PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

1 Jan - New Year's Day

26 Jan - Australia Day

25 April - ANZAC Day

1st Mon in May: May Day

2nd Mon in June - Queen's Birthday

1st Mon in August - Picnic Day

25 Dec - Christmas Day

Regional observance, show days. In July, these are usually:

1st Fri - Alice Springs

2nd Fri - Tennant Creek

3rd Fri - Katherine

4th Fri - Darwin

Borroloola in the Gulf Country usually has its show on the 3rd Friday in August.



Events

NOTE: This is a guide only. The dates of some events may change.

Top End region

19 February - 1000 hours, Commemoration of the Bombing of Darwin, Darwin Cenotaph, The Esplanade.

March - Tiwi Islands Football Grand Final

25 April - 0630 hours, ANZAC Day Dawn Service (Darwin, Palmerston, Adelaide River, Katherine)

25 April - 0900 hours, ANZAC Day Parade/March, Darwin CBD

2nd weekend in June: Greek Glenti, Darwin; Barunga Sports & Cultural Festival

June - Pine Creek Goldrush Festival; Barunga Sports & Cultural Festival; Merrepen Arts Festival (Daly River).

July - NT EXPO; Beer Can Regatta; Dragonfly Craft Fair

July-August: Darwin Cup Carnival culminating in the Darwin Cup on 1st Monday in August.

August - 1st Mon, Railway Picnic, Adelaide River Railway Heritage Precinct; Garma Festival (Arnhem Land); Darwin Fringe Festival; Katherine Flying Fox & Cultural Festival; Gunbalanya Open Day (West Arnhem Land);

Barrddivwanga String Festival (Darwin and Arnhem Land); Gove Peninsula Festival (Nhulunbuy); Ramingining Music Festival

September - Kakadu Festival of Arts (Jabiru); Rock the Island (Minjilang, Crocker Island).

October - Milingimbi Music Festival.

The Arafura Games are held every two years on the odd (so 2011, 2013, 2015, etc).

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