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.
Holiday | Date | Week number | Days to go |
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Melbourne Cup Day 2014 | November 4, 2014 Tuesday | 45 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 2015 | November 3, 2015 Tuesday | 45 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 2016 | November 1, 2016 Tuesday | 44 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 2017 | November 7, 2017 Tuesday | 45 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 2018 | November 6, 2018 Tuesday | 45 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 2019 | November 5, 2019 Tuesday | 45 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 2020 | November 3, 2020 Tuesday | 45 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 2021 | November 2, 2021 Tuesday | 44 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 2022 | November 1, 2022 Tuesday | 44 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 2023 | November 7, 2023 Tuesday | 45 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 2024 | November 5, 2024 Tuesday | 45 | - |
Melbourne Cup Day 2025 | November 4, 2025 Tuesday | 45 | 313 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2026 | November 3, 2026 Tuesday | 45 | 677 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2027 | November 2, 2027 Tuesday | 44 | 1041 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2028 | November 7, 2028 Tuesday | 45 | 1412 |
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