Ecuador: public holidays 2026

Ecuador’s Año Nuevo (New Year’s Day) marks the beginning of the Gregorian calendar year and is a national public holiday on 1 January.

Ecuador’s Carnival holiday is a national two-day public-holiday period before Lent. It reflects regional traditions such as Guaranda’s food, parades, and water or powder play; the national holiday scope comes from Ecuador’s holiday law.

Ecuador’s Carnival holiday is a national two-day public-holiday period before Lent. It reflects regional traditions such as Guaranda’s food, parades, and water or powder play; the national holiday scope comes from Ecuador’s holiday law.

Ecuador’s Good Friday (Viernes Santo) is a national public holiday commemorating Jesus Christ’s Passion and death in Christian tradition as part of the Sacred Paschal Triduum.

Ecuador’s Día del Trabajo (Labor Day) is the national public holiday on 1 May, recognizing workers and the labour movement.

Ecuador’s Battle of Pichincha (Batalla de Pichincha) commemorates the decisive battle of 24 May 1822 in the country’s independence struggle and is a national public holiday.

This is Ecuador’s observed day off for the Battle of Pichincha, the decisive 24 May 1822 battle in the country’s independence process. The observed date is the national holiday’s schedule transfer, not a second battle anniversary.

Ecuador’s Primer Grito de Independencia (First Cry of Independence) commemorates the liberty movement raised in Quito on 10 August 1809 and is a national public holiday.

Ecuador’s Independence of Guayaquil commemorates the city’s independence declaration on 9 October 1820, when Guayaquil broke its colonial ties and became the Free Province of Guayaquil; it is part of the national holiday calendar.

Ecuador’s Día de Difuntos on 2 November is a national public holiday commemorating the faithful departed. Ecuadorian remembrance traditions include local rituals and food practices such as the Mesa de los Muertos described by the cultural heritage institute.

Ecuador’s Independence of Cuenca commemorates Cuenca’s declaration of independence from the Spanish crown on 3 November 1820; it is included in the national public-holiday calendar.

Ecuador’s Christmas Day (Navidad) is a national public holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and the Christian mystery of the Incarnation.

Ecuador’s Año Nuevo (New Year’s Day) marks the beginning of the Gregorian calendar year and is a national public holiday on 1 January.

Ecuador’s Carnival holiday is a national two-day public-holiday period before Lent. It reflects regional traditions such as Guaranda’s food, parades, and water or powder play; the national holiday scope comes from Ecuador’s holiday law.

Ecuador’s Carnival holiday is a national two-day public-holiday period before Lent. It reflects regional traditions such as Guaranda’s food, parades, and water or powder play; the national holiday scope comes from Ecuador’s holiday law.

Ecuador’s Good Friday (Viernes Santo) is a national public holiday commemorating Jesus Christ’s Passion and death in Christian tradition as part of the Sacred Paschal Triduum.

Ecuador’s Día del Trabajo (Labor Day) is the national public holiday on 1 May, recognizing workers and the labour movement.

This is Ecuador’s observed day off for the national 1 May Día del Trabajo (Labor Day) holiday. It is a schedule transfer of that holiday, not a second Labor Day.

This is Ecuador’s observed day off for the Battle of Pichincha, the decisive 24 May 1822 battle in the country’s independence process. The observed date is the national holiday’s schedule transfer, not a second battle anniversary.

Ecuador’s Battle of Pichincha (Batalla de Pichincha) commemorates the decisive battle of 24 May 1822 in the country’s independence struggle and is a national public holiday.

Ecuador’s Primer Grito de Independencia (First Cry of Independence) commemorates the liberty movement raised in Quito on 10 August 1809 and is a national public holiday.

This is Ecuador’s observed day off for the Primer Grito de Independencia (First Cry of Independence), commemorating Quito’s liberty movement of 10 August 1809. The observed date is the national holiday’s schedule transfer, not a separate historical anniversary.

Ecuador’s Independence of Guayaquil commemorates the city’s independence declaration on 9 October 1820, when Guayaquil broke its colonial ties and became the Free Province of Guayaquil; it is part of the national holiday calendar.

This is Ecuador’s observed day off for the Independence of Guayaquil, commemorating Guayaquil’s independence declaration of 9 October 1820. The observed date is a schedule transfer of the national holiday, not a second independence day.

Ecuador’s Día de Difuntos on 2 November is a national public holiday commemorating the faithful departed. Ecuadorian remembrance traditions include local rituals and food practices such as the Mesa de los Muertos described by the cultural heritage institute.

Ecuador’s Independence of Cuenca commemorates Cuenca’s declaration of independence from the Spanish crown on 3 November 1820; it is included in the national public-holiday calendar.

This is Ecuador’s observed day off for Día de Difuntos, the national holiday commemorating the faithful departed. The observed date is a schedule transfer of that holiday, not a second memorial day.

Ecuador’s Christmas Day (Navidad) is a national public holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and the Christian mystery of the Incarnation.