Public holidays
Public holidays in Ecuador
Ecuador has 12 public holidays in 2026, of which 1 falls on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday9 OctoberIndependence of Guayaquil — in 28 days
202612 dayspublic holidays in total
202717 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Monday 16 FebruaryCarnivallong weekend likely
Tuesday 17 FebruaryCarnival
Friday 3 AprilGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Friday 1 MayLabor Daylong weekend likely
Sunday 24 MayThe Battle of Pichinchafalls on a weekend
Monday 25 MayThe Battle of Pichincha (observed)long weekend likely
Monday 10 AugustDeclaration of Independence of Quitolong weekend likely
Friday 9 OctoberIndependence of Guayaquillong weekend likely
Monday 2 NovemberAll Souls' Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 3 NovemberIndependence of Cuenca
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Monday 8 FebruaryCarnivallong weekend likely
Tuesday 9 FebruaryCarnival
Friday 26 MarchGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Friday 30 AprilLabor Day (observed)long weekend likely
Saturday 1 MayLabor Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 24 MayThe Battle of Pichinchalong weekend likely
Monday 9 AugustDeclaration of Independence of Quito (observed)long weekend likely
Tuesday 10 AugustDeclaration of Independence of Quito
Friday 8 OctoberIndependence of Guayaquil (observed)long weekend likely
Saturday 9 OctoberIndependence of Guayaquilfalls on a weekend
Monday 1 NovemberAll Souls' Day (observed)long weekend likely
Tuesday 2 NovemberAll Souls' Day
Wednesday 3 NovemberIndependence of Cuenca
Friday 24 DecemberChristmas Day (observed)long weekend likely
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
Friday 31 DecemberNew Year's Day (observed)long weekend likely
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.