Melbourne Cup Day 2548, 2549 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 2548November 5, 2548 Tuesday45190780
Melbourne Cup Day 2549November 4, 2549 Tuesday45191144
Melbourne Cup Day 2550November 3, 2550 Tuesday45191508
Melbourne Cup Day 2551November 2, 2551 Tuesday44191872
Melbourne Cup Day 2552November 7, 2552 Tuesday45192243
Melbourne Cup Day 2553November 6, 2553 Tuesday45192607
Melbourne Cup Day 2554November 5, 2554 Tuesday45192971
Melbourne Cup Day 2555November 4, 2555 Tuesday45193335
Melbourne Cup Day 2556November 2, 2556 Tuesday45193699
Melbourne Cup Day 2557November 1, 2557 Tuesday44194063
Melbourne Cup Day 2558November 7, 2558 Tuesday45194434
Melbourne Cup Day 2559November 6, 2559 Tuesday45194798
Melbourne Cup Day 2560November 4, 2560 Tuesday45195162
Melbourne Cup Day 2561November 3, 2561 Tuesday45195526
Melbourne Cup Day 2562November 2, 2562 Tuesday44195890
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