Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Ecuador 2027
Ecuador has 11 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 10 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Ecuador 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 11
- Of those, on a working day
- 10
- Of those, on a weekend
- 1
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 4 days (6 February to 9 February)
- Bridge days
- 0
- Most nationwide holidays in
- February (2)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Ecuador, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | Año Nuevo | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Carnival | Carnaval | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Carnival | Carnaval | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Viernes Santo | Nationwide | |
| Friday | International Workers' Day | Día del Trabajo | Nationwide | |
| Monday | The Battle of Pichincha | Batalla de Pichincha | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Declaration of Independence of Quito | Primer Grito de Independencia | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Independence of Guayaquil | Independencia de Guayaquil | Nationwide | |
| Monday | All Souls' Day | Día de los Difuntos, Día de Muertos | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Independence of Cuenca | Independencia de Cuenca | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | Día de Navidad | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Ecuador
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (9)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Saturday 6 February to Tuesday 9 February 2027: 4 days off, with Carnival, Carnival.
- Friday 26 March to Sunday 28 March 2027: 3 days off, with Good Friday.
- Friday 30 April to Sunday 2 May 2027: 3 days off, with International Workers' Day.
- Saturday 22 May to Monday 24 May 2027: 3 days off, with The Battle of Pichincha.
- Saturday 7 August to Monday 9 August 2027: 3 days off, with Declaration of Independence of Quito.
- Friday 8 October to Sunday 10 October 2027: 3 days off, with Independence of Guayaquil.
- Saturday 30 October to Monday 1 November 2027: 3 days off, with All Souls' Day.
- Friday 5 November to Sunday 7 November 2027: 3 days off, with Independence of Cuenca.
Bridge days (0)
No working day in 2027 sits between two days off, so there is no bridge day by this rule.
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Ecuador applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Ecuador to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/ecuador/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Ecuador's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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