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The Grand Guide


9 - 11 April 2026

Welcome to The Grand Guide

Your ultimate hub for everything Randox Grand National Festival 2026. Stay ahead with the latest entertainment announcements, racing news, and exclusive hospitality updates.


Watch the top moments from 2025

Grand National Race 2025

Catch the reactions to the 2025 Randox Grand National.

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Entertainment

See the standout moments beyond the races in 2025.

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Raceday Ready

Racegoers reveal their preparations for the Randox Grand National Festival 2025.

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Share your favourite Grand National memory with us

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We love hearing your all-time favourite Grand National memories.

Now, you can share them with us and they could be featured in our next Grand Guide.

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The Randox Grand National shortlisted for prestigious awards

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The Randox Grand National has once again cemented its place as one of the UK’s most iconic sporting occasions, with the 2025 festival named a finalist for Best Sports Event of the Year at the Sports Business Awards. Adding to the celebration, its legendary home, Aintree Racecourse, has also been shortlisted for Outstanding Sports Venue Experience.

Winners will be announced in November 2025, but reaching the finals is already a powerful recognition of the racecourse's impact, passion, and commitment to creating unforgettable sporting moments.

It's more than just the racing

Entertainment

There’s unmissable entertainment across all three days.

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Grand National Dress Code

There’s no official dress code at The Grand National. We encourage you to come dressed to feel your best! Aintree is a spectacle of colour for all three days of the festival, with many using their trip as an opportunity to showcase their favourite raceday looks".

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The Style Awards

The Randox Grand National Festival celebrates the best in racing, style and fashion as The Style Awards returned to Ladies Day at Aintree Racecourse.

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Be here in 2026

The Randox Grand National Festival is far more than just the world's greatest steeplechase; it's an experience of epic proportions, an event where stories become legends and unforgettable moments are etched into history.