By joining 11 days off for national celebrations with weekends, in the year 2022 there will be 29 days off, in Ecuador.
The year 2022 begins in Ecuador without holidays, because Monday, January 1 is Saturday, but as it is an immovable date, it must be enjoyed without change, joining as if it were any weekend to Sunday 2.
On Ecuador annually has 11 days off because the Holiday Law has been in force since 2016, the one that determines the mandatory rest days for all Ecuadorians. Those days correspond to national holidays and one more day of local civic festivals, that is, 12 each year in each province.
By joining these 11 days with the weekends, in the year 2022 there will be 29 days off, nationwide.
There are two longer holidays: Carnival, on Monday, February 28 and Tuesday, March 1, which join on Saturday, February 26 and Sunday, February 27, 2022.
And the remembrance of the Dead, which is postponed to Friday 4, thus joining Thursday, November 3, the date of Cuenca’s independence. This holiday is complemented by Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 November 2022.
National holidays for 2022 in Ecuador
| New Year | Saturday, January 1, 2022 | Not recoverable, joins Sunday 2 |
| Carnival | Monday, February 28 and Tuesday, March 1, 2022 | Carnival holiday, not recoverable, join Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 |
| Holy Friday | Friday April 15, 2022 | Not recoverable, join Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 |
| Labor Day | Sunday, May 1, 2022 | Non-recoverable, passes to Monday May 2, joins Saturday 30 and Sunday 1 |
| Battle of Pichincha | Tuesday May 24, 2022 | Non-recoverable, goes to Monday 23, joins Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 |
| Guayaquil Festivities | Monday, July 25, 2022 | Local holiday only for Guayaquil, not recoverable, joins Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 |
| First Cry of Independence | Wednesday, August 10, 2022 | Non-recoverable, passes to Friday, August 12, joins Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 |
| Guayaquil’s independence | Sunday, October 9, 2022 | Non-recoverable, passes to Monday October 10, joins Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 |
| Day of the Dead | Wednesday, November 2, 2022 | Non-recoverable, passes to Friday, November 4, joins Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 |
| Independence of Cuenca | Thursday, November 3, 2022 | Non-recoverable, joins the deceased holiday * |
| Christmas | Sunday, December 25, 2022 | Not recoverable, joins Saturday 24 * |
* Free days determined by the Ministry of Tourism of Ecuador.
The regulations of the Law established that if a holiday falls on a Saturday, the mandatory rest will go to the previous Friday, and if it is Sunday, to the following Monday.
If it falls on Tuesday, the holiday is moved to the previous Monday.
Also, holidays that are on Wednesday or Thursday will be carried over to Friday of that week. Dates such as Carnival, Christmas and New Years are excepted.
When there are local or national holidays in two consecutive days, these will correspond to Monday and Tuesday or Thursday and Friday.
Ecuador holidays by provinces for 2022
Here are the main dates that will be a holiday in the provinces of Ecuador during 2022, not recoverable in each locality.
Local holidays for Azuay 2022
- Cuenca Foundation: Tuesday April 12 (goes to Monday 11)
- Independence of Cuenca: Thursday, November 3 (national holiday)
Local holidays for Bolívar 2022
- Independence of Guaranda: Thursday, November 10 (goes to Friday, 11)
Local holidays for Cañar 2022
- Cantonization of Azogues: Saturday April 16 (passes to Friday 15)
- Independence of Azogues: Friday, November 4
Local holidays for Carchi 2022
- Provincialization of Carchi: Saturday, November 19 (passes to Friday 18)
Local holidays for Chimborazo 2022
- Independence of Riobamba: Thursday April 21 (goes to Friday 22)
- Riobamba Foundation: Friday, November 11
Local holidays for Cotopaxi 2022
- Provincialization of Cotopaxi: Friday, April 1
- Latacunga Independence: Friday, November 11
Local holidays for El Oro 2022
- Provincialization of El Oro: Saturday April 23 (passes to Friday 22)
- Cantonization of Machala: Saturday June 25 passes to Friday 24)
Local holidays for Esmeraldas 2022
- Independence of Esmeraldas: Friday, August 5
- Provincialization of Esmeraldas: Monday, November 21
Local Holidays for Galapagos 2022
- Galapagos Provincialization: Friday, February 18
Local holidays for Guayas 2022
- Guayaquil Foundation (cantonal): Monday, July 25
- Independence of Guayaquil (national): Sunday October 9 (goes to Monday 10)
- Cantonization of Samborondón: Monday, October 31
- Duran Foundation: Sunday October 16 (goes to Monday 17)
- Local holidays for Imbabura 2022 September (passes to Friday 16) 2
Local holidays for Imbabura 2022
- Provincialization of Imbabura: Saturday June 25 (passes to Friday 24)
- Ibarra Foundation: Wednesday September 28 (goes to Friday 30)
Local Holidays for Store 2022
- Independence of Loja: Friday, November 18
- Loja Foundation: Thursday December 8 (goes to Friday 9)
Local holidays for Los Ríos 2022
- Babahoyo Foundation: Friday, May 27
- Provincialization of Los Ríos: Thursday, October 6 (goes to Friday, 7)
- Cantonization of Quevedo: Friday, October 7
- Holiday in Mocache for the Day of Interculturality: Wednesday, October 12
Local holidays for Manabí 2022
- Independence of Portoviejo: Tuesday October 18 (goes to Monday 17)
- Cantonization of Manta: Friday, November 4
- Cantonization of Chone: Sunday July 24 (goes to Monday 25)
- Chone Foundation: Sunday August 7 (goes to Monday 8)
- Patron Saint festivities of the Virgen de la O in Chone: Sunday, October 30
Local holidays for Morona Santiago 2022
- Cantonization of Macas: Sunday May 29 (passes to Monday 30)
- Provincialization of Morona Santiago: Thursday, November 10 (goes to Friday, 11)
Local holidays for Napo 2022
- Napo Provincialization: Friday, February 12
- Foundation of Tena: Tuesday, November 15 (goes to Monday 14)
Local holidays for Orellana 2022
- Cantonization of Coca: Wednesday April 20 (passes to Friday 22)
- Provincialization of Orellana: Saturday July 30 (passes to Friday 29)
Local holidays for Pastaza 2022
- Cantonization of Puyo: Thursday, May 12 (passes to Friday the 13th)
- Provincialization of Pastaza: Thursday, November 10 (goes to Friday, 11)
Local holidays for Pichincha 2022
- Quito Foundation: Tuesday December 6 (goes to Monday 5)
Local holidays for Santa Elena 2022
- Provincialization of Santa Elena: Monday, November 8
- Cantonization of Santa Elena: Friday, January 22
- Cantonization La Libertad: Thursday, April 14 (passes to Friday 15)
- Cantonization of Salinas: Thursday, December 22 (goes to Friday 23)
Local holidays for Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas 2022
- Cantonization of Santo Domingo: Sunday July 3 (goes to Monday 4)
- Provincialization: Sunday, November 6 (goes to Monday 7)
Local holidays for Sucumbíos 2022
- Provincialization of Sucumbíos: Saturday February 13 (goes to Friday 12)
Local holidays for Tungurahua 2022
- Fruit and Flower Festival: Monday, February 28 and Tuesday, March 1 (Carnival Festivities)
- Independence: Saturday November 12 (goes to Friday 11)
Local holidays for Zamora Chinchipe 2022
- Cantonization of Zamora: Thursday, October 6 (goes to Friday, 7)
- Provincialization of Zamora Chinchipe: Thursday, November 10 (goes to Friday, 11). (I)
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