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Melbourne Cup

Tuesday, 3 Nov 2026 · Australia · Regional (AU-VIC) · Public holiday

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Bridge day check

Falls on a Tuesday. Book the Monday off and you get a four-day weekend — expect a lot of colleagues to do exactly that.

Book off 2 Nov 2026 for 4 days off.

What the day is for

A public holiday in metropolitan Melbourne only, for a horse race that stops the nation for three minutes on the first Tuesday of November. The rest of Australia works through it.

Do shops and banks close?

Closed across Melbourne; normal trading elsewhere in Australia.

Getting around

Extra trains to Flemington; heavy afternoon crowding on the Melbourne network.

See the full Australia holiday calendar or count the working days.