Fans of colorful performances will be delighted with the Melbourne Cup Carnival when races are held at the Flemington Racecourse. Apart from sports, the festival organizers arrange great activities for children, fashion shows, dance performances with parties. The event program also includes local food tastings. Records are often set at the event - for example, Kingstone Rule was recognized as the fastest horse. In 1990, it ran the track in 3 minutes 16.3 seconds, and another horse - Makybe Diva - won the race 3 times (2003, 2004, and 2005). The colorful festival is held in early November, lasting a whole week.
No less colorful event is held at the beginning of March - this is the Moomba Festival, the venue of which is the waterfront of the picturesque river Yarra. The festival's opening day starts with a costume parade, accompanied by musicians, dancers, and actors. At the carnival, one can't do without the election of the King and Queen of the festival, street parties, a gastronomic program, and Birdman Rally, during which visitors create paper planes and launch them over the river - an incredibly amazing sight. The end of the festival is marked by colorful fireworks over the Yarra River.
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