Public holidays in Ecuador 2027

17 nationwide public holidays in 2027.

Next nationwide holiday in Ecuador

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Friday	Friday	New Year's Day Año Nuevo	Año Nuevo
8 February Monday	Monday	Carnival Carnaval	Carnaval
9 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Carnival Carnaval	Carnaval
26 March Friday	Friday	Good Friday Viernes Santo	Viernes Santo
30 April Friday	Friday	Labor Day (observed) Día del Trabajo (observado) Observed day off for Labor Day (Sat 1 May)	Día del Trabajo (observado)
1 May Saturday	Saturday	Labor Day Día del Trabajo	Día del Trabajo
24 May Monday	Monday	The Battle of Pichincha Batalla de Pichincha	Batalla de Pichincha
9 August Monday	Monday	Declaration of Independence of Quito (observed) Primer Grito de Independencia (observado) Observed day off for Declaration of Independence of Quito (Tue 10 Aug)	Primer Grito de Independencia (observado)
10 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Declaration of Independence of Quito Primer Grito de Independencia	Primer Grito de Independencia
8 October Friday	Friday	Independence of Guayaquil (observed) Independencia de Guayaquil (observado) Observed day off for Independence of Guayaquil (Sat 9 Oct)	Independencia de Guayaquil (observado)
9 October Saturday	Saturday	Independence of Guayaquil Independencia de Guayaquil	Independencia de Guayaquil
1 November Monday	Monday	All Souls' Day (observed) Día de Difuntos (observado) Observed day off for All Souls' Day (Tue 2 Nov)	Día de Difuntos (observado)
2 November Tuesday	Tuesday	All Souls' Day Día de Difuntos	Día de Difuntos
3 November Wednesday	Wednesday	Independence of Cuenca Independencia de Cuenca	Independencia de Cuenca
24 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day (observed) Navidad (observado) Observed day off for Christmas Day (Sat 25 Dec)	Navidad (observado)
25 December Saturday	Saturday	Christmas Day Navidad	Navidad
31 December Friday	Friday	New Year's Day (observed) Año Nuevo (observado) Observed day off for New Year's Day (Sat 1 Jan)	Año Nuevo (observado)

Long weekends and bridge days 2027

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Ecuador (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Quito: high 23°C (73°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 86% of days
Sat 6 Feb – Tue 9 Feb · 4 days off
Carnival
Typically in Quito: high 23°C (73°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 93% of days
Fri 26 Mar – Sun 28 Mar · 3 days off
Good Friday
Typically in Quito: high 22°C (72°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 89% of days
Fri 30 Apr – Sun 2 May · 3 days off
Labor Day (observed), Labor Day
Typically in Quito: high 23°C (73°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 97% of days
Sat 22 May – Mon 24 May · 3 days off
The Battle of Pichincha
Typically in Quito: high 24°C (75°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 67% of days
Sat 7 Aug – Tue 10 Aug · 4 days off
Declaration of Independence of Quito (observed), Declaration of Independence of Quito
Typically in Quito: high 26°C (79°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 26% of days
Fri 8 Oct – Sun 10 Oct · 3 days off
Independence of Guayaquil (observed), Independence of Guayaquil
Typically in Quito: high 24°C (75°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 59% of days
Sat 30 Oct – Wed 3 Nov · 5 days off
All Souls' Day (observed), All Souls' Day, Independence of Cuenca
Typically in Quito: high 24°C (75°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 71% of days
Fri 24 Dec – Sun 26 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day (observed), Christmas Day
Typically in Quito: high 23°C (73°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 66% of days
Fri 31 Dec – Sun 2 Jan 2028 · 3 days off
New Year's Day (observed)
Typically in Quito: high 23°C (73°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 89% of days

Bridge days

No single-day bridges in 2027.

Leave planner 2027

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Fri 29 Oct – Sun 7 Nov — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Fri 29 Oct, Thu 4 Nov, Fri 5 Nov).

Take 1 day off (Mon 4 Jan) get 4 days in a row
Fri 1 Jan – Mon 4 Jan · New Year's Day
Take 1 day off (Fri 5 Feb) get 5 days in a row
Fri 5 Feb – Tue 9 Feb · Carnival
Take 1 day off (Thu 25 Mar) get 4 days in a row
Thu 25 Mar – Sun 28 Mar · Good Friday
Take 1 day off (Thu 29 Apr) get 4 days in a row
Thu 29 Apr – Sun 2 May · Labor Day (observed), Labor Day
Take 1 day off (Fri 6 Aug) get 5 days in a row
Fri 6 Aug – Tue 10 Aug · Declaration of Independence of Quito (observed), Declaration of Independence of Quito
Take 1 day off (Fri 29 Oct) get 6 days in a row
Fri 29 Oct – Wed 3 Nov · All Souls' Day (observed), All Souls' Day, Independence of Cuenca