Northern Territory 2027 public holidays: long weekends and the best days to take leave

Northern Territory has 10 public holidays on a weekday in 2027, plus 7 that apply only in part of NT, only to some workers or only for part of a day. The best-value long break: take 3 days of leave (Wed 29 Dec to Fri 31 Dec) for 10 days off in a row, Sat 25 Dec to Mon 3 Jan 2028.

Dates checked against the official sources below on 4 October 2026.

Your 2027 plan

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Days of leave you have

Shortest break to plan (days)

Try 9 for week-long breaks.

Longest break (days)

Most leave on one break, for the ideas list

Days you normally work

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

Also count holidays that apply only in part of or only to some workers (see the holiday list for who gets them)

Use 10 days of leave, get 39 days off

With 10 days of leave, a Monday to Friday week and breaks of 4 to 16 days, across 8 breaks. Days off count the weekends and public holidays inside each break.

Plan for 10 days of leave
Break	Days off	Leave to book	Public holidays in it
Fri 1 Jan to Mon 4 Jan	4	1: Mon 4 Jan	New Year's Day
Sat 23 Jan to Tue 26 Jan	4	1: Mon 25 Jan	Australia Day
Fri 26 Mar to Tue 30 Mar	5	1: Tue 30 Mar	Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
Sat 24 Apr to Tue 27 Apr	4	1: Tue 27 Apr	Anzac Day
Sat 1 May to Tue 4 May	4	1: Tue 4 May	May Day
Sat 12 Jun to Tue 15 Jun	4	1: Tue 15 Jun	King's Birthday
Sat 31 Jul to Tue 3 Aug	4	1: Tue 3 Aug	Picnic Day
Sat 25 Dec to Mon 3 Jan 2028	10	3: Wed 29 Dec to Fri 31 Dec	Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day

Use days of , get days off

, breaks of to days, across breaks. Days off count the weekends and public holidays inside each break. left over: no break within your limits would use them. Tick at least one working day.

Your plan
Break	Days off	to book	Public holidays in it
			(includes a date not yet confirmed)

Planning leave as a team? Jasper's leave tools keep requests, approvals and public holidays together and show who is away on one timeline.

Ways to stretch each public holiday

For each holiday, the cheapest way to make it longer and each point where one more day of leave joins up another weekend.

