Public holidays 2026 in Ecuador
There are 12 public holidays in 2026.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | Año Nuevo | ||
| Monday | Carnival | Carnaval | ||
| Tuesday | Carnival | Carnaval | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | Viernes Santo | ||
| Friday | Labor Day | Día del Trabajo | ||
| Sunday | The Battle of Pichincha | Batalla de Pichincha | ||
| Monday | The Battle of Pichincha (observed) | Batalla de Pichincha (observado) | ||
| Monday | Declaration of Independence of Quito | Primer Grito de Independencia | ||
| Friday | Independence of Guayaquil | Independencia de Guayaquil | ||
| Monday | All Souls' Day | Día de Difuntos | ||
| Tuesday | Independence of Cuenca | Independencia de Cuenca | ||
| Friday | Christmas Day | Navidad |
Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.
Long weekends 2026
10 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Jan | 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | New Year's Day |
| Wed 18 Feb, Thu 19 Feb, Fri 20 Feb | 14 Feb – 22 Feb 2026 | 3 | 9 | 3 | Carnival, Carnival |
| Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr | 28 Mar – 5 Apr 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Good Friday |
| Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr | 25 Apr – 3 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Labor Day |
| Tue 26 May, Wed 27 May, Thu 28 May, Fri 29 May | 23 May – 31 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | The Battle of Pichincha, The Battle of Pichincha (observed) |
| Tue 11 Aug, Wed 12 Aug, Thu 13 Aug, Fri 14 Aug | 8 Aug – 16 Aug 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Declaration of Independence of Quito |
| Mon 5 Oct, Tue 6 Oct, Wed 7 Oct, Thu 8 Oct | 3 Oct – 11 Oct 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Independence of Guayaquil |
| Wed 4 Nov, Thu 5 Nov, Fri 6 Nov | 31 Oct – 8 Nov 2026 | 3 | 9 | 3 | All Souls' Day, Independence of Cuenca |
| Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec | 19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Christmas Day |
| Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Christmas Day, New Year's Day |
Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.
Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code EC (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.ec) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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Other years
- Public holidays 2026
- Public holidays 2027