Melbourne Cup Day 2506, 2507 and onwards

Mebourne Cup Day : First Tuesday in November

The Melbourne Cup Day or just "Cup Day" is a local holiday in the state of Victoria and in the Australian Capital Territory that is celebrated each year on the first Tuesday of November. The occasion for the holiday is Australia's major thoroughbred horse race: the Melbourne Cup. According to the organising Victoria Racing Club it is "the race that stops a nation".

 

The event was organised for the first time in 1861 and has become the richest "two mile" (the actual length of the race course is 3200 meters, a little less than 2 miles) handicap in the world. The race is full of tradition and has produced many legends. Fatal accidents, interstate rivalry, heroic victories, gambling, race day fashion, conspiracy and many other factors have made Melbourne Cup Day one of Australia’s most important and legendary sports events.

 

HolidayDateWeek numberDays to go
Melbourne Cup Day 2506November 2, 2506 Tuesday44175439
Melbourne Cup Day 2507November 1, 2507 Tuesday44175803
Melbourne Cup Day 2508November 6, 2508 Tuesday45176174
Melbourne Cup Day 2509November 5, 2509 Tuesday45176538
Melbourne Cup Day 2510November 4, 2510 Tuesday45176902
Melbourne Cup Day 2511November 3, 2511 Tuesday45177266
Melbourne Cup Day 2512November 1, 2512 Tuesday44177630
Melbourne Cup Day 2513November 7, 2513 Tuesday45178001
Melbourne Cup Day 2514November 6, 2514 Tuesday45178365
Melbourne Cup Day 2515November 5, 2515 Tuesday45178729
Melbourne Cup Day 2516November 3, 2516 Tuesday45179093
Melbourne Cup Day 2517November 2, 2517 Tuesday44179457
Melbourne Cup Day 2518November 1, 2518 Tuesday44179821
Melbourne Cup Day 2519November 7, 2519 Tuesday45180192
Melbourne Cup Day 2520November 5, 2520 Tuesday45180556
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