{"id":1478,"date":"2015-03-16T18:02:35","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T17:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topschoolinspain.com\/blog\/?page_id=1478"},"modified":"2016-09-15T15:43:46","modified_gmt":"2016-09-15T14:43:46","slug":"spanish-local-festivals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.topschoolinspain.com\/en\/activities\/spanish-local-festivals\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish local festivals"},"content":{"rendered":"
Besides the local festivals in Elche and Alcal\u00e1 de Henares, there are many other internationally renowned fiestas <\/em>that our students can enjoy, should they wish to. Here is a compilation of the most important ones. Should any of our students wish to take part in one of these festivals, we can provide all the relevant information so that their visit is as enjoyable as can be.<\/p>\n Quite possibly the most popular of all the festivals celebrated in Spain, the Sanfermines run from 6th<\/sub><\/sup> to 14th<\/sub><\/sup> July in Pamplona, a city in the North of Spain. The fiesta begins with the launching of a large rocket-style firework (el chupinazo) from the top of the Town Hall. However, the most important act of this week-long celebration is the world-famous “encierro”, the Running of the Bulls. Here, pamploneses <\/em>and visitors run an 849-metre race to the bullring, the bulls chasing behind them. It achieved international fame thanks to the American writer, Ernest Hemingway, who spread the news all over the world through his book “The Sun Also Rises”.<\/p>\nThe Festival of “San Ferm\u00edn”\u00a0(6th<\/sub><\/sup> – 14th<\/sub><\/sup> July)<\/span><\/h3>\n