NT Public Holidays 2024

The Northern Territory has a combination of statewide public holidays and regional public holidays for local shows in some areas. The areas of the NT that have regional public holidays are Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Katherine, Darwin and Borroloola.

The holiday list below shows statewide and regional Northern Territory public holidays.

Holiday TitleDateHoliday TypeArea
New Year’s DayMonday, 1 January 2024PublicNT Wide
Australia DayFriday, 26 January 2024PublicNT Wide
Good FridayFriday, 29 March 2024PublicNT Wide
Day following Good FridaySaturday, 30 March 2024PublicNT Wide
Easter SundaySunday, 31 March 2024PublicNT Wide
Easter MondayMonday, 1 April 2024PublicNT Wide
Anzac DayThursday, 25 April 2024PublicNT Wide
May DayMonday, 6 May 2024PublicNT Wide
King’s BirthdayMonday, 10 June 2024PublicNT Wide
Alice Springs Show DayFriday, 5 July 2024RegionalAlice Springs
Tennant Creek Show DayFriday, 12 July 2024RegionalTennant Creek
Katherine Show DayFriday, 19 July 2024RegionalKatherine
Darwin Show DayFriday, 26 July 2024RegionalDarwin
Picnic DayMonday, 5 August 2024PublicNT Wide
Borroloola Show DayFriday, 16 August 2024RegionalBorroloola
Christmas Eve*Tuesday, 24 December 2024PublicNT Wide
Christmas DayWednesday, 25 December 2024PublicNT Wide
Boxing DayThursday, 26 December 2024PublicNT Wide
New Year’s Eve (Part Day)Tuesday, 31 December 2024PublicNT Wide

Notes:

*In the Northern Territory, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve are part-day public holidays (7 pm til midnight).

Information presented is from NT Government sources.