Running of the bulls run in the town every 13 November, for ever after. As of 2013 the bull run had been revived as a ceremonial, festival-style community event. A variation is the nightly "fire bull" where balls of flammable material are placed on the horns. Currently the bull is often replaced by a runner carrying a frame on which fireworks are placed and dodgers, usually children, run to avoid the sparks. In 2008, Red Bull Racing driver David Coulthard and Scuderia Toro Rosso driver Sébastien Bourdais performed a version of a 'bull running' event in Pamplona, Spain, with the Formula One cars chasing
San Prudencio festival in San Sebastián takes place with trumpets, drums and Basque dance groups. According to a local newspaper, the first "tamborrada" connected with the San Prudencio festival was held in 1975; the festival itself has been held since at least 1964. The following day, a fair is held with traders and craftsmen. A popular song is sung during the festival: Spanish: <poem>Suena el tun, tun y con él la trompeta, Es la retreta de nuestro patrón. (Bis). Los alaveses, en este día, con alegría y con buena unión. Celebran fiestas a San Prudencio, a San Prudencio su patrón. Suena el tun,