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Racing Fashion Weekly

You are invited · Fri 11 Dec 2026 – Sat 12 Dec 2026

The Christmas Meeting

Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, United Kingdom

Festive tweed and winter coats.

what to wear

The dress code

Dress standard
Smart
Millinery
optional
Season
Winter

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

Styling notes

Dress for cold, wind and rain: tweed, wool coats, thermals, gloves, silk scarf, flat boots. Fashion partner Holland Cooper (Cheltenham boutique) advises 'layer up' and no bare legs, floaty skirts or thin fabrics.

Weather

Typically 2-8°C; cold, damp; frost possible. (General UK climate guide, not from the club.)

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

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