For the second year in a row Republic Day will be held on Trafalgar Square, with simultaneous events happening in Cardiff and Edinburgh on May 10th.

Standing in the middle of Trafalgar Square will be Chuck the Rex, Republic's 15ft dinosaur puppet.

Republic Day is billed as a protest, rally and festival and will feature an array of great speakers and performers. The line up includes music from Teshay Makeda, an award winning singer who fuses reggae, soul and R&B, as well as hardcore folk band Nasty Fishmonger and the Strawberry Thieves choir.

Speakers include Natalie Bennett, Norman Baker, Jassa Ahluwalia, Grace Blakely, Sooz Kempner via video, Yasmin Poole and Senator Lidia Thorpe from Australia, also by video, plus Peter Tatchell, Nikita Gill, Kelechi Okafor and Graham Smith.

In Edinburgh a rally on Calton Hill will be joined by Maggie Chapman MSP, broadcaster Lesley Riddoch and Patrick Harvie, with music from Bahamas singer songwriter Rue Cooper.

Outside Cardiff Castle speakers will include Gwenno Dafydd, Phil Davies and John Griffiths.

Speaking for Republic, Graham Smith said today:

"Since the coronation the campaign has been charging ahead, with more campaigns, more protests, more activism up and down the country."

"As well as opposing the monarchy we have a clear positive message, a vision of a fairer, more democratic country."

"Republic Day is a celebration of the country's potential, and it will grow year on year, an annual reminder that the monarchy's days are numbered."

"Support for the monarchy has fallen sharply in recent years, and interest in it has waned significantly. Charles doesn't enjoy the deference his mother benefited from."

"By scrapping this rotten institution we will give ourselves the opportunity to re-shape our politics and public life, and we will change the country for good."


Republic Day will be on Trafalgar Square from midday to 3pm on Saturday May 10th.


Full details of Republic Day are at:

London: https://www.republic.org.uk/republic_day_2025
Edinburgh: https://www.republic.org.uk/republic_day_in_edinburgh_2025
Cardiff: https://www.republic.org.uk/republic_day_in_cardiff_2025