Ecuador

Ecuador public holidays 2025

Ecuador had 11 nationwide public holidays in 2025. After them, 2025 had 248 working days.

Public holidays in Ecuador in 2025
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Wednesday	New Year's DayNationwide
March
Mar 3Monday	CarnivalNationwide
Mar 4Tuesday	CarnivalNationwide
April
Apr 18Friday	Good FridayNationwide
May
May 1Thursday	Labor DayNationwide
May 2Friday	Labor Day Day off in lieuNationwide
May 23Friday	The Battle of Pichincha Day off in lieuNationwide
May 24Saturday	The Battle of PichinchaNationwide
August
Aug 10Sunday	Declaration of Independence of QuitoNationwide
Aug 11Monday	Declaration of Independence of Quito Day off in lieuNationwide
October
Oct 9Thursday	Independence of GuayaquilNationwide
Oct 10Friday	Independence of Guayaquil Day off in lieuNationwide
November
Nov 2Sunday	All Souls' DayNationwide
Nov 3Monday	Independence of CuencaNationwide
Nov 4Tuesday	All Souls' Day Day off in lieuNationwide
December
Dec 25Thursday	Christmas DayNationwide

Nationwide: 11public holidays
By region: 11no regional days
Working days: 248after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 7+1 with 1 day off

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2025

Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.

4 daysSat, Mar 1 – Tue, Mar 4 · Carnival
3 daysFri, Apr 18 – Sun, Apr 20 · Good Friday
4 daysThu, May 1 – Sun, May 4 · Labor Day
3 daysFri, May 23 – Sun, May 25 · The Battle of Pichincha
3 daysSat, Aug 9 – Mon, Aug 11 · Declaration of Independence of Quito
4 daysThu, Oct 9 – Sun, Oct 12 · Independence of Guayaquil
4 daysSat, Nov 1 – Tue, Nov 4 · All Souls' Day, Independence of Cuenca
4 daysThu, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 28 · Christmas DayTake Fri, Dec 26 off to join it up

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Ecuador in 2025?

11 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Carnival (Mar 3); Carnival (Mar 4); Good Friday (Apr 18); Labor Day (May 1); The Battle of Pichincha (May 24); Declaration of Independence of Quito (Aug 10); Independence of Guayaquil (Oct 9); All Souls' Day (Nov 2); Independence of Cuenca (Nov 3); Christmas Day (Dec 25).

Which month has the most public holidays in 2025?

March and May and November, with 2 nationwide public holidays each. 4 months have none.

How many working days are there in 2025?

248 working days, counting Monday to Friday and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.

What does "Day off in lieu" mean?

When a holiday falls on a weekend, the day off moves to a nearby working day, usually the following Monday. Those substitute days are listed separately.