. ET Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Tesla Kissimmee, 2935 N. Orange Blossom Trail, Kissimmee.
Lakeland, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many” rally will be from 10 a.m. to noon ET Saturday, May 3, 2025, at a private address. Click here to register.
Leesburg, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many” rally will be from 10 a.m. to noon ET Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Lake Sumter State College, 9501 U.S. 441, Leesburg.
Mount Dora, Florida: “May Day Strong: Mount Dora, Florida” rally will be from 10 a.m. to noon ET Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Donnelly and U.S. 441, 18831 U.S. 441, Mount Dora.
New Port Richey, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many” rally will be from 10 a.m. to noon ET Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Citizens Drive and Little Road in New Port Richey.
Ocala, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many” rally will be from 10 a.m. to noon ET Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Ocala Downtown Square, 1 SE Broadway St., Ocala.
Orlando, Florida: “May Day Strong: Immigrants have rights!” rally will be from 3 to 5 p.m. ET Saturday, May 3, 2025, at City Hall, 400 S. Orange Ave., Orlando.
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida: “Speaking Up for America/Indivisible: May Day Strong: We are the Many” rally will be from 10 a.m. to noon ET Saturday, May 3, 2025, at North County Courthouse, 3188 PGA Blvd., at PGA Boulevard ad Campus Drive in Palm Beach Gardens.
Spring Hill, Florida: “May Day Strong: We the People Workers United” rally will be from 10 a.m. to noon ET Saturday, May 3, 2025, at a private address. Click here to register.
Tallahassee, Florida: “Tallahassee May Day Strong” rally will be from noon to 2 p.m. ET Saturday, May 3, 2025, at a private address. Click here to register.
Tampa, Florida: “May Day Protest: Worker’s Rights are Human Rights!” rally will be from 4 to 6 p.m. ET Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Centennial Park, 1800 E. 8th Ave., Tampa.
Winter Haven, Florida: “May Day Strong: We are the Many of Winter Haven” rally will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET Saturday, May 3, 2025, at a private address. Click here to register.
Donald Trump, Elon Musk ‘May Day’ protests in Florida on Sunday, May 4, 2025
Note: Times are noted in Eastern Standard or Central Time.
Clermont, Florida: “May Day Strong: Four Corners Clermont, Florida” rally will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. ET Sunday, May 4, 2025, at Caga Crossing Community Library, 16729 Cagan Oaks, Clermont.
