Current Date And Time In Manta, Ecuador
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
16:50:34 ECT
State: Manabí
Currency: United States Dollar (USD)
Timezone: UTC -05:00 (ECT)
Population: 264,281
District: Manta
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Manta, Manabí, Ecuador? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Manta.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Manta follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Primer Grito de Independencia on August 10) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Manta.
This is Ecuador's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Ecuador's country-level and Manabí holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Manta as anywhere else in Ecuador.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Ecuador's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Ecuador's country and Manabí holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Manta just as everywhere else in Ecuador.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primer Grito de Independencia | August 10 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.presidencia.gob.ec |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Primer Grito de Independencia | Tue, Aug 10, 2027 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
Manta's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Ecuador's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in Manta doesn't simply get skipped — Ecuador's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 264,281 and running on the America/Guayaquil time zone, Manta follows Ecuador's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.