All long weekends in Australia
Aug 1 – 3, 2026

Picnic Day (Northern Territory) 2026

Dry season, perfect weather. The Top End is at its best right now.

A uniquely Territorian public holiday on the first Monday of August, traditionally tied to the Adelaide River picnic races. It applies only in the Northern Territory.

  • Picnic Day (Mon 3 Aug) - Northern Territory only
Flying from
Sydney (SYD) / Melbourne (MEL)
Comfortable range
Up to about 4 hours in the air

Where to go

Good ideas for 3 days off

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Stay in Australia 5 ideas

Gold Coast & Byron Bay
~1.5h

The classic east-coast long weekend.

Cairns & the Reef
~3h

Warm all winter, reef on the doorstep.

Tasmania
~1.5h

Food, wilderness and cool-climate wine.

Uluru & the Red Centre
~3.5h

Best in the cooler months.

Margaret River
~3.5h

Wine and coast, three hours from the east.

Head abroad 2 ideas

New Zealand
~3.2h

Three hours, no time-zone shock.

Fiji
~4h

Four hours to a resort that takes kids seriously.

Before you book

Worth knowing about this break

  • NT only - check your own state calendar if you are elsewhere
  • Peak dry-season conditions for Kakadu, Litchfield and Katherine
  • Darwin accommodation is at its annual high; book ahead
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