Public Holidays in Ecuador 2026

Complete list of 16 public holidays and observances in Ecuador for 2026. Dates, days, and holiday types.

Maundy ThursdayApril 2, 2026

13 days left

12 Public Holidays

250 Working Days

115 Days Off

6 Long Weekends

Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday	Type
Jan 1	Thursday	New Year's Day	Public
Feb 16	Monday	Carnival	Public
Feb 17	Tuesday	Shrove Tuesday	Public
Apr 2	Thursday	Maundy Thursday	Public
Apr 3	Friday	Good Friday	Public
Apr 5	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Observance
May 1	Friday	Labour Day	Public
May 24	Sunday	The Battle of Pichincha	Public
Jul 24	Friday	The Birthday of Simón Bolívar	Observance
Aug 10	Monday	Declaration of Independence of Quito	Public
Sep 10	Thursday	Independence of Guayaquil	Public
Oct 31	Saturday	Flag Day	Observance
Nov 2	Monday	All Souls' Day	Public
Nov 3	Tuesday	Independence of Cuenca	Public
Dec 25	Friday	Christmas Day	Public
Dec 31	Thursday	New Year's Eve	Observance

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Long Weekends in 2026

Ecuador has 6 long weekends in 2026 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.

February 14, 2026 — February 17, 2026 4 days

Carnival, Shrove Tuesday

April 2, 2026 — April 5, 2026 4 days

Maundy Thursday, Good Friday

October 31, 2026 — November 3, 2026 4 days

All Souls' Day, Independence of Cuenca

May 1, 2026 — May 3, 2026 3 days

Labour Day

August 8, 2026 — August 10, 2026 3 days

Declaration of Independence of Quito

December 25, 2026 — December 27, 2026 3 days

Christmas Day

Holidays by Month

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Dec

Holiday Breakdown

11 On Weekdays

Extra days off from work

1 On Weekends

Already non-working days

4 Observances

Recognized but not days off

Calendar

January

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

February

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28

March

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

April

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

May

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

June

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

July

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

August

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

September

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

October

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

November

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30

December

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

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