Carolina Hurricanes’ Stanley Cup Parade: When & where will it be in Raleigh?
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- Carolina Hurricanes reached the Stanley Cup Final after beating Montreal in the East.
- Raleigh’s City Council has yet to receive any parade permit request from the team.
- In 2006 the Hurricanes held two parades, the second ending with a State Capitol.
The Carolina Hurricanes celebrated their Stanley Cup win in Las Vegas Sunday night.
Saturday, the Canes will celebrate with the city that’s supported it for so many years.
A championship celebration is scheduled for Saturday, June 20, at 11 a.m. in Downtown Raleigh, the Canes announced Sunday night. The celebration was announced on the jumbotron inside the Lenovo Center Sunday, where thousands of fans attended a watch party, as well as an email to fans.
This Stanley Cup victory is the team’s first since 2006. The historic win was the first time North Carolina was home to a professional sports championship. Back then, two parades in two days ensued.
When are the Hurricanes celebrating?
Further plans for the celebration were not announced Sunday, with the Canes saying more information will be announced in the coming days..
Permits for festivals, parades and large gatherings are decided by Raleigh’s City Council, and a spokesperson also declined to share details on Friday. But here’s what we’ve pieced together based on the Hurricanes’ previous Stanley Cup win.
When was the parade 20 years ago?
In 2006, the day after the team’s triumph against the Edmonton Oilers on Monday, June 19, fans gathered outside the Lenovo Center (then called the RBC Center) for a victory parade starting at Carter-Finely and finishing around the Lenovo Center, also formerly known as PNC arena.
The day after the first parade, a second parade was held in downtown Raleigh and finished with a celebration at the State Capitol according to the North Carolina Department of Natural & Cultural Resources.
After the Canes won Game 7, The News & Observer reported that fans lined the streets from St. Mary to Salisbury to catch a glimpse of the Cup.
Where is a potential parade route?
Previous Raleigh parades in downtown Raleigh, such as the annual Christmas parade, are centered around Fayetteville Street with turns on Hillsborough Street and Lenoir Street. The State Capitol sits at the end of Fayetteville Street on East Edenton Street.
This story was originally published June 15, 2026 at 12:50 AM with the headline "Carolina Hurricanes’ Stanley Cup Parade: When & where will it be in Raleigh?."