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Bulls Charge, Crowds Erupt As San Fermín Kicks Off In Spain

From adrenaline pumping bull runs to revelers dancing in the streets, Pamplona’s iconic San Fermín Festival kicked off with its trademark chaos and colour. Thousands took over the cobbled lanes and plazas for Spain’s most infamous fiesta.

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San Fermín Festival 2025 | Photo: AP/Miguel Oses

Revelers run with bulls from Fuente Ymbro ranch during the first day of the running of the bulls at the San FermÌn fiestas in Pamplona, Spain.

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San Fermín Festival 2025 | Photo: AP/Miguel Oses

Revelers run with bulls from Fuente Ymbro ranch during the first day of the running of the bulls at the San Fermín fiestas in Pamplona, Spain.

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San Fermín Festival 2025 | Photo: AP/Miguel Oses

Revelers run with bulls from Fuente Ymbro ranch during the first day of the running of the bulls at the San Fermín fiestas in Pamplona, Spain.

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San Fermín Festival 2025 | Photo: AP/Miguel Oses

A municipal music band makes its way through the crowd as revelers pack the main square during the start of nine days of uninterrupted partying in Pamplona's famed running-of-the-bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain.

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San Fermín Festival 2025 | Photo: AP/Miguel Oses

Revellers cool off with water thrown from balconies during the start of nine days of uninterrupted partying in Pamplona's famed running-of-the-bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain.

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San Fermín Festival 2025 | Photo: AP/Miguel Oses

Revelers pack the main square during the start of nine days of uninterrupted partying in Pamplona's famed running-of-the-bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain.

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San Fermín Festival 2025 | Photo: AP/Miguel Oses

Revelers pack the main square during the start of nine days of uninterrupted partying in Pamplona's famed running-of-the-bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain.

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San Fermín Festival 2025 | Photo: AP/Miguel Oses

Revelers pack the main square during the start of nine days of uninterrupted partying in Pamplona's famed running-of-the-bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain.

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San Fermín Festival 2025 | Photo: AP/Miguel Oses

Revelers pack the main square during the start of nine days of uninterrupted partying in Pamplona's famed running-of-the-bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain.

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San Fermín Festival 2025 | Photo: AP/Miguel Oses

Attendees wait on their balconies as rain begins to fall during the first day of the running of the bulls, at the San Fermín fiestas in Pamplona, Spain.

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