Ecuador's November 2026 holidays: days off and what happens on the 20th
31 October to 3 November is the Difuntos and Cuenca Independence break, and work is suspended on Friday the 20th. Plus each city's local holidays.
November 2026 brings one long break, one suspended workday and several local holidays. These dates are the ones published by Primicias.
Difuntos and Cuenca Independence
The break runs from Saturday 31 October to Tuesday 3 November: Monday the 2nd is Day of the Dead and Tuesday the 3rd is Cuenca's Independence. Activities resume on Wednesday the 4th. See what to do this holiday.
Friday 20 November
The Government suspended work on Friday the 20th for public and private institutions nationwide, and the decree says the day is not made up. The measure is tied to the Festival Internacional de Artes Vivas in Loja.
Local holidays, moved to these dates
- Azogues and Manta: Friday 6 November.
- Guaranda: Monday the 9th.
- Riobamba, Latacunga and Ambato: Friday the 13th.
- Tena: Monday the 16th.
- Loja: Friday the 20th.
- Daule: Friday the 27th.
Plans for those days
Check the agenda for Ambato, Riobamba, Latacunga, Manta and Loja.