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🇪🇨 Ecuador public holidays 2026

Ecuador has 15 public holidays in 2026, plus 10 other observances and regional holidays. The first is New Year's Day on January 1 and the last is Christmas Day on December 25.

14 of the public holidays fall on a weekday in 2026, so that's how many days off most workers get from them.

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All holidays in Ecuador in 2026

Date	Holiday	Type
January 1Thursday	New Year's DayAño Nuevo	Public holiday
January 2Friday	New Year's Day holiday	Public holiday
February 16Monday	CarnivalCarnaval	Public holiday
February 17Tuesday	CarnivalCarnaval	Public holiday
March 20Friday	March Equinox	Observance
April 2Thursday	Maundy Thursday	Religious holiday
April 3Friday	Good Friday	Public holiday
April 4Saturday	Holy Saturday	Religious holiday
April 5Sunday	Easter Sunday	Religious holiday
May 1Friday	Labor Day	Public holiday
May 1Friday	International Workers' Day	Public holiday
May 24Sunday	The Battle of PichinchaBatalla de Pichincha	Public holiday
May 25Monday	Day off for The Battle of Pichincha	Public holiday
June 21Sunday	June Solstice	Observance
July 24Friday	Simón Bolívar's Birthday Memorial	Observance
August 10Monday	Independence Day	Public holiday
August 10Monday	Declaration of Independence of QuitoPrimer Grito de Independencia	Public holiday
September 22Tuesday	September Equinox	Observance
October 9Friday	Independence of GuayaquilIndependencia de Guayaquil	Public holiday
November 2Monday	All Souls' DayDía de los Difuntos, Día de Muertos	Public holiday
November 3Tuesday	Independence of CuencaIndependencia de Cuenca	Public holiday
December 6Sunday	Foundation of Quito	Regional holiday
December 21Monday	December Solstice	Observance
December 25Friday	Christmas DayDía de Navidad	Public holiday
December 31Thursday	New Year's Eve	Observance