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Photos of Spain’s San Fermín festival as revelers fill Pamplona for the running of the bulls

PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) – The San Fermín festival, featuring a daily running of the bulls, is one of Spain’s best-known celebrations, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors to the northern city of Pamplona each year. The festival also features parades, music, religious ceremonies and round-the-clock street festivities. It gained worldwide fame after Ernest Hemingway featured it in his 1926 novel “The Sun Also Rises,” which marks its 100th anniversary this year.

July 10, 2026
10 July 2026

PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) - The San Fermín festival, featuring a daily running of the bulls, is one of Spain's best-known celebrations, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors to the northern city of Pamplona each year. The festival also features parades, music, religious ceremonies and round-the-clock street festivities. It gained worldwide fame after Ernest Hemingway featured it in his 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises," which marks its 100th anniversary this year.

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