Ecuador Holidays

National and bank holidays for 2026

Year:

Holidays

National

Bank

January

New Year's Day (Año Nuevo) national

First day of the calendar year

Thu, Jan 1

February

Carnival Monday (Lunes de Carnaval) national

First day of Carnival celebrations

Mon, Feb 16

Carnival Tuesday (Martes de Carnaval) national

Second day of Carnival, also known as Shrove Tuesday

Tue, Feb 17

April

Good Friday (Viernes Santo) national

Friday before Easter Sunday

Fri, Apr 3

May

Labour Day (Día del Trabajo) national

International Workers' Day

Fri, May 1

Battle of Pichincha (Batalla de Pichincha) national

Commemorates the decisive 1822 battle that secured Ecuador's independence from Spain

Sun, May 24

July

Simon Bolivar's Birthday (Natalicio de Simón Bolívar) national

Honors the birth of the Liberator Simon Bolivar

Fri, Jul 24

August

Independence of Quito (Primer Grito de Independencia) national

Commemorates the first cry of independence in Quito in 1809

Mon, Aug 10

October

Independence of Guayaquil (Independencia de Guayaquil) national

Commemorates the independence of Guayaquil from Spain in 1820

Fri, Oct 9

November

Day of the Dead (Día de los Difuntos) national

Day to honor and remember deceased loved ones

Mon, Nov 2

Independence of Cuenca (Independencia de Cuenca) national

Commemorates the independence of Cuenca from Spain in 1820

Tue, Nov 3

December

Christmas Day (Navidad) national

Celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ

Fri, Dec 25

API Access

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ISO Alpha-2

ISO Alpha-3

ECU

Official Name

Republic of Ecuador

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