Navarre is an accessible, close, historical and natural land. A land with deep-rooted traditions and unique festivals that reflect the kind, extroverted nature of its ganuine people.

The summer revelry begins in Pamplona with the feast to end all feasts. On the 6 July at midday, the San Fermín festivities begin with the Chupinazo, the firing of a rocket. This rocket marks the start of 204 hours of non-stop fiesta, which will not be over until the 14 July, with the traditional Pobre de mí (Poor me).

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All year round, a multitude of festivals fills the geography of Navarre; from the rural carnivals of Lanz, Ituren or Zubieta to the festivities around Easter Week in the Riverbank, where the Descent of the Angel and the Volatín are followed fervently.

In the summer, the partying comes to La Ribera enveloped in dry heat, with intrepid bull runners, live music on the streets, red scarves, sincere feast clubs and poignant pilgrimages to local shrines.

Particularly popular are the bull running events in Tudela, which celebrates Santa Ana on 24 July, and the international feast of the Pilón in Falces, where the cows come down from the mountains following a narrow path. The appointment is August 24.

There are many events in The Pyrenees which are steeped in humid, fresh, green heat, full of pilgrimages, rural sports and ancestral dances. On 25 July, Elizondo, Luzaide/Valcarlos and Isaba will launch their respective chupinazos in honour of Santiago. On 15 August, Leitza and Roncal join the feasting.

In Navarre’s Middle Zone, Estella celebrates its feast the first Friday in August, Tafalla on the 15th of the same month and, in September, we have the festivities of  Sangüesa (on the 11th) and Olite (on the 13th) to bid farewell to the hottest season.