Melbourne Cup Date 2025. The 2024 melbourne cup field will be announced at around 4.30pm on saturday 2nd november, leading to the melbourne cup on tuesday 5th november. Melbourne cup cruise on the p&o australia pacific encounter departing on the saturday, 01 november 2025 from brisbane for a 7 nights.
The official date for the melbourne cup. The day is celebrated with a public holiday for the state of victoria.