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Why the Melbourne Cup is on the first Tuesday of November
The Melbourne Cup is run on the first Tuesday of November at Flemington, and has been since 1861. It is the race that stops a nation — literally, in Victoria, where it is a public holiday, and figuratively everywhere else in Australia, where offices pause at 3pm AEDT for three and a bit minutes of horse racing.
Planning ahead
If you are running a sweep, the field is not finalised until the Saturday before, and the barrier draw follows. For anyone in Melbourne, the surrounding Spring Racing Carnival makes accommodation scarce and expensive for the whole week, not just the Tuesday.
About this countdown
the Melbourne Cup falls on the first Tuesday of November each year. This page counts whole days from today (in your timezone) to the next the Melbourne Cup, and updates automatically. Need the gap between any two dates instead? Use the full Age Calculator.
FAQ
When is the Melbourne Cup?
the Melbourne Cup falls on the first Tuesday of November each year.
How many days until the Melbourne Cup?
This page shows the exact number of days remaining until the next the Melbourne Cup, and it updates automatically each day.
When is the Melbourne Cup?
The first Tuesday of November each year, with the race traditionally starting at 3pm Melbourne time.
Is Melbourne Cup day a public holiday?
It is a public holiday in metropolitan Melbourne and much of Victoria, but not in the rest of Australia, where it is marked without the day off.
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