San Fermín 2026
July 6 to 14, 2026. The full recap of this year’s running of the bulls: the bulls, the changes, the numbers, and the year’s big story.
San Fermín 2026 at a Glance
The chupinazo opens the fiesta at noon on Monday, July 6, and the eight encierros run every morning at 8:00 from Tuesday, July 7 through Tuesday, July 14, closing with Pobre de Mí at midnight. This page is now the complete record of San Fermín 2026, now that the fiesta has run its course.
A Tradition Changes: Miura Steps Off the 14th
For the first time in over a decade, Miura will not close the fiesta.
The legendary Miura ranch, founded in 1849 and the oldest still run by its founding family, debuted in the Pamplona encierro in 1959 and has closed San Fermín on the final morning of July 14 every year since 2013. In 2026 that changes: Miura runs Monday, July 13, and Jandilla takes the closing run on the 14th.
The Casa de Misericordia’s reasoning is to keep the fiesta strong through its final two days, putting a marquee ranch on the Monday and a powerful closer on the Tuesday. For runners who track the fiesta, it is a real change in a long-standing rhythm.
The Centenary of The Sun Also Rises
2026 marks one hundred years since Hemingway published The Sun Also Rises in 1926, the novel that carried Pamplona and the running of the bulls to the world.
A number of the Hemingway family have come through Pamplona over the years. John Hemingway, the grandson, has been the most prominent, a good friend, and we co-authored a book together. His son Michael Hemingway came and spent time as a photographer during fiesta, and used to stay at my apartment near Hotel Catedral.
The 2026 Ganaderías, Day by Day
The eight ranches contracted for the 2026 encierros, in order. Individual bulls are drawn at each morning’s sorteo.
| Date | Ganadería | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Tue July 7 | Fuente Ymbro | San José del Valle, Cádiz |
| Wed July 8 | Cebada Gago | Medina Sidonia, Cádiz |
| Thu July 9 | Victoriano del Río | Guadalix de la Sierra, Madrid |
| Fri July 10 | Álvaro Núñez | Tahivilla, Cádiz |
| Sat July 11 | José Escolar Gil | Lanzahíta, Ávila |
| Sun July 12 | La Palmosilla | Tarifa, Cádiz |
| Mon July 13 | Miura | Lora del Río, Sevilla |
| Tue July 14 | Jandilla | Mérida, Badajoz |
“La Cuadrilla” Wins the 2026 Cartel
The official 2026 poster is “La Cuadrilla” by Pamplona artist Marta Garatea Almagro, a choral image that packs the whole fiesta into one scene. It won the public vote with record turnout of 10,712 valid votes, the most since the contest began, across ten finalists.
The Cartel of San Fermín 2026
What Else Is New in 2026
I’ve heard a ton about the Paseo de Sarasate works, and from people in town it’s clear it won’t be finished for this fiesta, so it’s something we’ll work around. There was already some construction there during the 2025 fiesta. Hopefully it’s done by summer 2027.
Own a Piece of the Encierro
Two things from the encierro you can take home: the cobblestones from Calle Estafeta, and the official shirt of the run. Each morning’s shirt is printed with the names of the bulls that ran that day.
The Recap: Eight Mornings on Film
All eight encierros of San Fermín 2026, with the official RTVE broadcasts and the numbers behind each run. Figures are compiled from press and municipal reporting; where reports diverged, that is noted below.
(down from 6 in 2025)
(+26.7% vs. 2025; 3 serious)
(~20 sec faster than 2025)
(Ayuntamiento de Pamplona)
(+19% vs. 2025)
4 injured · 0 gored — Fuente Ymbro’s 10th straight goring-free year.
3 injured · 1 gored (arm), hospital transfer.
12 injured · 1 gored (arm) — an American runner at Telefónica.
9 injured, 6 hospital transfers, including one ICU case — no goring.
14 injured, 11 hospitalized · 1 gored (facial, jaw fracture) — the most crowded run of the fiesta.
9 injured · 1 gored (elbow), with a pile-up at the bullring entrance.
6–8 injured · 0 gorings — Miura’s first non-closing run since 2013.
Reports ranged 4–10 injured, up to 3 gored — the first non-Miura closer since 2013.
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