LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A large protest has shut down roads in the downtown Las Vegas area Saturday evening. Las Vegas police said in a social media post that Las Vegas Boulevard at Bonneville and Clark Avenues is closed due to the ‘No Kings’ demonstration.

Crowds gathered in Downtown Las Vegas Saturday evening as part of demonstrations nationwide for the "No Kings" protests against the Trump administration.

The demonstrations, part of the 50 protests, 50 states movement known as 50501, have been planned by various progressive organizations for weeks, with the left-leaning group Indivisible helping organize the Reno and Carson City gatherings.