section_path: Protests by U.S. state/Florida/Central Florida
section_name: Central Florida
paragraph_text: Central Florida
  
  Between 2,000 and 3,000 protested at Tampa City Hall. At least 1,000 people attended the St. Petersburg protest. Protests also took place in Plant City, Spring Hill, Largo, New Port Richey, Palm Harbor, Lakeland and Clearwater.
  
  Thousands of people protested in front of Orlando City Hall. Hundreds more protested in Ocala. Hundreds of people also protested in The Villages. In Casselberry, 1,800 people protested at State Road 436 and Howell Branch Road. Protesters also demonstrated along State Road 44 in New Smyrna Beach, in Clermont, and in Kissimmee.
  
  Over 2,000 people protested at the intersection of State Road 520 (aka King Street) and U.S. 1 in Cocoa. Protesters also marched in Palm Bay. About 2,000 people gathered in Vero Beach. There were also protests in Port St. Lucie.
  
  Rallies occurred throughout Manatee County and Sarasota County, including 7,000 people attending a protest at J.D. Hamel Park in Sarasota, over 2,000 people at Michael Biehl Park in Venice, and 750 at Rocky Bluff Library in Ellenton.