Pamplona’s annual nine-day Fiesta de San Fermín began in Spain last week. The festival, including the famous running of the bulls, attracts thousands of visitors to Pamplona every year. The festival kicks off with massive crowds awaiting the chupinazo in Pamplona’s town square, followed by a carnival, fireworks, the running of the bulls, and many bullfights. Gathered below, images from some of the first runs this year.
The Running of the Bulls 2023
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![People run through a street, being chased by several bulls, as many onlookers watch.]()
Read moreJose Escolar Gil's fighting bulls run among revelers on the second day of the running of the bulls during the San Fermín fiesta in Pamplona, Spain, on July 8, 2023. #
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![A view down a narrow street lined with tall buildings. The street is filled with running people, and many balconies above are also filled.]()
Read morePeople run through the streets with fighting bulls and steers during the San Fermín fiesta in Pamplona on July 8, 2023. #
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![A crowd of people runs away from a bull.]()
Read moreA Cebada Gago fighting bull runs among revelers during the third day of the running of the bulls. #
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![Two bulls run toward people. One of them has snagged a runner's shirt with one of its horns.]()
Read morePeople take part in the traditional bull run in Pamplona on July 8, 2023. #
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![Several first responders tend to an injured person in a street.]()
Read moreFirst responders tend to an injured runner in Pamplona on July 9, 2023. #
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![An elevated view down a narrow street, looking at hundreds of people running away from a small herd of bulls.]()
Read morePeople take part in the traditional bull run on July 7, 2023. #
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![A dozen bulls run down a narrow street, sending a crowd of runners scampering out of their way.]()
Read moreLa Palmosilla's fighting bulls run among attendees during the first day of the running of the bulls, on July 7, 2023. #
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![Two people bump into each other as they try to get out of the way of running bulls in a street. A few other people lie on the ground protecting themselves.]()
Read moreParticipants run from bulls in Pamplona on July 10, 2023. #
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![A small group of bulls turns a sharp corner in a narrow cobblestone street.]()
Read moreFighting bulls turn a tight corner during a run on July 7, 2023. #
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![People scramble and run out of the way of a group of running bulls.]()
Read moreFuente Ymbro's fighting bulls run among people on the fourth day of the running of the bulls. #
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![A group of people lies in a small pile at the entrance to a bullring, as a running steer leaps over them.]()
Read moreA steer jumps over participants after a bull run in Pamplona on July 8, 2023. #
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![People run inside a bullring as one runner is knocked down by a charging steer.]()
Read moreA reveler is knocked to the ground by a steer at the end of the fourth running of the bulls on July 10, 2023. #
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![A group of people scramble to run as a steer jumps into the crowd.]()
Read moreA steer runs into a group of participants after a bull run on July 7, 2023. #
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![A steer pushes a person who has fallen inside a bullring.]()
Read moreA participant is knocked down by a steer in the bullring in Pamplona, northern Spain, on July 7, 2023. #
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![A crowd of people backs away from a running steer inside a bullring.]()
Read moreRevelers back away from a steer as it enters the bullring at the end of the fourth running of the bulls on July 10, 2023. #
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![A person is tossed over the head of a steer inside a bullring.]()
Read moreA person is tossed by a steer at the end of the fourth running of the bulls during the San Fermín fiesta in Pamplona on July 10, 2023. #
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