Below is a single 2026 holiday list where each entry is denoted as:
- [🇪🇨 National] = applies countrywide
- [🟩 Manabí] = province-wide or key Manabí civic day
- [🟦 Cuenca] = local holiday for Cantón Cuenca
- [🟧 Loja] = province-wide or key Loja civic day
I’m listing the day off as observed when a date is typically moved by Ecuador’s holiday-transfer rules (Tue→Mon, Wed/Thu→Fri, Sun→Mon; applies to local holidays too). (Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador)
Ecuador 2026 Holidays — National + Manabí + Cuenca + Loja
January
- Thu Jan 1 — Año Nuevo / New Year [🇪🇨 National] (Ecuador Ministry of Tourism)
- Fri Jan 2 — Día adicional (Decreto Ejecutivo 249) / Extra rest day (Decree 249) [🇪🇨 National]
February
- Mon Feb 16 — Carnaval / Carnival [🇪🇨 National] (Ecuador Ministry of Tourism)
- Tue Feb 17 — Carnaval / Carnival [🇪🇨 National] (Ecuador Ministry of Tourism)
April
- Fri Apr 3 — Viernes Santo / Good Friday [🇪🇨 National] (Ecuador Ministry of Tourism)
- Mon Apr 13 (observed) — Fundación de Cuenca / Foundation of Cuenca [🟦 Cuenca]
(Commemoration: Sun Apr 12 → moves to Monday) (Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador)
May
- Fri May 1 — Día del Trabajo / Labor Day [🇪🇨 National] (Ecuador Ministry of Tourism)
- Mon May 25 (observed) — Batalla de Pichincha / Battle of Pichincha [🇪🇨 National] (Ecuador Ministry of Tourism)
June
- Fri Jun 26 (observed) — Provincialización de Manabí / Provincialization of Manabí [🟩 Manabí]
(Commemoration: Thu Jun 25 → typically moves to Friday) (El Diario)
August
- Mon Aug 10 — Primer Grito de Independencia / First Cry of Independence [🇪🇨 National] (Ecuador Ministry of Tourism)
October
- Fri Oct 9 — Independencia de Guayaquil / Guayaquil Independence [🇪🇨 National] (Ecuador Ministry of Tourism)
November
- Mon Nov 2 — Día de los Difuntos / All Souls’ Day [🇪🇨 National] (Ecuador Ministry of Tourism)
- Tue Nov 3 — Independencia de Cuenca / Cuenca Independence [🇪🇨 National] (Ecuador Ministry of Tourism)
- Fri Nov 20 (observed) — Independencia de Loja / Loja Independence (provincial rest day) [🟧 Loja]
(Commemoration: Wed Nov 18 → typically moves to Friday; provincial authorities usually issue a notice) (Gobernación de Loja)
December
- Fri Dec 25 — Navidad / Christmas [🇪🇨 National] (Ecuador Ministry of Tourism)
- (Optional, if you want it on your calendar) Mon Dec 7 (observed) — Fundación de Loja (cantón) / Foundation of Loja (canton) [🟧 Loja – Cantón Loja]
(Commemoration: Tue Dec 8 → typically moves to Monday; often announced locally) (Arcotel)
How to load into Google Calendar
A) National holidays (fastest: subscribe)
Primicias includes a direct “Add holidays calendar to Google Calendar” link.
- Open the Primicias holiday calendar article. (Primicias)
- Click the line that says “AGREGAR CALENDARIO DE FERIADOS A GOOGLE CALENDAR…” (Primicias)
- When Google Calendar opens, click “Add / Agregar”.
B) Manabí / Cuenca / Loja (best: create your own local calendar)
Google won’t auto-subscribe to local civic days reliably, so:
- In Google Calendar → Settings → Add calendar → Create new calendar
- Name it: Ecuador – Local (Manabí / Cuenca / Loja)
- Add the local dates above as all-day events
- Add a note in each event like: “Observed day may shift under holiday law.”
