Public holidays in Ecuador 2023

14 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Ecuador

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Local time · Lima

Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day Año Nuevo	Año Nuevo
2 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day (observed) Año Nuevo (observado) Observed day off for New Year's Day (Sun 1 Jan)	Año Nuevo (observado)
20 February Monday	Monday	Carnival Carnaval	Carnaval
21 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Carnival Carnaval	Carnaval
7 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious Viernes Santo	Viernes Santo
1 May Monday	Monday	Labor Day Día del Trabajo	Día del Trabajo
24 May Wednesday	Wednesday	The Battle of Pichincha National day Batalla de Pichincha	Batalla de Pichincha
26 May Friday	Friday	The Battle of Pichincha (observed) National day Batalla de Pichincha (observado) Observed day off for The Battle of Pichincha (Wed 24 May)	Batalla de Pichincha (observado)
10 August Thursday	Thursday	Declaration of Independence of Quito National day Primer Grito de Independencia	Primer Grito de Independencia
11 August Friday	Friday	Declaration of Independence of Quito (observed) National day Primer Grito de Independencia (observado) Observed day off for Declaration of Independence of Quito (Thu 10 Aug)	Primer Grito de Independencia (observado)
9 October Monday	Monday	Independence of Guayaquil National day Independencia de Guayaquil	Independencia de Guayaquil
2 November Thursday	Thursday	All Souls' Day Religious Día de Difuntos	Día de Difuntos
3 November Friday	Friday	Independence of Cuenca National day Independencia de Cuenca	Independencia de Cuenca
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Religious Navidad	Navidad

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

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

Long weekends

Sat 31 Dec – Mon 2 Jan 2023 · 3 days off
New Year's Day, New Year's Day (observed)
Typically in Quito: high 23°C (73°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 89% of days
Sat 18 Feb – Tue 21 Feb · 4 days off
Carnival
Typically in Quito: high 23°C (73°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 84% of days
Fri 7 Apr – Sun 9 Apr · 3 days off
Good Friday
Typically in Quito: high 23°C (73°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 86% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Quito: high 24°C (75°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 94% of days
Fri 26 May – Sun 28 May · 3 days off
The Battle of Pichincha (observed)
Typically in Quito: high 24°C (75°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 69% of days
Thu 10 Aug – Sun 13 Aug · 4 days off
Declaration of Independence of Quito, Declaration of Independence of Quito (observed)
Typically in Quito: high 25°C (77°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 21% of days
Sat 7 Oct – Mon 9 Oct · 3 days off
Independence of Guayaquil
Typically in Quito: high 24°C (75°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 57% of days
Thu 2 Nov – Sun 5 Nov · 4 days off
All Souls' Day, Independence of Cuenca
Typically in Quito: high 23°C (73°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 64% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Quito: high 23°C (73°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 63% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Quito: high 23°C (73°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 89% of days

Bridge days

Thu 25 May: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 24 May – Sun 28 May)
The Battle of Pichincha, The Battle of Pichincha (observed)
Typically in Quito: high 24°C (75°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 60% of days

Leave planner 2023

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: Sat 18 Feb – Sun 26 Feb — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 22 Feb, Thu 23 Feb, Fri 24 Feb).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 17 Feb) get 5 days in a rowFri 17 Feb – Tue 21 Feb · CarnivalShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 6 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 6 Apr – Sun 9 Apr · Good FridayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 25 May) get 5 days in a rowWed 24 May – Sun 28 May · The Battle of Pichincha, The Battle of Pichincha (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 9 Aug) get 5 days in a rowWed 9 Aug – Sun 13 Aug · Declaration of Independence of Quito, Declaration of Independence of Quito (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 1 Nov) get 5 days in a rowWed 1 Nov – Sun 5 Nov · All Souls' Day, Independence of CuencaShow on calendar ↓