Official Holidays In Ecuador 2012

During these dates you can expect almost everything to be closed with some exceptions in touristic areas but also have in mind that this is Latin America and people/projects sometimes extend a holiday from 1 day to 2 or 3 days as they see fit.

  • New Year's Day, 01 Of January
  • Wise Men's Day Or Good Friday, 06 Of January
  • Carnival, 20-21 of February (Dates Changes Every Year)
  • Ash Wednesday, 22 of February
  • Easter And Holy Week 01-08 Of April (Dates Changes Every Year)
  • Labor Day, 01 Of May
  • Battle Of Pichincha, 24 Of May
  • Simon Bolivars Birthday Memorial, 24 Of July
  • Ecuador's Independence Day Or Quito Independence Day, 10 Of August
  • Guayaquil Independence Day, 09 Of October
  • All Saints Day, 01 Of November
  • All Soul's Day Or Day Of The Dead, 02 Of November
  • Columbus Day, 10 Of October
  • Cuenca Independence Day, 03 Of November
  • Foundation Of Quito, 06 Of December
  • Christmas Eve, 24 Of December
  • Christmas Day, 25 Of December
  • Summer Holliday In The Andes And The Amazon Is From About Mid-June To The End Of August
  • Summer Holliday On The Coast And The Galapagos Islands Is From About Mid-January To End Of March

    • Other Holidays And Celebrations In Ecuador

    These are some of the dates where they have local and national celebrations or fairs in Ecuador that in the eyes of the government is to be considered a normal working day. This doesn’t mean that everything is open though and in some cases even government employees have vacations with the demand that they work extra another day to catch up.

  • Virgin Of The Charity's Day, 01 February, In Ibarra
  • Discovery Of The Amazon River, 12 February
  • Battle of Tarqui, 27 February
  • National Community Spirit Day, 27 February
  • Sugar Canes Day, 02 March, In Atuntaqui
  • Peaches Day, 04 March, In Gualaceo
  • Celebrations Of Riobamba's Foundation, 19 To 21 April
  • Lord Of The Good Hope, 03 May, In Cuenca
  • Agronomy And Cattle Fair, 11 To 14 May, In Puyo
  • Virgin Of El Carmen Day, 11-16 May, In Ibarra
  • Corpus Cristi, 9th Thursday after Easter 23 June
  • San Juan, 24 June, In Otavalo, Tabacundo and Guamote
  • Saint John The Baptist, 24 June, In And Around Otavalo
  • Saints Peter And Paul, 28 And 29 June, In And Around Otavalo
  • Chagras Day, 23 July, In Machachi
  • Guayaquil Founding Day, 25 And 26 July
  • Virgin Of The Snows Day, 05 August, In Sicalpa
  • San Jacintos Day, 17 August, In Yahuachi
  • Various Harvest Festivals Throughout Ecuador, September
  • Fiesta Del Yamor, 01 To 15 September, In Otavalo
  • World Banana Fair, 20 To 26 September, In Machala
  • Mama Negra Or Our Lady Of Mercy Festival, 23 To 24 September, In Latacunga
  • Lake Celebration, 24 To 28 September, Ibarra
  • Latacunga Independence Day, 11 November
  • Foundation Of Quito, 5 To 6 December
  • Old Year's Day, 31 December