Melbourne's Top Days |
Whenever Melbourne is compared to Sydney, landmarks and weather dominate the discussion but what about the BIG days in each city.
Big events illuminate the culture behind a city -+ it's popularity and interest interstate and internationally.
Melbourne with it's strong 'sporting' culture dominates the big days with world renowned events like the Melbourne Cup Grand Final Australian Open and Australian Grand Prix.
Top Melbourne Days
Our pick of Melbourne's top days
In no particular order
Lexus Melbourne Cup Day
Tuesday 4th November 2025
Flemington Racecourse
Australia's most famous Tuesday Melbourne Cup is the "race that stops a nation"
Lexus Melbourne Cup Day
165th Mel..
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Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Observed annually on 26 January, it marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet at Port Jackson in New South Wales, and the ra..
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11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month
11am - Tuesday 11th November 2025
Remembering 107 years ago..
Every year at 11am on 11 November - the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleve..
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Saturday 30th August 2025 marks 190 years since the city of Melbourne was founded - the day the first European settlers landed on the north bank of the Yarra River from the schooner Enterprize in 1835..
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Sunday 7th September 2025
Time to think about Dad!
Fathers are in the spotlight on Father's Day - celebrated in Australia on the first Sunday in September each year.
It's the special day t..
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There is no bigger day on Australia's sporting calendar than the Australian Football League Grand Final.
The Grand Final game is the culmination of 23 home and away matches over 25 rounds of footba..
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Thursday 25th September 2025 - Sunday 5th October 2025 @ Melbourne Showgrounds
The Melbourne Royal Show is conducted annually by the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria over 11 spectacular day..
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2025 New Year's Eve takes place on Wednesday 31st December with a HUGE number of festivities taking place throughout Melbourne and Victoria!
New Year's Eve events including parties, dinners, celebr..
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Monday 5th January 2026 - Sunday 25th January 2026*
Melbourne Park
The countdown to the Australian Open 2026 is on!
The start of the sporting year in Melbourne means only one thing - the A..
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Thursday 5th March 2026 - Sunday 8th March 2026 @ Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
The FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 2026 returns to Albert Park 5-8 March, 2026.
After all the adr..
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Victoria celebrates Labour Day with a public holiday on Monday 9th March 2026 giving us a long weekend.
Labour Day has its origins in the eight hour day movement which advocated eight hours for wor..
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Moomba will burst to life this Labour Day Weekend (5-9 March 2026) with FREE events for all ages along the banks of Melbourne's Yarra River.
Moomba is Australia's largest free community festival w..
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The 95th annual Good Friday Appeal on Friday 3rd April 2026, brings together the community to raise money for the Royal Children's Hospital.
The Good Friday Appeal raises funds to enable The Royal..
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The 2026 King's Birthday Long Weekend takes place from Saturday 6th June to Monday 8th June 2026.
A public holiday on Monday means we have three whole days to play, explore, socialise, relax and g..
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