New Year's Day (Fri 1 Jan to Sun 3 Jan: 3 days off with no leave)
- Take 1 day (Mon 4 Jan) for 4 days off, Fri 1 Jan to Mon 4 Jan.
- Take 5 days (Mon 4 Jan to Fri 8 Jan) for 10 days off, Fri 1 Jan to Sun 10 Jan.
Australia Day (Tue 26 Jan: 1 day off with no leave)
- Take 1 day (Mon 25 Jan) for 4 days off, Sat 23 Jan to Tue 26 Jan.
- Take 4 days (Mon 25 Jan, Wed 27 Jan to Fri 29 Jan) for 9 days off, Sat 23 Jan to Sun 31 Jan.
- Take 9 days (Mon 18 Jan to Fri 22 Jan, Mon 25 Jan, Wed 27 Jan to Fri 29 Jan) for 16 days off, Sat 16 Jan to Sun 31 Jan.
Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday (Fri 26 Mar to Mon 29 Mar: 4 days off with no leave)
- Take 1 day (Thu 25 Mar) for 5 days off, Thu 25 Mar to Mon 29 Mar.
- Take 4 days (Mon 22 Mar to Thu 25 Mar) for 10 days off, Sat 20 Mar to Mon 29 Mar.
- Take 8 days (Mon 22 Mar to Thu 25 Mar, Tue 30 Mar to Fri 2 Apr) for 16 days off, Sat 20 Mar to Sun 4 Apr.
Anzac Day (Sat 24 Apr to Mon 26 Apr: 3 days off with no leave)
- Take 1 day (Fri 23 Apr) for 4 days off, Fri 23 Apr to Mon 26 Apr.
- Take 4 days (Tue 27 Apr to Fri 30 Apr) for 10 days off, Sat 24 Apr to Mon 3 May.
- Take 8 days (Tue 27 Apr to Fri 30 Apr, Tue 4 May to Fri 7 May) for 16 days off, Sat 24 Apr to Sun 9 May.
May Day (Sat 1 May to Mon 3 May: 3 days off with no leave)
- Take 1 day (Fri 30 Apr) for 4 days off, Fri 30 Apr to Mon 3 May.
King's Birthday (Sat 12 Jun to Mon 14 Jun: 3 days off with no leave)
- Take 1 day (Fri 11 Jun) for 4 days off, Fri 11 Jun to Mon 14 Jun.
- Take 4 days (Tue 15 Jun to Fri 18 Jun) for 9 days off, Sat 12 Jun to Sun 20 Jun.
- Take 9 days (Mon 7 Jun to Fri 11 Jun, Tue 15 Jun to Fri 18 Jun) for 16 days off, Sat 5 Jun to Sun 20 Jun.
Picnic Day (Sat 31 Jul to Mon 2 Aug: 3 days off with no leave)
- Take 1 day (Fri 30 Jul) for 4 days off, Fri 30 Jul to Mon 2 Aug.
- Take 4 days (Tue 3 Aug to Fri 6 Aug) for 9 days off, Sat 31 Jul to Sun 8 Aug.
- Take 9 days (Mon 26 Jul to Fri 30 Jul, Tue 3 Aug to Fri 6 Aug) for 16 days off, Sat 24 Jul to Sun 8 Aug.
Christmas Day, Boxing Day (Sat 25 Dec to Tue 28 Dec: 4 days off with no leave)
- Take 1 day (Fri 24 Dec) for 5 days off, Fri 24 Dec to Tue 28 Dec.
- Take 3 days (Wed 29 Dec to Fri 31 Dec) for 10 days off, Sat 25 Dec to Mon 3 Jan 2028.
- Take 8 days (Mon 20 Dec to Fri 24 Dec, Wed 29 Dec to Fri 31 Dec) for 17 days off, Sat 18 Dec to Mon 3 Jan 2028.

Long weekends in 2027 with no leave

For a Monday to Friday week, counting public holidays that apply to everyone in NT.

Fri 1 Jan to Sun 3 Jan: 3 days (New Year's Day)
Fri 26 Mar to Mon 29 Mar: 4 days (Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday)
Sat 24 Apr to Mon 26 Apr: 3 days (Anzac Day)
Sat 1 May to Mon 3 May: 3 days (May Day)
Sat 12 Jun to Mon 14 Jun: 3 days (King's Birthday)
Sat 31 Jul to Mon 2 Aug: 3 days (Picnic Day)
Sat 25 Dec to Tue 28 Dec: 4 days (Christmas Day, Boxing Day)

Prefer longer breaks?

With 10 days of leave and breaks of at least 9 days, you can have 23 days off using 10 days of leave:

Sat 24 Apr to Mon 3 May: 10 days off for 4 days of leave (Tue 27 Apr to Fri 30 Apr)
Wed 22 Dec to Mon 3 Jan 2028: 13 days off for 6 days of leave (Wed 22 Dec to Fri 24 Dec, Wed 29 Dec to Fri 31 Dec)

