San Fermín by Year
The complete year-by-year record of the running of the bulls in Pamplona, kept by the people who run it.
Every Fiesta, on the Record
For more than a century, the running of the bulls has drawn the world to Pamplona every July. San Fermín by Year is the complete, year-by-year record of that history, kept by active bull runners. For each San Fermín we document what happened across the eight mornings of the encierro: the ganaderías that ran, the injuries, the moments that defined the fiesta, where to find and buy that year's photographs and video, and a first-hand account from runners who were on the route.
Whether you ran that year, watched from a balcony, or you are researching a San Fermín long past, this is the definitive English-language encierro archive.
We don't sell the festival. We document it, the way runners remember it.
What Every Year Page Holds
Each page is built to be the one place an English speaker needs for that fiesta.
Dates & Day-by-Day
The exact San Fermín dates and which day of the week each of the eight encierro mornings falls on.
The Bulls
The ganaderías that ran each morning, how they ran, and what set that year's herds apart.
Injuries & Defining Moments
The gorings, the pile-ups, and the incidents that made each running of the bulls what it was.
Photographs
Direct links to that year's galleries from Pamplona's encierro photographers, so you can find and buy your run.
Video Replays
The morning run videos and broadcast coverage, year by year, in one place.
From the Runners
Our own account of that fiesta, from active bull runners who were on the street that morning.
Browse San Fermín by Year
New years are added continuously. Pages go live as each one is fully documented.
Looking Ahead
2028–2040 — dates set, pages opening as each nearsThe 2010s
Coming as we work back through the archiveThe 2000s
Coming as we work back through the archiveMoments Worth Starting With
CNN's documentary on the running of the bulls brought a global audience to Pamplona, and to the runners who know it best.
The San Fermín captured in the award-winning documentary directed by founder Dennis Clancey.
A fiesta covered widely in the world press, and remembered here from inside the encierro.
San Fermín 2026 runs July 6–14
Reading the archive to prepare for your own run? Start with this year and learn the route from the runners who teach it.
See San Fermín 2026