Carnival 2027 in Ecuador: holiday, Guaranda and Ambato
The Carnival 2027 holiday is Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 February: four days off from Saturday the 6th. What is known about Guaranda and Ambato.
Carnival 2027 falls on Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 February, according to the official holiday calendar reported by Primicias. With the weekend, the break runs from Saturday 6 to Tuesday 9 February: four days in a row.
Guaranda's Carnival
It is part of Ecuador's Intangible Cultural Heritage and is celebrated with comparsas (costumed troupes), coplas (sung verses), parades and the arrival of the Taita Carnaval. In 2026 its agenda ran for several weeks around the holiday (Primicias). The 2027 programme has not been published yet: do not trust posters or dates that do not cite the Guaranda city council.
Fiesta de la Fruta y de las Flores, in Ambato
It was born after the earthquake of 5 August 1949, which destroyed much of the city, and it celebrates the area's fruit and flowers (Primicias). It takes place over Carnival: in 2026 it ran from 13 to 17 February, with the main parade on Sunday the 15th (Primicias). There are no official dates or programme for 2027 yet.
Plans for the holiday
Each city's list builds itself from what organizers, theatres and cultural centres publish, and it grows as the programmes are announced:
- What to do in Ambato over Carnival
- What to do in Quito over Carnival
- What to do in Guayaquil over Carnival
- Every city and the next holidays
Before you go
- Carnival is one of the busiest travel holidays of the year: book transport and lodging early.
- On long holidays, roads and bus terminals fill up on the first and the last day.
Organizing something for Carnival? Post it for free and it shows up in your city's agenda.
