Sarah Gilbert July 10, 2013

Pamplona’s San Fermín festival – in pictures

Every year thousands of people flock to Pamplona in Spain to witness the running of the bulls at the San Fermin fiesta. We take a look at what else goes on during the week-long party

Pamplona Without The Bull: Bull Haircut — As the Fiesta de San Fermin gets under way, a reveller sports a haircut depicting a bull in a ring Photograph: JIM HOLLANDER/EPA

Pamplona Without The Bull: Red scarves — Participants hold red scarves as they celebrate the 'Chupinazo' marking the start at noon sharp of the San Fermin Festival at Castle Square, Pamplona Photograph: PEDRO ARMESTRE/AFP/Getty Images

Pamplona Without The Bull: Day 1 — Revellers celebrate during the opening day or 'Chupinazo', of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls fiesta Photograph: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images

Pamplona Without The Bull: The statue of San Fermin — The statue of San Fermin, the patron saint of the fiesta, is paraded through Pamplona on the saint's day, 7 July Photograph: VINCENT WEST/REUTERS

Pamplona Without The Bull: Balloon Seller — A woman selling balloons waits for customers Photograph: Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP

Pamplona Without The Bull: Flaming Bulls — A Toro del Fuego (flaming bull) is run through the streets of Pamplona Photograph: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images

Pamplona Without The Bull: Aftermath — A young reveller rests on Estafeta street early in the morning Photograph: Alvaro Barrientos/AP

Pamplona Without The Bull: Michael Hemingway, John Hemingway — Michael Hemingway, 16, Ernest Hemingway's great-grandson, walks beside his father, John, 53, at the San Fermin fiestas. The running of the bulls and the fiesta became famous following the 1926 publication of Ernest Hemingway's novel The Sun Also Rises Photograph: Alvaro Barrientos/AP

Pamplona Without The Bull: Children in Masks — Two boys in bull masks sit on Estafeta Street
Photograph: Alfonso Secades/Demotix/Corbis Photograph: Alfonso Secades/ Demotix/Corbis

Pamplona Without The Bull: Wood Cutting — Women take part in a traditional Basque country sports competition of cutting wood Photograph: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images

Pamplona Without The Bull: — 'Kilikis' wait for children to come out of the building where they are hiding during the annual parade of the giants and big heads Photograph: SUSANA VERA/REUTERS

Pamplona Without The Bull: Revellers sleep — Participants unable to secure a hotel room sleep on the street Photograph: SUSANA VERA/REUTERS

Pamplona Without The Bull: Traditional Food — Elias Elizalde lifts traditional Spanish 'Churros', a deep fried breakfast of water and flour, in the family owned restaurant Photograph: SUSANA VERA/REUTERS

Pamplona Without The Bull: Womand and Dog — Even pets are dressed in traditional red and white Photograph: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images

Pamplona Without The Bull: Protest against bullfights in Pamplona — Activists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) hold their annual protest, standing in coffins that symbolise the 48 bulls that will be killed during the festival Photograph: JIM HOLLANDER/EPA

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