Northern Territory Public Holidays 2025
All 16 of them, verified against the Australian Government's public holidays dataset.
- Wed New Year's Day
- Mon Australia Day (observed)
- Fri Good Friday
- Sat Saturday before Easter Sunday
- Sun Easter Sunday
- Mon Easter Monday
- Fri Anzac Day
- Mon May Day
- Mon King's Birthday
- Fri Alice Springs Show DayAlice Springs only
- Fri Tennant Creek Show DayTennant Creek only
- Fri Katherine Show DayKatherine only
- Fri Darwin Show DayDarwin only
- Mon Picnic Day
- Wed Christmas Eve part-dayPart-day holiday, 7pm to midnight
- Thu Christmas Day
- Fri Boxing Day
- Wed New Year's Eve part-dayPart-day holiday, 7pm to midnight
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What is Picnic Day?
A Territory-only holiday on the first Monday in August. The name is the whole brief.
Are there show-day holidays in the NT?
Yes - Darwin, Alice Springs, Katherine, Tennant Creek and Borroloola each have a local show day. They only apply to their own region, so they are not in the statewide list.