By anybody’s guess, the Carolina Hurricanes’ victory parade drew a massive number of people jammed elbow-to-elbow for more than a mile, a sea of red so enormous it conjured thoughts of Woodstock.
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But the official number wasn’t just eye-popping, it very likely broke Raleigh’s record for most people in one place: 150,000.
That’s the total confirmed by Raleigh police, according to a city spokesperson.
It equals roughly a third of Raleigh’s population.
Last year, Raleigh’s Wide Open Music Festival drew that many fans over three days.
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As Canes forward Seth Jarvis stood on the rally stage, he sized up the massive crowd in front of him, shook his head and said what everyone in Raleigh was thinking:
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“This is crazy.”
This story was originally published June 20, 2026 at 3:07 PM.