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Your Melbourne Cup Carnival 2021 experience starts here. As a proud Official Tourism Operator, we are proud to offer Official Travel Packages to all four race days of the Melbourne Cup Carnival 2021. Enjoy Official tickets, hotels, transfers to Flemington, extra travel services and more. Explore the brochure to see our packages, learn about your travel experience or create a custom-made package today. We hope you’ll join us for a memorable Melbourne Cup Carnival experience in 2021!
The Melbourne Cup Carnival is not just a horse race; it’s a four-day celebration of sport, fashion, food, wine, betting and fun for the entire family.
Spread over a week in the middle of spring, four unique race days make-up the carnival. Each race day has a different theme, traditions, dress guidelines and race categories; appealing to a variety of audiences.
Read moreRead lessOver 100,000 fans frock up annually for Cup Day alone, where the days racing evolves around the A$8 million dollar Melbourne Cup. Fans, horses and trainers come from around the world for the tense 3-minute, 3200m race, where careers are made and lost.
If you’re new to Melbourne, it’s the perfect host city and Australia’s sporting capital. Flemington is located to the north of the city. You can get there by public transport, taxi or if included with your package, our group transfers. Aside from the racing, Melbourne is known as Australia’s cultural city with a thriving arts, restaurant and music scene that will engage and delight visitors. Outside of Melbourne, visitors will enjoy endless possibilities including stunning coastal drives, breathtaking nature walks, indigenous sites, galleries, world-class restaurants, golf courses, beaches, surf breaks, quaint villages and fabulous wineries, all within an hours drive from the city.
If you’ve dreamt of experiencing the Melbourne Cup Carnival and any of the race days, we’d love to help make it happen. As an Official Tour Operator of the VRC, we have a range of Official Packages available including tickets, hospitality, accommodation and other travel services. We have a long history of helping fans experience the Melbourne Cup Carnival and hope that you’ll join us in 2021.
AAMI Victoria Derby Day, Saturday 30 October 2021 | One of the most prestigious days of racing with nine Group races, four at the elite Group 1 level including AAMI Victoria Derby, Australia’s premier staying classic for three-year olds. The fashion stakes are equally high with the commencement of the Myer Fashions on the Field competition. This is the day for classic elegance, which sets the tone of the week. Women typically opt for black and white, while men wear a grey morning suit and pin-stripe pants. |
Lexus Melbourne Cup Day, Tuesday 2 November 2021 | The focal point of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, there’s nothing quite like being there as over 100,000 fans erupt as the race unfolds. The excitement slowly builds to its 3pm fever pitch when everything at the track comes to a stop for 200 heart-pounding seconds. Each year, a new chapter is written, a new legend is made and a new dream comes true in the quest to win Australia’s most famous sporting trophy. |
Kennedy Oaks Day, Thursday 4 November 2021 | Known as the style day of the Carnival and commonly called ‘Ladies Day’, women of all ages come together dressed in their most feminine ensemble. The winner of the Myer Fashions on the Field is announced, reinforcing its importance on the fashion calendar. The racing highlight is the Group 1 Kennedy Oaks, the classic for three-year old fillies over 2500m. |
VRC Seppelt Stakes Day, Saturday 6 November 2021 | The Melbourne Cup Carnival concludes with Seppelt Wines Stakes Day, featuring Victoria’s premier 1600m event, the Group 1 Seppelt Mackinnon Stakes. Seppelt Wines Stakes Day is the fastest growing race day for the four day Carnival with crowds topping 80,000 in recent years. It is also recognised as the Carnival’s family day, with the focus on family fun and an abundance of free activities available for children. |
Lexus Melbourne Cup jump time: 3pm, Tuesday 3 November, 2020
Distance: 3200m (2 miles)
Race record: Kingston Rule in a time of 3:16.3 (1990)
2019 Champion: Vow and Declare (Jockey: William Buick, Trainer: Charlie Appleby)
Weight: Handicap
Purse: $8,000,000
Qualification: Three-year-olds and up
Most wins by horse: Makybe Diva with 3 (2003, 2004, 2005)
Most wins by jockey: Bobby Lewis with 4 (1902, 1915, 1919, 1927)
Most wins by trainer: Bart Cummings with 12 (1965 – 2008)
Most wins by owner: Lloyd Williams with 6 (1981 – 2017)
Michelle Payne is the only female jockey to have won the Melbourne Cup, won in 2015
Makybe Diva is the most successful Melbourne Cup horse, having won three years in a row
The largest attendance at the Melbourne Cup was in 2003, with 122,737 fans watching on
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Melbourne is a dynamic cosmopolitan; stylish and forward-thinking yet laid-back and inviting. The city is renowned for creative arts, world-class dining, amazing galleries, and shops; it is also home to many of Australia’s best-known landmarks including Melbourne Cricket Ground, NGV and Royal Exhibition Building. Melbourne’s growth in the 1800s was largely thanks to the discovery of gold in Victoria in mid-1851 with people flocking to the city in the hope of finding wealth.
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November means springtime in Melbourne, which is a wonderful time to visit. The average high sits around 23C with lows around 12C. The days are getting longer with heightened UV Indexes, so remember to wear sunscreen. We suggest checking the forecast in advance and preparing for mixed weather. Many past Melbourne Cup Carnivals have seen beautiful blue skies, as well as cold weather and clouds. ‘That’s all part of the fun’ as we Melburnians like to say.
Deposit: 25% plus any upgrades or extras due to secure your booking
Stage: Due by 10 October 2020
Balance: Due by 19 October 2020
We accept payments by bank transfer (EFT), credit cards and cheque. Domestic bank transfers and cheques have no fees. International bank transfers (e.g. from an international bank to our Australian bank or from an Australian bank to our international bank) incur a nominal A$20 service fee per transaction. All credit card payments incur merchant fees. For Visa and MasterCard it’s 1.5% and for American Express it’s 1.98%.
Payment instructions will be provided on booking and if you have any queries, please get in touch.
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Revised 22 June 2020
Events Travel’s COVID-19 Global Pandemic Statement
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Dear Customers,
In these extraordinary times, we hope you are staying safe and well.
We are optimistic about travel opening up domestically in the next few months within Australia and travel to New Zealand permitted in September. After this, we expect travel to open within the Asia-Pacific region and globally by early 2021.
As such, our full range of packages, tours and services are now on sale for events taking place after 8 October 2020. In addition, events taking place in 2021 and 2022 are now on sale (such as The 150th Open Championship).
All events are pending Government travel restrictions, as well as general health and safety notices published by DFAT Smartraveller. If an event is cancelled, postponed or spectator free due to COVID-19, customers can choose to use their booking payments as credit to the rescheduled event or receive a full refund less a booking fee. This booking fee varies by event. Full details are available within our Booking Terms and Conditions.
We hope that this new policy provides you with reassurance and confidence when booking your sports travel experience with Events Travel.
If you have any questions about this, please feel free to contact any of our team, who look forward to speaking with you soon.
Stay safe and well,
Glenn Hedley
Founder & Director
Events Travel and Voyages.Golf
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