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# Melbourne Events

## Public Holidays in 2019 (Victoria)

| Date       | Holiday                   | Comment                                                                       |
|------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 01/01/2019 | New Year's Day            | National Holiday                                                              |
| 28/01/2019 | Australia Day Holiday     | National Holiday                                                              |
| 11/03/2019 | Labour Day                | Second Monday in March (VIC)                                                  |
| 19/04/2019 | Good Friday               |                                                                               |
| 20/04/2019 | Day following Good Friday |                                                                               |
| 21/04/2019 | Easter Sunday             | The first Sunday after the Full Moon date, based on mathematical calculations |
| 22/04/2019 | Easter Monday             |                                                                               |
| 25/04/2019 | Anzac Day                 | National Holiday                                                              |
| 10/06/2019 | Queen's Birthday          | 2nd Monday in June                                                            |
| 27/09/2019 | AFL Grand Final Friday    | Variable date in late September or early October                              |
| 05/11/2019 | Melbourne Cup Day *       | 1st Tuesday of November                                                       |
| 25/12/2019 | Christmas Day             |                                                                               |
| 26/12/2019 | Boxing Day                |                                                                               |


## Other Festivals and Event in Melbourne

### [Australian F1 Grand Prix](https://www.formula1.com)

| Date        | Year | Location                                           |
|-------------|------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 17/03 (Sun) | 2019 | Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia |
| 25/03 (Sun) | 2018 | Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia |
| 26/03 (Sun) | 2017 | Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia |
| 20/03 (Sun) | 2016 | Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia |

### [Australian Open Tennis](https://ausopen.com/)

| Dates     | Year | Location       |
|-----------|------|----------------|
| 14-27 Jan | 2019 | Melbourne Park |
| 15–28 Jan | 2018 | Melbourne Park |
| 16-29 Jan | 2017 | Melbourne Park |
| 18-31 Jan | 2016 | Melbourne Park |

### [Twenty20 International Cricket](https://www.cricket.com.au/)

### [Moomba Festival](https://moomba.melbourne.vic.gov.au/)

* Time: Labour Day Weekend (6/03/2019 - 11/03/2019)
* Location: Along the banks of Melbourne's Yarra River

### [Royal Melbourne Show](https://royalshow.com.au/)

| Dates         | Year | Location              |
|---------------|------|-----------------------|
| 21/09 – 01/10 | 2019 | Melbourne Showgrounds |
| 22/09 – 02/10 | 2018 | Melbourne Showgrounds |
| 23/09 – 03/10 | 2017 | Melbourne Showgrounds |
| 17/09 – 27/09 | 2016 | Melbourne Showgrounds |

### [AFL Grand Final](https://www.afl.com.au/)


| Date  | Year | Location                      |
|-------|------|-------------------------------|
| 28/09 | 2019 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, MCG |
| 29/09 | 2018 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, MCG |
| 30/09 | 2017 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, MCG |
| 01/10 | 2016 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, MCG |

### [Melbourne Cup](https://www.flemington.com.au/melbournecupcarnival)

| Date  | Year | Location              |
|-------|------|-----------------------|
| 05/11 | 2019 | Flemington Racecourse |
| 06/11 | 2018 | Flemington Racecourse |
| 07/11 | 2017 | Flemington Racecourse |
| 01/11 | 2016 | Flemington Racecourse |


### Data Source (Other Events)

* [Festival List](https://whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au/whatson/festivals/pages/festival_calendar.aspx)
* [Major Event List](https://whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au/whatson/majorevents/pages/majorevents.aspx)

## Twitter Resources

* [https://twitter.com/VLine_Ballarat](https://twitter.com/VLine_Ballarat)
* [https://twitter.com/VLine_Bendigo](https://twitter.com/VLine_Bendigo)
* [https://twitter.com/VLine_Geelong](https://twitter.com/VLine_Geelong)
* [https://twitter.com/VLine_Gippsland](https://twitter.com/VLine_Gippsland)
* [https://twitter.com/VLine_Seymour](https://twitter.com/VLine_Seymour)
* [https://twitter.com/VLine](https://twitter.com/VLine)

## Melbourne Metro Train Twitter Text Data

* [Melbourne Metro Train (From Feb to May)](https://res.cloudinary.com/czfaith/raw/upload/v1563948934/tweets_metro_trains__Feb_May_qe712z.txt)
* [Melbourne Metro Train (From Jun to Aug)](https://res.cloudinary.com/czfaith/raw/upload/v1563948935/tweets_metro_trains__Jun_Aug_tijzzb.txt)
* [V-Line Bendigo](https://res.cloudinary.com/czfaith/raw/upload/v1563949415/tweets_Bendigo_Line_gpux9q.txt)
* [V-Line Ballarat](https://res.cloudinary.com/czfaith/raw/upload/v1563949415/tweets_Ballarat_Line_afsg8y.txt)