5 'March For Our Lives' Events Announced in Riverside County

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — Millions of people across the U.S. and abroad are planning to take part Saturday, March 24 in more than 800 marches and rallies to protest gun violence. There are five Riverside County-area events scheduled, according to the latest registration information.

March For Our Lives comes just 10 days after students across the country walked out of class as part of a nationwide effort to protest gun violence and push lawmakers to strengthen gun control laws. The walkout took place on the one-month anniversary of the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida.

SEE ALSO: While Some Students Walked Out, These Murrieta Students Went 'Up'

Here is what you need to know about the local events scheduled for Saturday:

Temecula March for Our Lives

Saturday, March 24, 10:00 a.m.
Temecula Duck Pont, 28250 Ynez Road, Temecula, CA 92591

Organizers said: "Great Oak High School's Students Demand Action Group is hosting a rally at the center of our city to raise their voices and demand that Congress enact school safety measures and common sense gun laws."

Hemet March for our lives #NeverAgain

Saturday, March 24, 10:00 a.m.
Gibbel Park, 2500 W. Florida Ave, Hemet, CA 92545

Organizers said: "We will be marching Starting at Gibbell Park on Kirby and Florida and we will march to Sanderson and Florida and end back at the park to Rally and have speakers this is to stop gun violence and to march with the students of parkland students to ban assault rifles and the bump stocks that make them fully automatic."

IDYLLWILD MARCH FOR OUR LIVES

Saturday, March 24, 12:00 p.m.
Town Monument, Village Center Drive, Idyllwild, CA 92549

Organizers said: "Gun Control NOW. Enough is Enough!"

Coachella Valley #MarchForOurLives Rally, Palm Springs

Saturday, March 24, 4:00 p.m.
Frances Stevens Park, 500 North Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92262

Organizers said: "Join us at the public rally in solidarity with the national #MarchForOurLives event, to show our elected officials that we have no more tolerance for gun violence. Register to vote. Send a postcard to your favorite NRA backed politician, letting them know how you plan to vote."

March for Our Lives - Riverside, CA

Saturday, March 24, 10:00 a.m.
Riverside Historic Courthouse, 4050 Main St, Riverside, CA 92501

Organizers said: "On March 24, the kids and families of March For Our Lives will take to the streets to demand that their lives and safety become a priority and that we end gun violence and mass shootings in our schools today. March with us in Washington DC or march in your own community. On March 24, the collective voices of the March For Our Lives movement will be heard."

Will YOU be joining a rally on Saturday? Why or why not? Tell us in the comments below!

PHOTO: Sophie Phillips holds a sign as she attends a rally for those heading to the March for Our Lives event in Washington D.C. on March 20, 2018 in Parkland, Florida. The rally was held in the name of the 17 students and school staff killed on Valentines Day at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

— Patch editor Maggie Avants contributed to this report