Public Holiday (no school) – Melbourne Cup Day October 20, 2021 Read Time: ( words) By Shirley Brown Calendar Add to Calendar Add to Timely Calendar Add to Google Add to Outlook Add to Apple Calendar Add to other calendar Export to XML When: November 2, 2021 all-day Australia/Melbourne Timezone2021-11-02T00:00:00+11:002021-11-03T00:00:00+11:00Melbourne Cup Day is a public holiday, so no students are required at school on this day.