When 84 days to go May 10, 2025 at 12:00pm 4 hrs

Republic Day, a festival, celebration, rally, protest.

Last year, hundreds of you turned out for the first Republic Day in Trafalgar Square. In 2025, we'll be returning with an even bigger and better celebration of democracy.

In 2025, we're returning to Trafalgar Square on May 10th, where live music and entertainment meet rousing speeches to fire up the imagination, to bring to life a vision of a better, fairer, more democratic Britain.

Pledge to be there TODAY.

Republic Day is a reminder of what’s possible, of the brilliance, ambition and creativity of ordinary people who strive to do an extraordinary thing.

Republic Day will feature a rally on Trafalgar Square, with music, entertainment and speeches from campaigners, activists, writers and politicians. You’ll meet Chuck the Rex, a fifteen-foot dinosaur that represents the monarchy, a tamed fossil that belongs in a museum.

Speakers

Grace Blakeley

Grace Blakeley is a staff writer for Tribune Magazine and author of Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts, and the Death of Freedom.

Kelechi Okafor

Kelechi Okafor is a storyteller. Whether it’s through her podcasts or books or informative video essays, Kelechi explores and challenges what it means to navigate modern society based on what we remember from our histories.

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Natalie Bennett

Natalie Bennett is a politician and journalist who served as Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales from 2012 to 2016. She is also a current member of the House of Lords.

Jassa Ahluwalia

Jassa Ahluwalia is a British actor, author and trade unionist. He came to prominence as Rocky in the hit BBC Three series Some Girls, followed by starring roles in Unforgotten, Ripper Street, and Peaky Blinders. Jassa created the hashtag #BothNotHalf to explore mixed identity in light of his own British-Indian heritage. His TEDx talk on 'How Language Shapes Identity' has clocked up over 200k views and his BBC One documentary 'Am I English?' won an Asian Media Award in 2022.

Norman Baker

Norman Baker is the author of And What Do You Do? What the royal family don't want you to know. He is presently writing a follow-up book on the royals for publication in the autumn of 2025. He was the Lib Dem MP for Lewes between 1997 and 2015, during which time he was the only MP to initiate a debate on royal finances. Between 2010 and 2014, he was a minister at the Department for Transport, and then Minister of State at the Home Office.

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Yasmin Poole

Yasmin Poole is a public speaker, board director and youth advocate from Australia. She is a Rhodes Scholar and has received The Martin Luther King Jr Center's Youth Influencer of the Year award.

Change the Country for Good

With support for the monarchy falling and the republican movement growing, we know the monarchy is in trouble. And the possibility of change is within our grasp. It’ll be hard work, but the rewards will be huge.

The monarchy is a major obstacle to a fairer, greener and more democratic Britain. A republic gives us the tools to face the nation’s biggest challenges, to create a better democracy that delivers for all.

Want to volunteer at Republic Day in 2025?

Our volunteers had a fantastic time at our Republic Day event in 2024, getting to know and work with other Republic members and activists.

Will you join them at Republic Day in 2025? 

There is a role for everyone at Republic Day, so if you are interested check out our Republic Day Volunteer page below! 

REPUBLIC DAY VOLUNTEER PAGE

The message of Republic Day, a festival of hope and positive change is simple: Abolish the monarchy, change the country for good.

So, pledge to rally with us today! Together, we'll show the country why it's time to abolish the monarchy. 

Can't make it to London? 

This year the Republic Edinburgh local group will be returning for a bigger Republic Day in Edinburgh for 2025! 

Check out their event page here to support them at their Republic Day event. 

REPUBLIC DAY IN EDINBURGH 2025

 

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