The Northern Spanish city, Pamplona, was abuzz for nine days as the famous San Fermin festival started on July 7. There is hardly any blood-rushing sport than running alongside angry bulls in narrow streets, and the challenge is to not get hit.
The thrill and fear has all been captured on camera as the festival comes to a close. Let’s have a look!
People wait on balconies above Estafeta Street for the beginning of the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival. [Jesus Diges/EPA]During the intense “running of the bulls”, which lasts less than three minutes, the runners try to get as close as possible to the animals in their sprint to the Pamplona bullring, where bullfights are held in the afternoon. [Cesar Manso/AFP]Thousands of people attend the weeklong festival every year. [Cesar Manso/AFP]
Revelers run alongside José Escolar Gil’s fighting bulls during the sixth running of the bulls at the San Fermín Festival in Pamplona, Spain, Saturday, July 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)Revelers run with bulls from Cebada Gago ranch during the second day of the running of the bulls at the San FermÌn fiestas in Pamplona, Spain, Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)A cow leaps over a group of revelers lying on the ground at the entrance to the bullring during the running of the bulls on the fifth day of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, on Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)Spanish bullfighter Rafaelillo grimaces in pain after being gored by a bull during a bullfight at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, July 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)Attendees stand on their balconies after the running of the bulls at the San Fermín Festival in Pamplona, Spain, Thursday, July 10, 2025. | Miguel Oses, Associated PressRevelers run alongside Victoriano del Río Cortés’s fighting bulls during the running of the bulls at the San Fermín Festival in Pamplona, Spain, Thursday, July 10, 2025. | Miguel Oses, Associated PressRevelers run alongside Victoriano del Río Cortés’s fighting bulls during the running of the bulls at the San Fermín Festival in Pamplona, Spain, Thursday, July 10, 2025. | Miguel Oses, Associated Press