2027 public holidays in NT

Every 2027 public holidays in Northern Territory, with its source
Date	Holiday	Notes	Source
Fri 1 Jan	New Year's Day		Source for New Year's Day
Tue 26 Jan	Australia Day		Source for Australia Day
Fri 26 Mar	Good Friday		Source for Good Friday
Sat 27 Mar	Easter Saturday		Source for Easter Saturday
Sun 28 Mar	Easter Sunday		Source for Easter Sunday
Mon 29 Mar	Easter Monday		Source for Easter Monday
Mon 26 Apr	Anzac Day	25 April 2027 is a Sunday; the NT page lists only Monday 26 April as the Anzac Day holiday.	Source for Anzac Day
Mon 3 May	May Day		Source for May Day
Mon 14 Jun	King's Birthday		Source for King's Birthday
Fri 2 Jul	Alice Springs Show Day	Only for: Alice Springs Show Day region only: Alice Springs, Hermannsburg, Kulgera, Mount Barkly, Papunya, Tara, Willowra, Wilora, Yuendumu, Yulara. Counted in the plans only if you tick the option in the planner. Regional holiday; towns per https://nt.gov.au/nt-public-holidays/show-day-regions	Source for Alice Springs Show Day
Fri 9 Jul	Tennant Creek Show Day	Only for: Tennant Creek Show Day region only: Ali Curung, Alpurrurulam, Elliott, Newcastle Waters, Tennant Creek. Counted in the plans only if you tick the option in the planner. Regional holiday; towns per https://nt.gov.au/nt-public-holidays/show-day-regions	Source for Tennant Creek Show Day
Fri 16 Jul	Katherine Show Day	Only for: Katherine Show Day region only: Bulman, Daguragu, Daly Waters, Kalkarindji, Katherine, Lajamanu, Larrimah, Mataranka, Nauiyu, Ngukurr, Numbulwar, Pine Creek, Timber Creek, Wooliana. Counted in the plans only if you tick the option in the planner. Regional holiday; towns per https://nt.gov.au/nt-public-holidays/show-day-regions	Source for Katherine Show Day
Fri 23 Jul	Darwin Show Day	Only for: Darwin Show Day region only: Adelaide River, Alyangula, Angurugu, Batchelor, Darwin, Galiwinku, Gapuwiyak, Gunbalanya, Maningrida, Milingimbi, Milyakburra, Nhulunbuy, Palmerston, Peppimenarti, Ramingining, Umbakumba, Wadeye, Wurrumiyanga, Yirrkala. Counted in the plans only if you tick the option in the planner. Regional holiday; towns per https://nt.gov.au/nt-public-holidays/show-day-regions	Source for Darwin Show Day
Mon 2 Aug	Picnic Day	Territory-wide public holiday (not marked regional on the page).	Source for Picnic Day
Fri 13 Aug	Borroloola Show Day	Only for: Borroloola Show Day region only: Borroloola. Counted in the plans only if you tick the option in the planner. Regional holiday; towns per https://nt.gov.au/nt-public-holidays/show-day-regions	Source for Borroloola Show Day
Fri 24 Dec	Christmas Eve - part day holiday	Part-day holiday: 7pm to midnight. Not counted as a day off in the plans. Page footnote: "Part day holiday - from 7pm to midnight only."	Source for Christmas Eve - part day holiday
Sat 25 Dec	Christmas Day		Source for Christmas Day
Sun 26 Dec	Boxing Day		Source for Boxing Day
Mon 27 Dec	Christmas Day	Additional day: page lists Christmas Day as "Saturday 25 December 2027 and Monday 27 December 2027".	Source for Christmas Day
Tue 28 Dec	Boxing Day	Additional day: page lists Boxing Day as "Sunday 26 December 2027 and Tuesday 28 December 2027".	Source for Boxing Day
Fri 31 Dec	New Year's Eve - part day holiday	Part-day holiday: 7pm to midnight. Not counted as a day off in the plans. Page footnote: "Part day holiday - from 7pm to midnight only."	Source for New Year's Eve - part day holiday
Sat 1 Jan 2028	New Year's Day		Source for New Year's Day
Mon 3 Jan 2028	New Year's Day	Additional day: page lists New Year's Day as "Saturday 1 January 2028 and Monday 3 January 2028".	Source for New Year's Day

How we worked this out

Every weekend day and every full-day public holiday that applies to everyone in NT counts as a day off. A break is a run of days off where the working days inside are covered by leave. For each holiday we list the cheapest way to make it longer, and each point where one more day of leave joins up another weekend. The plan picks separate breaks that give the most days off for your days of leave. More on the method and FAQs.

Sources

Last checked 4 October 2026.

https://nt.gov.au/nt-public-holidays

Changes: 4 October 2026: first published.