Public holidays in Ecuador 2026

12 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Ecuador

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day Año Nuevo	Año Nuevo
16 February Monday	Monday	Carnival Carnaval	Carnaval
17 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Carnival Carnaval	Carnaval
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Viernes Santo	Viernes Santo
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day Día del Trabajo	Día del Trabajo
24 May Sunday	Sunday	The Battle of Pichincha Batalla de Pichincha	Batalla de Pichincha
25 May Monday	Monday	The Battle of Pichincha (observed) Batalla de Pichincha (observado) Observed day off for The Battle of Pichincha (Sun 24 May)	Batalla de Pichincha (observado)
10 August Monday	Monday	Declaration of Independence of Quito Primer Grito de Independencia	Primer Grito de Independencia
9 October Friday	Friday	Independence of Guayaquil Independencia de Guayaquil	Independencia de Guayaquil
2 November Monday	Monday	All Souls' Day Día de Difuntos	Día de Difuntos
3 November Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence of Cuenca Independencia de Cuenca	Independencia de Cuenca
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Navidad	Navidad

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Ecuador (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 14 Feb – Tue 17 Feb · 4 days off
Carnival
Typically in Quito: high 23°C (73°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 81% of days
Fri 3 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · 3 days off
Good Friday
Typically in Quito: high 23°C (73°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 90% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Quito: high 24°C (75°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 97% of days
Sat 23 May – Mon 25 May · 3 days off
The Battle of Pichincha, The Battle of Pichincha (observed)
Typically in Quito: high 24°C (75°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 69% of days
Sat 8 Aug – Mon 10 Aug · 3 days off
Declaration of Independence of Quito
Typically in Quito: high 26°C (79°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 19% of days
Fri 9 Oct – Sun 11 Oct · 3 days off
Independence of Guayaquil
Typically in Quito: high 24°C (75°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 61% of days
Sat 31 Oct – Tue 3 Nov · 4 days off
All Souls' Day, Independence of Cuenca
Typically in Quito: high 24°C (75°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 66% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Quito: high 23°C (73°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 76% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Typically in Quito: high 23°C (73°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 86% of days

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 14 Feb – Sun 22 Feb — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 18 Feb, Thu 19 Feb, Fri 20 Feb).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 13 Feb) get 5 days in a rowFri 13 Feb – Tue 17 Feb · CarnivalShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 2 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 2 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · Good FridayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 22 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 22 May – Mon 25 May · The Battle of Pichincha, The Battle of Pichincha (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 30 Oct) get 5 days in a rowFri 30 Oct – Tue 3 Nov · All Souls' Day, Independence of CuencaShow on calendar ↓