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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Revelers celebrate as the txupinazo, the traditional rocket marking the start of the San Fermín festival, kicks off nine days of uninterrupted festivities in Pamplona, Spain, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Revelers celebrate as the txupinazo, the traditional rocket marking the start of the San Fermín festival, kicks off nine days of uninterrupted festivities in Pamplona, Spain, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
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Revelers celebrate as the txupinazo, the traditional rocket marking the start of the San Fermín festival, kicks off nine days of uninterrupted festivities in Pamplona, Spain, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Revelers celebrate as the txupinazo, the traditional rocket marking the start of the San Fermín festival, kicks off nine days of uninterrupted festivities in Pamplona, Spain, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
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A horse is led into the bullring to take part in a bullfight at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
A horse is led into the bullring to take part in a bullfight at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
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Spanish rejoneador Guillermo Hermoso de Mendoza rides a horse before a bullfight at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Spanish rejoneador Guillermo Hermoso de Mendoza rides a horse before a bullfight at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
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A bull charges at the horse of Spanish rejoneador Andy Cartagena during a bullfight at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
A bull charges at the horse of Spanish rejoneador Andy Cartagena during a bullfight at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
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Spanish rejoneador Andy Cartagena performs on horseback during a bullfight at the San Fermín festival in the bullring of Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Spanish rejoneador Andy Cartagena performs on horseback during a bullfight at the San Fermín festival in the bullring of Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
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Revelers run alongside Fuente Ymbro’s fighting bulls during the first running of the bulls at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Revelers run alongside Fuente Ymbro’s fighting bulls during the first running of the bulls at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
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Revelers run alongside Fuente Ymbro’s fighting bulls during the first running of the bulls at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Revelers run alongside Fuente Ymbro’s fighting bulls during the first running of the bulls at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
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Revelers attend a procession during the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Revelers attend a procession during the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
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A member of a bullfighter’s entourage enters the ring during a bullfight at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
A member of a bullfighter’s entourage enters the ring during a bullfight at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
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Spanish bullfighter Aarón Palacio falls during a bullfight at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Spanish bullfighter Aarón Palacio falls during a bullfight at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
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Spanish bullfighter Aarón Palacio falls during a bullfight at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Spanish bullfighter Aarón Palacio falls during a bullfight at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
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Revelers run alongside Victoriano del Río’s fighting bulls during the third running of the bulls at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Revelers run alongside Victoriano del Río’s fighting bulls during the third running of the bulls at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
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Revelers run alongside Cebada Gago’s fighting bulls during the second running of the bulls at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Revelers run alongside Cebada Gago’s fighting bulls during the second running of the bulls at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
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A Spanish picador performs during a bullfight at the San Fermín Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
A Spanish picador performs during a bullfight at the San Fermín Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
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Spanish bullfighter David Galván before the start of a bullfight at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Spanish bullfighter David Galván before the start of a bullfight at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
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Bullfighters and their entourage during a bullfight at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, northern Spain,Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Bullfighters and their entourage during a bullfight at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, northern Spain,Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
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A reveler falls in front of Victoriano del Río’s fighting bulls during the third running of the bulls at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
A reveler falls in front of Victoriano del Río’s fighting bulls during the third running of the bulls at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
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Revelers run alongside Victoriano del Río’s fighting bulls during the third running of the bulls at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Revelers run alongside Victoriano del Río’s fighting bulls during the third running of the bulls at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
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Revelers run alongside Victoriano del Río’s fighting bulls during the third running of the bulls at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Revelers run alongside Victoriano del Río’s fighting bulls during the third running of the bulls at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
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A reveler falls in front of Victoriano del Río’s fighting bulls during the third running of the bulls at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
A reveler falls in front of Victoriano del Río’s fighting bulls during the third running of the bulls at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
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