Public holidays in Ecuador 2026
Ecuador has 11 public holidays in 2026. 10 fall on a weekday and 1 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 250 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
11public holidays
11weekday days off, substitutes included
250working days in 2026
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Carnival | |
| Tuesday | Carnival | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Friday | Labor Day | |
| Sunday weekend | The Battle of Pichincha | |
| Monday | The Battle of Pichincha observed | |
| Monday | Declaration of Independence of Quito | |
| Friday | Independence of Guayaquil | |
| Monday | All Souls' Day | |
| Tuesday | Independence of Cuenca | |
| Friday | Christmas Day |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2026
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 104 | 11 | 250 |
public holidayweekendbridge day
Jan21 wd
Feb18 wd
Mar22 wd
Apr21 wd
May19 wd
Jun22 wd
Jul23 wd
Aug20 wd
Sep22 wd
Oct21 wd
Nov19 wd
Dec22 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysSat 14 to Tue 17 February 2026Carnival
- 3 daysFri 3 to Sun 5 April 2026Good Friday
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 May 2026Labor Day
- 3 daysSat 23 to Mon 25 May 2026The Battle of Pichincha
- 3 daysSat 8 to Mon 10 August 2026Declaration of Independence of Quito
- 3 daysFri 9 to Sun 11 October 2026Independence of Guayaquil
- 4 daysSat 31 October to Tue 3 November 2026All Souls' Day, Independence of Cuenca
- 3 daysFri 25 to Sun 27 December 2026Christmas Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 January 2026 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 January 2026New Year's Day
Questions about 2026 in Ecuador
- How many working days are there in Ecuador in 2026?
- 250 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 11 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Ecuador have in 2026?
- 11 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 1 falls on the weekend.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- The Battle of Pichincha (24 May 2026).
- What counts as the weekend in Ecuador?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2027?
- See public holidays in Ecuador 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Ecuador has 11 public holidays and 250 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/ecuador/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
Machine readable: JSON, Markdown, ICS, CSV.