Is 21 July a public holiday?
No Wednesday 21 July 2027 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Katherine Show Day on Fri 16 Jul (parts of NT), and Darwin Show Day on Fri 23 Jul (parts of NT).
Public holidays are set state by state, so the same date can be a day off in one state and a normal Monday in the next. Here is what 21 July looks like in every published year.
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Monday 21 July 2025 Working day
No public holiday in any state or territory.
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Tuesday 21 July 2026 Working day
No public holiday in any state or territory.
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Wednesday 21 July 2027 Working day
No public holiday in any state or territory.
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Friday 21 July 2028 Regional only
- Katherine Show Day regionalKatherine only
A Friday, so it makes a three-day weekend in NT (in the areas that observe it). The long weekend planner shows what a few days of leave either side would add.
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The holidays that fall on 21 July
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Katherine Show Day
Katherine's show holiday is the third Friday in July, the week before Darwin's. It applies in the Katherine region only, and like the Territory's other show days it is written into the NT Public Holidays Act rather than proclaimed each year.
More about Katherine Show Day
July in the public holiday calendar
July has no statewide public holiday anywhere in Australia. The only dates that count are the Northern Territory's regional show days, one Friday each for Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Katherine and Darwin, and a handful of Queensland council show holidays in the north of that state. For everyone else, every July date is a working day, and the month is the longest holiday-free stretch of the year for most workers. The July school holidays are the usual reason to spend annual leave in it.
How public holidays are decided, and what you are owed21 July FAQ
Is 21 July a public holiday in 2025?
Monday 21 July 2025 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Cairns Annual Show / Katherine Show Day on Fri 18 Jul (parts of QLD and NT), and Darwin Show Day on Fri 25 Jul (parts of NT).
Is 21 July a public holiday in 2026?
Tuesday 21 July 2026 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Cairns Annual Show / Katherine Show Day on Fri 17 Jul (parts of QLD and NT), and Darwin Show Day on Fri 24 Jul (parts of NT).
Is 21 July a public holiday in 2027?
Wednesday 21 July 2027 is not a public holiday anywhere in Australia. The nearest public holidays are Katherine Show Day on Fri 16 Jul (parts of NT), and Darwin Show Day on Fri 23 Jul (parts of NT).
Is 21 July a public holiday in 2028?
Friday 21 July 2028 is Katherine Show Day in parts of NT (Katherine only). It is a normal working day everywhere else.
Looking for the whole year? Every 2027 public holiday by state