The Melbourne Cup is held on the first Tuesday of November each year. In 2025, that date is Tuesday, November 4. The main race, the Lexus Melbourne Cup (3200 metres), runs at approximately 3:00 pm AEDT on Cup Day, with the entire Melbourne Cup Carnival spanning Victoria Derby Day, Melbourne Cup Day, Oaks Day, and Champions Stakes Day across the first week and a half of November. If you need the exact timetable for a specific venue or additional events around the carnival, I can pull that together.