Overview
About the event
Wallis and Futuna Territory Day is observed every July 29 in the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands. The day commemorates the islands becoming a French Overseas Territory on this day in 1961. Wallis and Futuna, located in the South Pacific, is a French island collectivity. To the northwest, it is Tuvalu, and to the southwest is Fiji. It also has Tokelau to the northeast, Tonga to the southeast, and Samoa to its east. These islands have been a French protectorate since the end of the 19th century. This day is one of the biggest public holidays on the French Pacific Islands of Wallis and Futuna.
