San Fermín San Fermín The festival of San Fermín is a week-long, historically rooted celebration held annually in the city of Pamplona, Navarra , Spain. The celebrations start at noon on the sixth of July, when the party starts with the setting off the pyrotechnic "chupinazo", and continue until midnight, on the fourteenth of July, with the singing of the "Pobre de Mí". While its most famous event is the encierro, or the running of the bulls, at 8:00 AM from July 7 to 14, the festival involves many other traditional and folkloric events. It is known locally as "Sanfermines" and is
Running of the bulls common and traditional attire is white trousers, white shirt with a red scarf around the waist and a red handkerchief around the neck. Another common dress practice, seen as a risk by some but as a daring depiction of courage by others is dressing in a conspicuous manner. Many runners that want to be seen wear colors other than white, a common alternate color choice is blue. Others include large logos on their shirt to capture the attention of the bulls. In the age of social media explosion, this is also thought to be a way to highlight someone in