The Saint Fermin Festival starts at 12:00 noon on the 6th of July with the launching of the rocket from a city hall balcony. This, which is called txupinazo by the Basques, is one of the most typical events of the Sanfermines when thousands of people celebrate the opening of The Fiesta in the city hall square and other places in Pamplona.
On the seventh of July the Fiesta runs along the streets in the old part of Pamplona when lots of people and dancers following the rhythm of traditional music and street entertainers, such as the Giants and Big-heads and different political and religious authorities accompany the statue of the Saint.
There are exhibitions and competitions during the Festival which ends in the Townhall Square at midnight on the 14th of July with the singing of the traditional "Pobre de Mí" ('Poor Me'). Meanwhile, the most important event is the running of the bulls. The event begins at 8 a.m. when thousands of people run in front of six bulls and another six steers along some narrow streets in the old town of Pamplona reaching the Pamplona's bullring after two or three minutes. This traditional run is held between the 7th and the 14th. Lots of people are injured during the run mostly due to falls.
Every afternoon, at 18:30, there is a bullfight in which trained bullfighters give an extraordinary spectacle in which the 6 bulls that have been driven to the bullring during the bullrunning of that day are killed.
A fireworks display takes place every night in Sanfermin to say goodbye to the day!!!