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Racing Fashion Weekly

Date to be announced · first Saturday evening of July (4 July in 2026)

Caledonia Park Ladies Night

Carlisle Racecourse, Carlisle, United Kingdom

Cumbria's big dress-up night, with awards for couples as well as individuals.

what to wear

The dress code

Dress standard
Smart
Millinery
expected
Season
Summer

Women

No formal dress code (The Jockey Club removed formal dress codes at all 15 of its racecourses on 2 Feb 2023). Guidance is "dressed to feel your best": anything from a sweatshirt, jeans and clean trainers to a sharp suit or glamorous dress and heels.

Encouraged

  • Dressing up for the big meetings
  • Layers and a brolly; courses are open and largely uncovered

Leave at home

  • Inappropriate or offensive fancy dress (may be refused entry)
  • Team kits / replica sports shirts

Men

No formal dress code (The Jockey Club removed formal dress codes at all 15 of its racecourses on 2 Feb 2023). Guidance is "dressed to feel your best": anything from a sweatshirt, jeans and clean trainers to a sharp suit or glamorous dress and heels.

Encouraged

  • A sharp suit for big meetings if you like
  • Layers and a brolly

Leave at home

  • Inappropriate or offensive fancy dress (may be refused entry)
  • Team kits / replica sports shirts

Weather

Typically 13-22°C; warm; occasional heat (high 20s) or thundery showers. (General UK climate guide, not from the club.)

Fashions on the Field

  • The Style Awards (organiser Carlisle Racecourse; title sponsor Caledonia Park Designer Outlet)
  • Best Dressed Racegoer: Netherby Hall VIP package, 4 Grand National Ladies Day tickets etc.
  • Best Dressed Couple: incl. £100 Linton Tweeds voucher, £100 BOSS voucher
  • Runner Up Racegoer: £60 SB Millinery voucher; Runners Up Couple
  • 2026 judges: Deana Denness, Jessie Gray, Danny McMenamin

Check the official details before you go: thejockeyclub.co.uk ↗

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