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NT show days by locality.

Show days are public holidays in the Northern Territory, but only in the region that holds the show. Find your locality, the 2026 and 2027 dates, and where each came from.

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Dates last checked 25 October 2026. Where we have no confirmed date, we say so.

By region

Show days, region by region.

Select a row for the places in that region and the source. The territory-wide days (May Day, Picnic Day and the rest) are on the Northern Territory public holidays page.

Northern Territory show days by region, with the 2026 and 2027 dates and when each was last checked. A “No confirmed date yet” entry means we have no confirmed date, not that none exists.
Alice Springs Show Day region2026: 2027:
Tennant Creek Show Day region2026: 2027:
Katherine Show Day region2026: 2027:
Darwin Show Day region2026: 2027:
Borroloola Show Day region2026: 2027:

Darwin suburbs aren’t named on the official list, which names towns. We assume the Darwin, Palmerston and Litchfield council areas sit inside the Darwin region. That mapping is ours, not an official one.

Sources

Places and sources, region by region.

The NT Government site blocks automated downloads, so we read the dates and locality lists through search excerpts of its pages and of the gazette, not the documents themselves. Each row says which. We re-check them by hand every year.

Alice Springs Show Day region

Places we have on the list: Alice Springs, Hermannsburg, Kulgera, Mount Barkly, Papunya, Tara, Willowra, Wilora, Yuendumu, Yulara.

  • Alice Springs Show Day: Fri 3 Jul 2026

    Government page, seen as a summary. Not located; date taken from the NT Government public holidays page. nt.gov.au. Last checked .

  • Alice Springs Show Day: Fri 2 Jul 2027

    Gazette notice, seen as an excerpt. NT Government Gazette G14, 16 July 2026. nt.gov.au. Last checked .

Locality list is the official show-day-regions page as seen through search excerpts, which may be incomplete; unlisted places fall back to every show day being 'may apply'. LGA matches are our own inference.

Tennant Creek Show Day region

Places we have on the list: Ali Curung, Alpurrurulam, Elliott, Newcastle Waters, Tennant Creek.

  • Tennant Creek Show Day: Fri 10 Jul 2026Weaker source

    Third-party page citing the official list. Not located; date taken from the NT Government public holidays page. nt.gov.au. Last checked .

    Search results disagreed on whether the official page itself was seen for the 2026 date.

  • Tennant Creek Show Day: Fri 9 Jul 2027

    Gazette notice, seen as an excerpt. NT Government Gazette G14, 16 July 2026. nt.gov.au. Last checked .

Locality list is the official show-day-regions page as seen through search excerpts, which may be incomplete; unlisted places fall back to every show day being 'may apply'. LGA matches are our own inference.

Katherine Show Day region

Places we have on the list: Katherine, Bulman, Daguragu, Daly Waters, Kalkarindji, Lajamanu, Larrimah, Mataranka, Nauiyu, Ngukurr, Numbulwar, Timber Creek.

  • Katherine Show Day: Fri 17 Jul 2026

    Government page, seen as a summary. Not located; date taken from the NT Government public holidays page. nt.gov.au. Last checked .

  • Katherine Show Day: Fri 16 Jul 2027

    Government page, seen as a summary. NT Government Gazette G14, 16 July 2026 (Katherine entry not confirmed from the excerpt seen). nt.gov.au. Last checked .

Locality list is the official show-day-regions page as seen through search excerpts, which may be incomplete; unlisted places fall back to every show day being 'may apply'. LGA matches are our own inference. Pine Creek was not seen on any region list.

Darwin Show Day region

Council: Darwin, Palmerston, Litchfield

Places we have on the list: Darwin, Palmerston, Adelaide River, Batchelor, Alyangula, Angurugu, Galiwinku, Gunbalanya, Maningrida, Nhulunbuy, Wadeye, Wurrumiyanga, Yirrkala.

  • Darwin Show Day: Fri 24 Jul 2026

    Government page, seen as a summary. Not located; date taken from the NT Government public holidays page. nt.gov.au. Last checked .

  • Darwin Show Day: Fri 23 Jul 2027

    Government page, seen as a summary. NT Government Gazette G14, 16 July 2026 (Darwin entry not confirmed from the excerpt seen). nt.gov.au. Last checked .

Locality list is the official show-day-regions page as seen through search excerpts, which may be incomplete; unlisted places fall back to every show day being 'may apply'. LGA matches are our own inference. Jabiru was not seen on any region list.

Borroloola Show Day region

Places we have on the list: Borroloola.

  • Borroloola Show Day: Fri 14 Aug 2026

    Government page, seen as a summary. Not located; date taken from the NT Government public holidays page. nt.gov.au. Last checked .

    A third-party site gave Fri 21 Aug 2026; the NT page summary said 14 Aug.

  • Borroloola Show Day: Fri 13 Aug 2027

    Government page, seen as a summary. NT Government Gazette G14, 16 July 2026 (Borroloola entry not confirmed from the excerpt seen). nt.gov.au. Last checked .

Locality list is the official show-day-regions page as seen through search excerpts, which may be incomplete; unlisted places fall back to every show day being 'may apply'. LGA matches are our own inference.

Common questions

Show days, answered.

When is Darwin Show Day 2026?

Darwin Show Day is Friday 24 July 2026. For 2027 we have Friday 23 July 2027, but the entry for Darwin wasn't confirmed from the gazette excerpt we saw, so check it before you rely on it.

Is Darwin Show Day a public holiday everywhere in the NT?

No. Each show day applies to its own region only, and they fall on different Fridays. Alice Springs Show Day is for the Alice Springs region, not Darwin's.

What if my town isn't on the list?

Then we don't have a confirmed answer for it, and we won't guess. Our locality lists come from the official regions page and may be incomplete. Check the NT Government page or ask your employer.

For shift workers

What a public holiday means for your roster.

A date on this page tells you when the holiday is. It doesn’t tell you what you’re owed. That depends on your award or agreement. Find yours in our list of supported awards, then use Pay Check to compare your payslip against it.

Working the day

Whether you get a higher rate, a flat extra amount or nothing extra for hours worked on a public holiday is set by your award or enterprise agreement, and by how your employer applies it.

A day in lieu

Some agreements give time off or an extra day instead of, or on top of, extra pay. Others don't. Check your agreement's wording, or ask payroll.

Rostered off

Whether you are paid for a public holiday you were not rostered on also depends on your award or agreement and your employment type.

Some holidays apply in one region only, or only from a set hour. When Shift It can’t confirm a day applies at your workplace, it marks it “may apply” and leaves it out of your total.