Melbourne Cup Garden Party

Poolside is the next best thing to trackside, and the Soleil Pool Bar's stylish Garden Party offers the best of both worlds to celebrate Melbourne Cup this year.

From 12noon, guests will be greeted with a glass of Moet on arrival, and will enjoy a 3-hour beautifully-selected premium beverage package. With delish canapes being served, and food stations overflowing with fresh, succulent prawns, freshly-shucked oysters, scrumptious cheese and charcuterie to savour, your hardest decision will be deciding when - or if - to stop indulging!

For those with a sweet tooth, a mouth-watering dessert locker will open after the race, and even more special is the Champagne Lounge where you can toast your day's successes, or commiserate your losses.

Lawn games, a hair and make-up station that'll keep you fresh and race-ready at all times, coupled with a fun photo booth for you to capture your Melbourne Cup party spirit are the winning trifecta for an outstanding afternoon.

Dedicated pop-up bars featuring Aperol Spritz, Pimm's, Bacardi Mojitos and Red Bull complete the taste sensation and are available at different times before and during the event.

Melbourne Cup just isn't Melbourne Cup without Fashions on the Field and event-goers are in the running for prizes for best dressed male and female, best hat and best couple. Time to glam up, people, and marvel the judges with your style and millinery perfection.

The race that stops the nation will take centre stage with a live broadcast from Flemington, but the fun doesn't stop once the horses are stabled. Taking in the South Bank skyline, Soleil Pool Bar is the perfect place to keep the race day jubilations flowing on late into the evening, with top DJs playing the sounds we all love to groove to.

Tickets for this chic garden affair are $135, and Soleil Pool Bar proudly support the Children's Hospital Foundation as their charity of choice for Melbourne Cup.

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