Public holidays in Ecuador 2028

13 nationwide public holidays in 2028.

Next nationwide holiday in Ecuador

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Local time · Guayaquil

Nationwide holidays 2028

Date	Holiday	Local name
Saturday 1 January 2028	New Year's Day Año Nuevo	Año Nuevo
Monday 28 February 2028	Carnival Carnaval	Carnaval
Tuesday 29 February 2028	Carnival Carnaval	Carnaval
Friday 14 April 2028	Good Friday Religious Viernes Santo	Viernes Santo
Monday 1 May 2028	Labor Day Día del Trabajo	Día del Trabajo
Wednesday 24 May 2028	The Battle of Pichincha National day Batalla de Pichincha	Batalla de Pichincha
Friday 26 May 2028	The Battle of Pichincha (observed) National day Batalla de Pichincha (observado) Observed day off for The Battle of Pichincha (Wed 24 May)	Batalla de Pichincha (observado)
Thursday 10 August 2028	Declaration of Independence of Quito National day Primer Grito de Independencia	Primer Grito de Independencia
Friday 11 August 2028	Declaration of Independence of Quito (observed) National day Primer Grito de Independencia (observado) Observed day off for Declaration of Independence of Quito (Thu 10 Aug)	Primer Grito de Independencia (observado)
Monday 9 October 2028	Independence of Guayaquil National day Independencia de Guayaquil	Independencia de Guayaquil
Thursday 2 November 2028	All Souls' Day Religious Día de Difuntos	Día de Difuntos
Friday 3 November 2028	Independence of Cuenca National day Independencia de Cuenca	Independencia de Cuenca
Monday 25 December 2028	Christmas Day Religious Navidad	Navidad

Long weekends and bridge days 2028

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

Long weekends

Fri 31 Dec – Sun 2 Jan 2028 · 3 days offNew Year's Day (observed), New Year's DayTypically in Quito: high 23°C (73°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 89% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 26 Feb – Tue 29 Feb · 4 days offCarnivalTypically in Quito: high 22°C (72°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 90% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 14 Apr – Sun 16 Apr · 3 days offGood FridayTypically in Quito: high 23°C (73°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 81% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days offLabor DayTypically in Quito: high 24°C (75°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 94% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 26 May – Sun 28 May · 3 days offThe Battle of Pichincha (observed)Typically in Quito: high 24°C (75°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 69% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Thu 10 Aug – Sun 13 Aug · 4 days offDeclaration of Independence of Quito, Declaration of Independence of Quito (observed)Typically in Quito: high 25°C (77°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 21% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 7 Oct – Mon 9 Oct · 3 days offIndependence of GuayaquilTypically in Quito: high 24°C (75°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 57% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Thu 2 Nov – Sun 5 Nov · 4 days offAll Souls' Day, Independence of CuencaTypically in Quito: high 23°C (73°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 64% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · 3 days offChristmas DayTypically in Quito: high 23°C (73°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 63% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2029 · 3 days offNew Year's DayTypically in Quito: high 23°C (73°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 89% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Bridge days

Thu 25 May: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 24 May – Sun 28 May)The Battle of Pichincha, The Battle of Pichincha (observed)Typically in Quito: high 24°C (75°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 60% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Leave planner 2028

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 26 Feb – Sun 5 Mar — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 1 Mar, Thu 2 Mar, Fri 3 Mar).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 25 Feb) get 5 days in a rowFri 25 Feb – Tue 29 Feb · CarnivalShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 13 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 13 Apr – Sun 16 Apr · Good FridayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 25 May) get 5 days in a rowWed 24 May – Sun 28 May · The Battle of Pichincha, The Battle of Pichincha (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 9 Aug) get 5 days in a rowWed 9 Aug – Sun 13 Aug · Declaration of Independence of Quito, Declaration of Independence of Quito (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 1 Nov) get 5 days in a rowWed 1 Nov – Sun 5 Nov · All Souls' Day, Independence of CuencaShow on calendar ↓