the San Fermín festival
E293630
The San Fermín festival is a famous annual celebration held in Pamplona, Spain, best known internationally for its running of the bulls through the city streets.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| running of the bulls | 2 |
| Fiesta of San Fermín | 1 |
| Pamplona bull runs | 1 |
| Running of the Bulls | 1 |
| San Fermín festival | 1 |
| San Fermín festival in Pamplona | 1 |
| running of the bulls in Pamplona | 1 |
| the San Fermín festival canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2721839 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the San Fermín festival Context triple: [The Sun Also Rises, setting, the San Fermín festival]
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A.
Fiestas del Pilar
Fiestas del Pilar is a major annual religious and cultural festival in Zaragoza, Spain, honoring Our Lady of the Pillar with parades, concerts, traditional dances, and street celebrations.
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B.
Feria de Abril
Feria de Abril is Seville’s famous spring fair, a week-long festival of flamenco, horses, traditional dress, music, and food that transforms the city into a vibrant celebration of Andalusian culture.
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C.
Las Fallas
Las Fallas is a famous traditional festival in Valencia, Spain, known for its elaborate satirical sculptures, street parties, fireworks, and the ceremonial burning of large papier-mâché monuments.
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D.
Fiestas de Santiago Apóstol
Fiestas de Santiago Apóstol is a traditional Afro-Puerto Rican religious and cultural festival in Loíza that honors Saint James with processions, music, dance, and vibrant folkloric celebrations.
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E.
Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián
Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián is a vibrant multi-day street festival held each January in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, featuring parades, live music, traditional food, artisans, and religious and cultural celebrations that mark the unofficial end of the holiday season.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the San Fermín festival Target entity description: The San Fermín festival is a famous annual celebration held in Pamplona, Spain, best known internationally for its running of the bulls through the city streets.
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A.
Fiestas del Pilar
Fiestas del Pilar is a major annual religious and cultural festival in Zaragoza, Spain, honoring Our Lady of the Pillar with parades, concerts, traditional dances, and street celebrations.
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B.
Feria de Abril
Feria de Abril is Seville’s famous spring fair, a week-long festival of flamenco, horses, traditional dress, music, and food that transforms the city into a vibrant celebration of Andalusian culture.
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C.
Las Fallas
Las Fallas is a famous traditional festival in Valencia, Spain, known for its elaborate satirical sculptures, street parties, fireworks, and the ceremonial burning of large papier-mâché monuments.
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D.
Fiestas de Santiago Apóstol
Fiestas de Santiago Apóstol is a traditional Afro-Puerto Rican religious and cultural festival in Loíza that honors Saint James with processions, music, dance, and vibrant folkloric celebrations.
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E.
Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián
Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián is a vibrant multi-day street festival held each January in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, featuring parades, live music, traditional food, artisans, and religious and cultural celebrations that mark the unofficial end of the holiday season.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
ⓘ
cultural tradition ⓘ festival ⓘ |
| attracts |
international tourists
ⓘ
local participants ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor |
the San Fermín festival
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
running of the bulls
|
| closingCeremonyName | Pobre de mí ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Navarre ⓘ |
| duration | 9 days ⓘ |
| encierroFrequency | daily during the festival ⓘ |
| encierroRouteEnd | Pamplona bullring ⓘ |
| encierroRouteLength | approximately 875 meters ⓘ |
| encierroStartTime | 08:00 ⓘ |
| endDate | 14 July ⓘ |
| fame | one of the most famous festivals in Spain ⓘ |
| featuredIn | The Sun Also Rises ⓘ |
| featuredInAuthor | Ernest Hemingway ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Pamplona
ⓘ
surface form:
Pamplona city council
|
| hasComponent |
bullfights
ⓘ
closing ceremony ⓘ concerts ⓘ fireworks ⓘ giants and big-heads parade ⓘ opening ceremony ⓘ parades ⓘ religious processions ⓘ the San Fermín festival self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
running of the bulls
street parties ⓘ traditional dances ⓘ |
| language |
Basque
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Navarre
ⓘ
Pamplona ⓘ northern Spain ⓘ |
| mainCity | Pamplona ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
global press
ⓘ
international television ⓘ |
| music |
brass bands
ⓘ
traditional Navarrese music ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Fermín ⓘ |
| openingCeremonyName | Chupinazo ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousElement | mass in honor of Saint Fermín ⓘ |
| runningOfTheBullsLocalName | encierro ⓘ |
| safetyConcerns | risk of injury during running of the bulls ⓘ |
| startDate | 6 July ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | summer ⓘ |
| typeOfTourism | festival tourism ⓘ |
| typicalClothing |
red sash
ⓘ
white outfit with red scarf ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: the San Fermín festival Description of subject: The San Fermín festival is a famous annual celebration held in Pamplona, Spain, best known internationally for its running of the bulls through the city streets.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
San Fermín festival in Pamplona
this entity surface form:
running of the bulls in Pamplona
this entity surface form:
Pamplona bull runs
this entity surface form:
Fiesta of San Fermín
subject surface form:
San Fermín festival
this entity surface form:
running of the bulls
subject surface form:
San Fermín festival
this entity surface form:
running of the bulls