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
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.