Public Holidays in Ecuador 2025 🇪🇨
Ecuador has 15 public holidays in 2025. The next public holiday is Declaration of Independence of Quito on 10. Aug. The table below lists every national public holiday with its date and weekday, so you can plan travel, business days and time off in Ecuador.
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Carnival | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Carnival | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Good Friday | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Labor Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Labor Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | The Battle of Pichincha (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | The Battle of Pichincha | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Declaration of Independence of Quito | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Declaration of Independence of Quito (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Independence of Guayaquil | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Independence of Guayaquil (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | All Souls' Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Independence of Cuenca | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Christmas Day | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Ecuador 2025
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- Carnival — (Monday) — long weekend
- Carnival — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Good Friday — (Friday) — long weekend
- Labor Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Labor Day (observed) — (Friday) — long weekend
- The Battle of Pichincha (observed) — (Friday) — long weekend
- Declaration of Independence of Quito (observed) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Independence of Guayaquil — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Independence of Guayaquil (observed) — (Friday) — long weekend
- Independence of Cuenca — (Monday) — long weekend
- Christmas Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
Holidays that change date in Ecuador
Some holidays are movable and land on a different date each year. Here is how these dates shift from 2025 to 2026.
- Carnival: →
- Carnival: →
- Good Friday: →
- The Battle of Pichincha (observed): →
