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May
30

Taking place on the Thursday and weekend after Trinity Sunday in either May or June, Corpus Cristi is a chance for masked dancers with towering...

June
21

The June Solstice is celebrated throughout the Andes, with celebration usually taking place at archaeological sites such as Ingapirca, as well as...

June
29

Fishermen all along the coast usually hold this celebration of St Peter, when an effigy of the saint is sailed out to sea. A variation of the...

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Ecuador Public Holidays

Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2013-December 2014 period.

Public holiday note: 

Holidays falling mid-week are often observed on the closest Monday or Friday.

2013

January
01
New Year's Day
Start date:
1 January 2013
March
29
Good Friday
Start date:
29 March 2013
May
01
Labour Day
Start date:
1 May 2013
May
24
Battle of Pichincha
Start date:
24 May 2013
August
10
Independence Day
Start date:
10 August 2013
October
09
Guayaquil Independence Day
Start date:
9 October 2013
November
02
All Souls' Day
Start date:
2 November 2013
November
03
Cuenca Independence Day
Start date:
3 November 2013
December
25
Christmas Day
Start date:
25 December 2013
December
31
New Year's Eve
Start date:
31 December 2013

2014

January
01
New Year's Day
Start date:
1 January 2014
April
18
Good Friday
Start date:
18 April 2014
May
01
Labour Day
Start date:
1 May 2014
May
24
Battle of Pichincha
Start date:
24 May 2014
August
10
Independence Day
Start date:
10 August 2014
October
09
Guayaquil Independence Day
Start date:
9 October 2014
November
02
All Souls' Day
Start date:
2 November 2014
November
03
Cuenca Independence Day
Start date:
3 November 2014
December
25
Christmas Day
Start date:
25 December 2014
December
31
New Year's Eve
Start date:
31 December 2014