Revelers from around the world have been participating in the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, for the last nine days. Visitors take part in many festivities including the eight days of the running of the bulls, a half- mile dash from the corral with six bulls destined to die in the following bullfight. Each day includes traditional processions, music, food and lots of celebrating.-Leanne Burden Seidel (37 photos total)
An Alcurrucen's ranch fighting bull runs towards revelers during the running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain on July 7. (Daniel Ochoa de Olza/Associated Press)
Revelers are sprayed with water thrown from balconies during the launch of the 'Chupinazo' rocket, to celebrate the official opening of the 2013 San Fermin festival,July 6 in Pamplona, Spain. (Daniel Ochoa De Olza/Associated Press) #
An Alcurrucen's ranch fighting bull is seen during a bullfight of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, July 7. Revelers from around the world arrive to Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises." (Daniel Ochoa De Olza/Associated Press) #
A reveler jumps from a fountain at the Plaza de Navarreria as he is sprayed with water during the start of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona July 6. The beginning of the festival, known as the Chupinazo, was postponed for 20 minutes while authorities removed a Basque flag hanging in front of the town hall.(Susana Vera/Reuters) #
Revelers sleep it off on the first day of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona July 6. (Vincent West/Reuters) #
Bullfighter 'banderillero' David Peinado 'Chetu' is tossed and gored in the head by a Alcurrucen's fighting bull in the bullring during the second day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls on July 7 in Pamplona, Spain. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) #
A runner gets trapped in between the horns of an Alcurrucen fighting bull at the entrance to the bull ring during the first running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona July 7. (Susana Vera/Reuters) #
A bullfighter assistant adjusts his 'montera', or bullfighter's hat, before a bullfight of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, July 8. (Daniel Ochoa De Olza/Associated Press) #
Dolores Aguirre ranch fighting bulls run into the sun as they chase revelers during the San Fermin on July 8 in Pamplona, Spain. (Daniel Ochoa De Olza/Associated Press)#
Spanish bullfighter Manuel Escribano performs with a Dolores Aguirre fighting bull during a bullfight of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, July 8.(Daniel Ochoa De Olza/Associated Press) #
A Gigante walks surrounded by revellers during the Comparsa de Gigantes y Cabezudos 'Giants and Big Heads parade' on the fourth day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival, on July 9 in Pamplona, Spain. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) #
Revellers run with Valdefresno's ranch fighting bulls at Calle Estafeta during the fourth day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival, on July 9 in Pamplona, Spain. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) #
A girl cries as Caravinagre 'Vinegar face' kiliki approaches to her during the Comparsa de Gigantes y Cabezudos 'Giants and Big Heads parade' on the fourth day of the San Fermin festival, on July 9 in Pamplona, Spain. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) #
Runners get trapped by steers at the entrance to the bull ring during the third running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona July 9. (Susana Vera/Reuters)#
Revelers smile as sparks from the "Fire Bull", a man carrying a metal structure loaded with fireworks, fly on the fourth day of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona July 9.( Vincent West/Reuters) #
Participants run with Vitoriano del Rio's ranch fighting bulls at Curva Estafeta during the San Fermin festival on July 10 in Pamplona, Spain. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) #
A fighting cow leaps over revelers into the bull ring after the fourth running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona July 10. (Joseba Etxaburu/Reuters) #
Spanish bullfighter Ivan Fandino is pinned by a fighting bull named 'Finito,' after he was tossed in a bullfight in Pamplona, Spain, on July 11.(Jim Hollander/European Pressphoto Agency) #
A ''Churrero'' preparing ''Churros'', a typical San Fermin breakfast at the end of the running of the bulls, at a venue in Pamplona, Spain, on July 12, where more than five generations of the family have prepared them over the years.(Alvaro Barrientos/Associated Press) #
A runner is gored by an El Pilar fighting bull on Estafeta street during the sixth running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona July 12. (Susana Vera/Reuters) #
A wounded man is attended to by medical services outside of the bull ring as runners trip and fall ahead of the bulls blocking the entrance to the bullring during the running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona northern Spain on July 13. (Alvaro Barrientos/Associated Press) #
Bullfighter Ivan Fandino performs with a Fuente Ymbro's fighting bull on the eighth day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival on July 13 in Pamplona, Spain. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) #
Runners get trapped with Fuente Ymbro fighting bulls and steer in a stampede at the entrance to the bull ring during the seventh running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona July 13. Several people were injured in a stampede at Spain's San Fermin bull run when bulls that had chased them down the cobbled streets of Pamplona were crushed against them at the narrow entrance to the bullring.(Stringer/Spain/Reuters) #
Bullfighter Juan Jose Padilla performs with a Fuente Ymbro's fighting bull on the eighth day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival on July 13 in Pamplona, Spain. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) #
Runners make their way through the Estafeta street with "Miura" fighting bulls as people watch them from their balconies during the running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, July 14.(Daniel Ochoa De Olza/Associated Press) #
Revelers are pushed by a bull at the end of last running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona Spain on July 14. (Alvaro Barrientos/Associated Press) #
A couple kiss after the running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, July 14.( Daniel Ochoa De Olza/Associated Press) #
A woman falls at the entrance to the bullring behind a group of steers during the last running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona July 14. (Susana Vera/Reuters) #
A 23-year-old Australian woman (C, only her brown hair is visible in between the heads of the two bulls, with the white t-shirt) falls in between bulls after being gored by a Miura fighting bull during the last running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona July 14.(Alex Zugaza/Reuters) #
A 23-year-old Australian woman is taken away to the hospital after getting gored by a Miura fighting bull in the chest during the last running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona July 14. The woman was taken to hospital for surgery.( Ivan Urquizu /Reuters) #
Spanish bullfighter 'Rafaelillo' performs with a Miura's ranch fighting bull during a bullfight of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, July 14. (Daniel Ochoa De Olza/Associated Press) #
A girl says goodbye to other revelers between two giants from The 'Comparsa de Gigantes y Cabezudos' or the Parade of the Giants and Big Heads, after a farewell dance ceremony on the last day of the San Fermin festival, July 14. (Alvaro Barrientos/Associated Press)#
The 'Comparsa de Gigantes y Cabezudos' or the Parade of the Giants and Big Heads takes place during the farewell ceremony at the San Fermin festival, July 14. (Daniel Ochoa De Olza/Associated Press) #
Audience members celebrate during the bullfights with Miura's fighting bulls at the bullring on the ninth day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival on July 14. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)#
Bullfighter Juan Jose Padilla leaves the bullring through the Puerta Grande 'Big Door' after his perfromance with a Fuente Ymbro's fighting bull on the eighth day of the San Fermin Running Of The Bulls festival on July 13.(Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) #
People hold candles and red neckerchiefs during ''Pobre de Mi," a song which is sung at the end of the famous San Fermin festival in Pamplona July 14. (Alvaro Barrientos/Associated Press) #
People sing the 'Pobre de Mi' song, marking the end of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) #
