Australian Racing Calendar

Every Group and Listed race in Australia

Carnivals

Australian Racing Carnivals

Australian racing is organised into carnivals — concentrated blocks of feature racing that each state builds its season around. These are the ones on the current calendar.

Carnivals still to come

Sydney Spring Carnival 202634 races to come · Sat, 22 Aug 2026 to Tue, 3 Nov 2026Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival 202698 races to come · Sat, 19 Sept 2026 to Sat, 28 Nov 2026Melbourne Cup Carnival 202630 races to come · Sat, 31 Oct 2026 to Sat, 7 Nov 2026Perth Summer Carnival 202627 races to come · Tue, 3 Nov 2026 to Sat, 19 Dec 2026

Carnivals already run

Kept for reference — dates, fields and prize money as they stood.

Brisbane Winter Carnival 202667 races · Sat, 2 May 2026 to Fri, 10 July 2026Adelaide Autumn Carnival 202617 races · Sat, 25 Apr 2026 to Sun, 24 May 2026Sydney Autumn Carnival 202683 races · Fri, 20 Feb 2026 to Thu, 30 Apr 2026Magic Millions Carnival 202619 races · Sat, 3 Jan 2026 to Fri, 23 Jan 2026Perth Summer Carnival 202529 races · Sat, 1 Nov 2025 to Sat, 27 Dec 2025Melbourne Cup Carnival 202537 races · Sat, 1 Nov 2025 to Sat, 8 Nov 2025Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival 2025133 races · Sat, 20 Sept 2025 to Sun, 30 Nov 2025Sydney Spring Carnival 202586 races · Fri, 15 Aug 2025 to Tue, 4 Nov 2025