Thursday 10 - Saturday 12 July 2025
The Debenhams July Festival at Newmarket
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Thursday 10 July 2025
Ladies Day
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Friday 11 July 2025
Festival Friday
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Saturday 12 July 2025
BLOOMIN' GOOD FUN
THURSDAY 10 - SATURDAY 12 JULY 2025
The Debenhams July Festival is the pinnacle of the Summer season at Newmarket Racecourses. The ultimate summer raceday!
Get ready for the sensational Debenhams July Festival at Newmarket Racecourses! This isn’t just any raceday—it’s a thrilling, three-day extravaganza that unites the finest horses, extravagant hospitality, and an electric atmosphere.
Dive into the splendor of Ladies Day and witness dazzling fashion statements as elegant ladies and gents strut their stuff, all while cheering for their paddock picks. Then, brace yourself for Festival Friday and the legendary July Cup Day , where the adrenaline spikes as the fastest horses thunder down the track—every race is a thrilling spectacle you won’t want to miss!
The excitement doesn’t stop at the finish line! As the sun sets, the celebration ignites with live entertainment that will have you dancing under the stars on the idyllic July Course. With pulse-pounding performances and an atmosphere buzzing with energy, you'll find it impossible to resist joining in on the fun!
So grab your friends, don your finest attire, and mark your calendars for the event of the summer—The Debenhams July Festival. Get ready for thrills, elegance, and non-stop enjoyment! Don’t just watch the action; be part of it!
RACING IN FULL BLOOM
There’s nothing quite like an afternoon on Newmarket’s picturesque and historic July Course and as the summer arrives, all eyes turn to The July Festival.
Running from Thursday to Saturday, the festival is packed full of Group racing, with the feature race the Group One Al Basti, Dubai July Cup on the Saturday. Run over six furlongs, the Al Basti, Dubai July Cup is one of the most valuable and prestigious sprint races in the world and horses often travel from Australia and America to stake their claim.
Friday is headlined by a top-level contest in the form of the Group One Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes for fillies and mares over a mile. The race offers the first high-profile opportunity for the top three-year-old fillies to test themselves against older rivals and is regularly one to savour.
Day one is ‘Ladies Day’ and as one of THE dates in the social calendar offering thrilling racing and fabulous sustainable fashion in equal measure. The seven-race card is headlined by the Group Two Princess of Wales's Tattersalls Stakes over a mile and a half and boasts some high-profile previous winners, including Ascot Gold Cup winner Big Orange in 2015 and 2016.
With so much on offer in such a glorious setting, if you enjoy a day at the races, you’ll be sure to love The July Festival!
BEST TURNED OUT
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With the Debenhams Day Spa, a designated photo opportunity & £1000's worth of on the spot prizes up for grabs, this year's Ladies Day is sure to be one to remember!
Racecourse teams will be on hand throughout the day to award Best Turned Out guests with prizes. They will be roaming through all enclosures on the day.
Paparazzi style photographers will be taking your photo at the Best Turned Out photo opportunity in the Grandstand & Paddock enclosure. Keep an eye out on Facebook the week after the Debenhams July Festival to download your images.
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