Public holidays in Ecuador, 2073
11 official public holidays in 2073, with 11 still ahead and around 251 working days remaining.
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| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Jan 1 | Sunday | New Year's Day Año Nuevo | Public |
| Mon, Feb 6 | Monday | Carnival Carnaval | Public |
| Tue, Feb 7 | Tuesday | Carnival Carnaval | Public |
| Fri, Mar 24 | Friday | Good Friday Viernes Santo | Public |
| Mon, May 1 | Monday | International Workers' Day Día del Trabajo | Public |
| Fri, May 26 | Friday | The Battle of Pichincha Batalla de Pichincha | Public |
| Fri, Aug 11 | Friday | Declaration of Independence of Quito Primer Grito de Independencia | Public |
| Mon, Oct 9 | Monday | Independence of Guayaquil Independencia de Guayaquil | Public |
| Fri, Nov 3 | Friday | All Souls' Day Día de los Difuntos, Día de Muertos | Public |
| Fri, Nov 3 | Friday | Independence of Cuenca Independencia de Cuenca | Public |
| Mon, Dec 25 | Monday | Christmas Day Día de Navidad | Public |
Sun, Jan 1 · Sunday
New Year's Day
Año Nuevo
Public
Mon, Feb 6 · Monday
Carnival
Carnaval
Public
Tue, Feb 7 · Tuesday
Carnival
Carnaval
Public
Fri, Mar 24 · Friday
Good Friday
Viernes Santo
Public
Mon, May 1 · Monday
International Workers' Day
Día del Trabajo
Public
Fri, May 26 · Friday
The Battle of Pichincha
Batalla de Pichincha
Public
Fri, Aug 11 · Friday
Declaration of Independence of Quito
Primer Grito de Independencia
Public
Mon, Oct 9 · Monday
Independence of Guayaquil
Independencia de Guayaquil
Public
Fri, Nov 3 · Friday
All Souls' Day
Día de los Difuntos, Día de Muertos
Public
Fri, Nov 3 · Friday
Independence of Cuenca
Independencia de Cuenca
Public
Mon, Dec 25 · Monday
Christmas Day
Día de Navidad
Public
Total holidays
11
in 2073
Working days remaining
251
across all of 2073
Upcoming holidays
11
during 2073
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How Ecuador public holidays work in 2073
Ecuador marks 11 official public holidays across 2073. These are the days on which banks, government offices, and most schools close, and when many private employers either close entirely or operate at reduced capacity. The list above is sourced from Nager.Date, which compiles each country's official gazette entries. If you are a remote worker or freelancer billing clients in Ecuador, this list tells you which dates payroll runs, post arrives, and meetings stand a real chance of happening.
Some holidays in Ecuador are fixed dates that fall on whatever day of the week they land on, while others are observed on the closest Monday or Friday to create a long weekend. The Day column above tells you exactly when each holiday lands in 2073. A holiday that lands on a Saturday or Sunday is sometimes given a substitute day off on the following Monday; the source data marks those substitutions where they apply.
If you are visiting Ecuador, the holiday list tells you when to expect heavier domestic travel, busier restaurants, and quieter office districts. The big retail holidays move shopping crowds; the religious holidays move family travel. Either way, the dates above are the ones to mark in your own calendar before you book trains or internal flights for the year.