Public holidays in the Northern Territory 2028

Territory-wide public holiday dates

13

Regional, part-day or workplace-specific

7

Public holidays on weekends, derived

Public holidays falling on a weekend: 3; with an additional weekday public holiday: 1

Long weekends, derived

6 long weekends combining weekend days with territory-wide public holidays

Longest gap between public holidays, derived

19 weeks and 6 days without a public holiday between Monday 7 August 2028 (Picnic Day) and Monday 25 December 2028 (Christmas Day), excluding both dates

Australia's public holiday totals 2028, derived

Public holiday dates: most in ACT (14), fewest in TAS (10); published lists compared: 7Counts exclude the Friday before the AFL Grand Final, which is listed for VIC without a published date. Counts exclude Show Day, which is listed for WA without a published date.

Dates within school holidays, derived

Public holiday dates within the 2028 school holidays: 8 of 13

Change in public holiday count since 2027, derived

Decrease in territory-wide public holiday dates since 2027: 1

A derived label marks a figure calculated here from official dates; the official source does not publish the figure itself.

Find the published public holidays for the Northern Territory in 2028, with each date and weekday in the main table. The list includes any officially declared additional days for public holidays that fall on weekends. Where regional, part-day or workplace-specific holidays are listed, a separate table explains where, when or to whom they apply. Check those details to see whether a holiday applies to you. Source details at the end link to the government publication and show when the dates were read.