July 6 to 14, 2027. Planning ahead for the running of the bulls, with a runner’s read on the year. The fiesta is always July 6 to 14. Here is how 2027 falls on the week, the detail that shapes the crowds. Bastille Day falls midweek in 2027, on Wednesday the 14th, separated from the weekend. The craziest late-fiesta crowds come in years when the 14th lands on a weekend, and it doesn’t in 2027, so the run route should stay calmer toward the close. The natural weekend bump falls on Saturday the 10th and Sunday the 11th. But the biggest tourist crowds are always for the 6th, 7th and 8th no matter the weekday, then it tapers after the 8th. Nothing is as packed as the 6th and 7th always are. The dates are fixed and the route never changes. What is not yet known is the year’s detail: the official cartel and the eight ganaderías are typically announced from spring 2027. We add them here as they are confirmed. 2027 marks 104 years since Hemingway first came to Pamplona in 1923, and 101 years since The Sun Also Rises. It lands just after the 2026 centenary of the novel, carrying that moment forward. The route is the same every year. Learn it from the runners who teach it.San Fermín 2027
San Fermín 2027, Day by Day
Date
Day
Tue July 6
Chupinazo, noon
Wed July 7
1st encierro + procession
Thu July 8
2nd encierro
Fri July 9
3rd encierro
Sat July 10
4th encierro
Sun July 11
5th encierro
Mon July 12
6th encierro
Tue July 13
7th encierro
Wed July 14
8th encierro + Pobre de Mí
How Crowded 2027 Will Be
Set, and Still to Come
The Year After the Centenary
Thinking about San Fermín 2027?
The Encierro Archive · Planning
The calendar
A runner’s read
From the runners: Dennis Clancey
What is known
On the ground: the Paseo de Sarasate reform near the festival core is expected to be finished by summer 2027, after running through the 2026 fiesta. We will note its status as July 2027 nears.
Anniversary
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