Territory Day

This article is about a holiday in the Northern Territory of Australia. For the similarly named holiday in the British Virgin Islands, see Territory Day (British Virgin Islands).
Territory Day
Fireworks going off to celebrate Territory Day 2008 in The Gardens, Northern Territory
Also called"Cracker Night" (for night celebrations)
Observed byResidents of the Northern Territory
TypePatriotic
CelebrationsWidespread use of fireworks without permit requirements
Date1 July
FrequencyAnnual
First time1978 (1978)

Territory Day is a holiday widely celebrated in the Northern Territory of Australia on 1 July that commemorates the territory achieving self-government in 1978. The holiday has been famously commemorated with fireworks since the early 1980s. Popularly known as Cracker Night, Territorians are provided five hours to legally blow up fireworks without needing a permit or special training, the only instance of its kind in Australia.

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