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Giant figures of Pamplona comparsa dancing outside the Ayuntamiento, San Fermin
Festival Culture & Traditions

The Cabezudos Aren’t Baby Giants. They’re a Different Sculptor’s Work, Made Thirty Years Later.

The comparsa gigantes cabezudos pamplona isn't one 1860 creation. The cabezudos are a different sculptor's work, made 30 years later, in 1890.
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Packed Pamplona plaza in white and red during San Fermín festival crowds
San Fermín Festival

The Best Time to Visit San Fermín Isn’t Early or Late Fiesta. It’s the Weekday You Land On.

The best time to visit San Fermín isn't early or late fiesta. It's the weekday your dates land on. Here's how to check it.
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Crowd in traditional white and red at San Fermin in Pamplona, where Basque phrases are shouted and shared
Festival Culture & Traditions

The Basque Phrases San Fermín Actually Uses. Not the Same Five Every Guide Repeats.

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Crowd in red and white fills a Pamplona street during San Fermín
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You Can’t Join a Pamplona Peña. Here’s What’s Actually Open to You.

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Crowds in white and red pañuelos filling a Pamplona street during San Fermín
Festival Culture & Traditions

Pamplona’s Own City Hall Lists 18 Peñas. Nearly Every Guide Stops at 17.

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Revelers on balconies along Calle Estafeta, looking down, waiting for the bull run (encierro).
San Fermín Festival

Encierro News: July 11, 2026

Pamplona's fifth encierro turns dangerous, a runner remains in the ICU, and a bull run photo makes the Washington Post. Encierro news for July 11,
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Iglesia de San Lorenzo facade in Pamplona, home to the Chapel of San Fermin where velas are left
Festival Culture & Traditions

The Candles Left at San Lorenzo Aren’t a New San Fermín Habit. The Chapel Behind Them Is Centuries Old.

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Txistulari band playing txistu flutes, Basque street procession
Festival Culture & Traditions

Pamplona’s Txistu Players Aren’t Folk Musicians. They’re Municipal Employees Under Contract.

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Men in traditional Basque Navarra folk costume parading through Ituren, Navarra
Festival Culture & Traditions

Basque Folk Costume Isn’t One Costume. Navarra Alone Kept Three Alive.

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Pintxos lined up on a Basque bar counter, conversational Spanish territory
Festival Culture & Traditions

The Spanish You Learned in School Won’t Get You Through a Pamplona Bar

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