11 official public holidays in 2031, with 11 still ahead and around 253 working days remaining.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day Año Nuevo | Public |
| Mon, Feb 24 | Monday | Carnival Carnaval | Public |
| Tue, Feb 25 | Tuesday | Carnival Carnaval | Public |
| Fri, Apr 11 | Friday | Good Friday | Public |
| Thu, May 1 | Thursday | International Workers' Day | Public |
| Sat, May 24 | Saturday | The Battle of Pichincha Batalla de Pichincha | Public |
| Sun, Aug 10 | Sunday | Declaration of Independence of Quito Primer Grito de Independencia | Public |
| Thu, Oct 9 | Thursday | Independence of Guayaquil Independencia de Guayaquil | Public |
| Sun, Nov 2 | Sunday | All Souls' Day Día de los Difuntos, Día de Muertos | Public |
| Mon, Nov 3 | Monday | Independence of Cuenca Independencia de Cuenca | Public |
| Thu, Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas Day Día de Navidad | Public |
Wed, Jan 1 · Wednesday
New Year's Day
Año Nuevo
Public
Mon, Feb 24 · Monday
Carnival
Carnaval
Public
Tue, Feb 25 · Tuesday
Carnival
Carnaval
Public
Fri, Apr 11 · Friday
Good Friday
Public
Thu, May 1 · Thursday
International Workers' Day
Public
Sat, May 24 · Saturday
The Battle of Pichincha
Batalla de Pichincha
Public
Sun, Aug 10 · Sunday
Declaration of Independence of Quito
Primer Grito de Independencia
Public
Thu, Oct 9 · Thursday
Independence of Guayaquil
Independencia de Guayaquil
Public
Sun, Nov 2 · Sunday
All Souls' Day
Día de los Difuntos, Día de Muertos
Public
Mon, Nov 3 · Monday
Independence of Cuenca
Independencia de Cuenca
Public
Thu, Dec 25 · Thursday
Christmas Day
Día de Navidad
Public
Total holidays
11
in 2031
Working days remaining
253
across all of 2031
Upcoming holidays
11
during 2031
See Ecuador's holidays side by side with another country to plan cross-border work.
Ecuador marks 11 official public holidays across 2031. 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 2031. 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.
For people planning cross-border meetings, the practical move is to overlay Ecuador's calendar with the calendars of the other countries on your team. A week that looks completely clear from your end might be a national holiday on theirs. The compare tool above pairs two country calendars and highlights the overlapping closures, so you can spot the weeks where almost no one is at their desk before you put a launch on the board.
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.