South Florida anti-Trump protests were packed with inflatable costumes. Take a look
This year, an inflatable costume is the new black.
National organizers of Saturday’s “No Kings” protests encouraged attendees to keep the vibe humorous and light and encouraged funny signs and costumes, like the viral inflatable frog outfit worn by protesters in Portland and Chicago in recent weeks.
In South Florida, plenty of protesters obliged.
At Bayfront Park, Stevie Gomez, 29, spoke to the Miami Herald from inside an inflatable elephant costume, which she said she wore to show that the protests are peaceful.
Gomez, whose family immigrated to the United States, said she finds it terrible to see how they are treating immigrants.
“The elephant signifies a really good memory. They may be thinking they are getting away with what they are doing, but we will never forget,” she said.
At the Hollywood protest at Young Circle Park, Claudia Schultz, 73, wanted to make sure she’d been seen. The lifelong Fort Lauderdale resident stood out among the large crowd in a pink inflatable pig costume that she bought just for Saturday’s protest.
“They want us to be violent,” she said. “You can’t get any less violent than this.”
For Schultz, this was her way of standing up to a presidential administration that she said is “destroying our nation.”
At Fort Lauderdale’s protest, one protester came as a rainbow Pegasus unicorn.
“Wearing an inflatable costume is a way to, again, express how this is peaceful,” said Chris, 50, who declined to share her last name. She explained that many participants chose inflatable costumes as a nod to earlier demonstrations in Portland, where protesters responded to a military presence with similar displays.
“We’re people who love our country,” she said, “who are expressing our First Amendment rights.”
Take a look at some of the other inflatable costumes spotted at the South Florida “No Kings” protests.
This story was originally published October 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM.
