Live updates: Hurricanes hold victory parade and rally of the Stanley Cup champs in NC

Raleigh police confirm around 150,000 people turned out for the Carolina Hurricanes victory parade and rally in Downtown Raleigh.

This exceeds the city's estimate of at least 100K coming, which they told ABC11 earlier this week.

The celebration is officially the largest turnout for a parade in the city's history.

Raleigh can boast having the loudest downtown for more than 3 hours on Saturday.

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Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour spoke with reporters briefly in between the victory parade through downtown Raleigh and the celebration rally at City Plaza

"I'm so happy that we were able to do this for everyone," Brind'Amour said. "Because it's clearly, they were excited about it."

Raw video: Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour speaks to the media before the team's victory rally at City Plaza on Saturday.

Downtown Raleigh became the loudest downtown as Caniacs turned out in droves to see the parade and celebrate the Carolina Hurricanes' Stanley Cup victory.

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Thousands of fans pack the streets of Downtown Raleigh hours ahead of the Carolina Hurricanes Stanley Cup victory parade.

Here's what you need to know about the Canes' parade route, parking and rideshare lots.

Parade Route

• Parade begins at the intersection of Hillsborough Street and St. Mary's Street

• Travels east down Hillsborough Street toward the NC State Capitol

• Turns right on Salisbury Street, then turns left on Morgan Street

• Turns right onto Fayetteville Street, heading South

• Ends on Davie Street. A fan rally is scheduled to happen after the parade in City Plaza.

• Fayetteville Street will be closed for fans to see the rally.

Free Parking

Five decks offering FREE parking for the celebration:

• Cabarrus St. Deck located at 436 S. Salisbury St.

• Moore Square Deck located at 233 S. Wilmington St.

• City Center Deck located at 429 S. Wilmington St.

• City Hall/Municipal Parking Deck located at 201 W. Morgan St.

• Wilmington St. Station Deck located at 117 S. Wilmington St.

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Rideshare Lots

• W Lane Street: Between N Dawson Street and N Harrington Street

• S South Street: Between S Salisbury Street and S Wilmington Street

• S Wilmington Street: Between Martin Luther King Jr Blvd and E South Street

• E Martin Street: Between S Blount Street and S Person Street

• S Person Street: Between E Martin Street and E Hargett Street

ABC11 will be streaming the Hurricanes victory parade starting at 11:00 a.m. Saturday. You can watch it live on Disney+, our mobile app and wherever you stream ABC11.