Public holidays 2026 in Northern Territory
Northern Territory has 13 public holidays in 2026; 9 fall on a working day.
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All public holidays with date and weekday
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | ||
| Monday | Australia Day | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | ||
| Saturday | Easter Saturday | ||
| Sunday | Easter Sunday | ||
| Monday | Easter Monday | ||
| Saturday | ANZAC Day | ||
| Monday | May Day | ||
| Monday | King's Birthday | ||
| Monday | Picnic Day | ||
| Friday | Christmas Day | ||
| Saturday | Boxing Day | ||
| Monday | Boxing Day (observed) |
Falling on a weekend in 2026: Easter Saturday (Saturday, 4 Apr), Easter Sunday (Sunday, 5 Apr), ANZAC Day (Saturday, 25 Apr) and Boxing Day (Saturday, 26 Dec).
Not a public holiday in every state, but in Northern Territory: Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, May Day, King's Birthday, Picnic Day and Boxing Day (observed).
For comparison: in 2026 the number of public holidays ranges from 9 (Tasmania) to 15 (Australian Capital Territory). Northern Territory lies in between with 13.
Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.
Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.
Long weekends 2026
9 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Jan | 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | New Year's Day |
| Tue 27 Jan, Wed 28 Jan, Thu 29 Jan, Fri 30 Jan | 24 Jan – 1 Feb 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Australia Day |
| Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr | 28 Mar – 6 Apr 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday |
| Tue 7 Apr, Wed 8 Apr, Thu 9 Apr, Fri 10 Apr | 3 Apr – 12 Apr 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday |
| Tue 5 May, Wed 6 May, Thu 7 May, Fri 8 May | 2 May – 10 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | May Day |
| Tue 9 Jun, Wed 10 Jun, Thu 11 Jun, Fri 12 Jun | 6 Jun – 14 Jun 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | King's Birthday |
| Tue 4 Aug, Wed 5 Aug, Thu 6 Aug, Fri 7 Aug | 1 Aug – 9 Aug 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Picnic Day |
| Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec | 19 Dec – 28 Dec 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed) |
| Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed), New Year's Day |
Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code AU (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.australian) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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