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 |
---|---|---|---|
Melbourne Cup Day 2108 | November 6, 2108 Tuesday | 45 | 30670 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2109 | November 5, 2109 Tuesday | 45 | 31034 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2110 | November 4, 2110 Tuesday | 45 | 31398 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2111 | November 3, 2111 Tuesday | 45 | 31762 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2112 | November 1, 2112 Tuesday | 44 | 32126 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2113 | November 7, 2113 Tuesday | 45 | 32497 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2114 | November 6, 2114 Tuesday | 45 | 32861 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2115 | November 5, 2115 Tuesday | 45 | 33225 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2116 | November 3, 2116 Tuesday | 45 | 33589 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2117 | November 2, 2117 Tuesday | 44 | 33953 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2118 | November 1, 2118 Tuesday | 44 | 34317 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2119 | November 7, 2119 Tuesday | 45 | 34688 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2120 | November 5, 2120 Tuesday | 45 | 35052 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2121 | November 4, 2121 Tuesday | 45 | 35416 |
Melbourne Cup Day 2122 | November 3, 2122 Tuesday | 45 | 35780 |
NOV
16
Saturday 16
November 2024
Find out curious facts about your birthday. Enter your date: