Te Vaka Festival
Season or date: July
Event celebrating traditional voyaging canoe construction and navigation. Songs and dances color islands.
Festivals in Tokelau
Discover traditional festivals and celebrations of this country
Festivals
White Sunday
Season or date: Second Sunday of October
Christian worship where children are protagonists. Family gathers for feast, exchanging gifts.
Fakani Omaga Safega
Season or date: April
Fishing festival thanking coral reef blessings. Traditional long-throw fishing competitions held.
Public holidays
- New Year's Day
- Waitangi Day
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday
- ANZAC Day
- King's Birthday
- White Sunday following Monday
- Christmas
- Boxing Day