San Fermin (Or "San Fermines, as it is called in Spanish), is a week long festival held in Pamplona, Spain every summer. The rest of the world knows it at "The Running of the Bulls", although it is much more than that. Every day for the 7 days of the festival starts at 8:00 AM with the running of the bulls, who are released into the streets of old Pamplona about a third of a mile away from the Plaza de Torros (the bull fighting ring), and run through a "closed" course of old Pamplona. This is followed by a traditional breakfast of "chorros", fried dough dipped in chocolate, and other sweets. The day continues with celebrations and a city-wide street festival. There is a bull fight each evening at 6:30 PM, and then the street festivals continue into the wee hours of the morning.
San Fermin!!!!
Inspecting the street for "trippables"
The baclony crowd awaits the start
San Fermin Committee members make a final inspection
Anxious spectators
The runners arrive
Awaiting the bulls, the runners are held at this position until the bulls are released.
Warming up
The first bulls make the turn
Close encounters
A crowd surrounds a downed runner. Not seriously injured.