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Public holidays in Ecuador in 2026
Ecuador has 12 public holidays in 2026, 11 of them on working days, leaving 250 working days. 6 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 16 Feb 2026 | Monday | Carnival |
| 17 Feb 2026 | Tuesday | Shrove Tuesday |
| 2 Apr 2026 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Labour Day |
| 24 May 2026 | Sunday | The Battle of Pichincha |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Monday | Declaration of Independence of Quito |
| 10 Sept 2026 | Thursday | Independence of Guayaquil |
| 2 Nov 2026 | Monday | All Souls' Day |
| 3 Nov 2026 | Tuesday | Independence of Cuenca |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
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Long weekends in Ecuador, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2026: book Friday 2 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day)
- 13 Feb 2026 – 17 Feb 2026: book Friday 13 Feb 2026 (Carnival, Shrove Tuesday)
- 1 Apr 2026 – 5 Apr 2026: book Wednesday 1 Apr 2026 (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday)
- 30 Apr 2026 – 3 May 2026: book Thursday 30 Apr 2026 (Labour Day)
- 22 May 2026 – 24 May 2026: book Friday 22 May 2026 (The Battle of Pichincha)
- 7 Aug 2026 – 10 Aug 2026: book Friday 7 Aug 2026 (Declaration of Independence of Quito)
- 10 Sept 2026 – 13 Sept 2026: book Friday 11 Sept 2026 (Independence of Guayaquil)
- 30 Oct 2026 – 3 Nov 2026: book Friday 30 Oct 2026 (All Souls' Day, Independence of Cuenca)
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