Pamplona- Running with Bulls
FYI
- Part of San Fermín Festival every July 7th-14th
- Opening ceremony day before July 6th at noon- Plaza Consistoria
- Opening day (and weekend) usually overpacked
- FREE to run, but at your own risk- people have died
- Don’t have to run theres plenty to enjoy
- Accommodations are pricey
- Bucketlistevents: offers total package- accommodation, race balconies etc
- Easiest route to Pamplona is from Barcelona: Transport and getting here
Timeline
- Runs starts every morning 8am- need to show up 6:30/7am
- Race is only a few minutes followed by bullring chase of the runners
- Some celebrating- but not too much!
- EVERYONE SIESTAS- town shuts down to nap till evening
- Bullfighting in arena starts around 6pm (recommend skipping)
- Then its a party ALL NIGHT LONG
Summary
- Runs everyday for 9 days- show up 1.5hrs early
- 6 old & 6 young bulls in the race down the streets into arena
- Arena doors close once all bulls entered
- Goal is dodge first bulls but beat the last bull into arena
- To do that- need to start at halfway point
- Rockets signal the start- then wait for the chaos
- Make it into arena= bullring chase
- Siesta, Bull fighting (skip) then PARTY
- Run one day, watch from balcony the next
