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The city of Raleigh is celebrating the Carolina Hurricanes Stanley Cup win on Saturday, June 20. Here’s what to know if you go and ongoing coverage.
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If the Carolina Hurricanes’ victory over the Vegas Golden Knights to win the Stanley Cup was indeed a perfect storm, downtown Raleigh can expect the storm surge to arrive Saturday. Crowds packed in five rows deep on Fayetteville Street by 8 a.m.
The parade starts at 11 a.m. at Hillsborough and St. Mary’s streets, travels east to the State Capitol, then doglegs right onto Fayetteville Street, culminating in a championship celebration at City Plaza, in front of the downtown Marriott.
The sun had barely risen but Canes fever was already burning early Saturday. Lifelong Raleigh resident Casey Currin, who stayed overnight at a downtown Raleigh hotel, hit City Plaza by 6 a.m.
A season ticket-holder since 2008, she’s endured through many years of empty stadiums. But she’s also seen the stadium packed, including at Game 5 and the Lenovo Center watch parties.
Her reaction when the Canes won it all? “I did cry,” she said.
Today, she’ll get a chance to see the trophy and shed tears with thousands of like-minded Caniacs.
Carson Moore of Mooresville got an even earlier start. The 16-year-old left home at 3:30 a.m. to get a front-row spot along the parade route, setting up his chair on Fayetteville Street at 4:50 a.m.
Refresh this page throughout the day for updates, photos and videos on the Hurricanes victory parade.
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Wondering who you’ll see in the celebratory parade through downtown Raleigh on Saturday? Here’s a list of players, coaches and others. The parade order is subject to change, per the Carolina Hurricanes.
Leading off will be a Raleigh Police Department motorcade and Raleigh Fire Department Honor Guard. The North Carolina State University’s marching band — the Power of the South — and dancers follow next.
Others on the route include Coach Rod Brind’Amour, the players, Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell, community hockey teams, Carolina Hurricanes alumni, Stormy, the Canes’ mascot, the Good Ol’ Canadian Boys (friends of Canes player Seth Jarvis), Canes broadcasters, Canes owner Tom Dundon and general manager Eric Tulsky.
— Esther Frances
If you’re still hoping to find parking, you’d better be reading this in the car. The city is letting people park free at five city-owned lots near the parade route:
The state is also offering free parking at its lots and decks, including those for employees:
— Autumn Coleman and Twumasi Duah-Mensah
The parade in downtown Raleigh starts at 11 a.m. It will be broadcast on ABC11, ABC11.com and their ABC11 North Carolina mobile app. The parade can also be streamed on Spectrum, WRAL and CBS17.
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—Autumn Coleman
Autumn Coleman and Esther Frances contributed to this story.
This story was originally published June 20, 2026 at 8:03 AM.