Melbourne events and things to do
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Upcoming Melbourne events to explore
Pakistan tour of Australia 2024
Australian Open 2025
Melbourne Cup 2024
Melbourne Cup Carnival 2024
Royal Melbourne Show 2024
Australian Grand Prix 2025
The Australian Grand Prix is a motor race held annually in Australia currently under contract to host Formula One until 2035. The Grand Prix is the oldest surviving motor racing competition held in Australia having been held 79 times since it was first run at Phillip Island in 1928. It is currently sponsored with naming rights by the Swiss watchmaker Rolex.
Moomba Festival 2024
Moomba (also known as the Moomba Festival) is held annually in Melbourne, Australia. Run by the City of Melbourne, it is Australia's largest free community festival.The Melburnian tradition is celebrated over four days, incorporating the Labour Day long weekend, from Friday to the second Monday in March. Moomba is culturally important to Melbourne, having been celebrated since 1955, and regularly attracts up to a million people, with a record attendance of 3.8 million (2.3 million tourists) set in 2018.
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