the San Fermín festival

E293630

annual event cultural tradition festival

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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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
San Fermín festival	4
running of the bulls	3
San Fermín festival in Pamplona	2
Fiesta of San Fermín	1
Pamplona bull runs	1
Running of the Bulls	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]

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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	running of the bulls ⓘ linked to: the San Fermín festival
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 city council ⓘ linked to: Pamplona
hasComponent	bullfights ⓘ closing ceremony ⓘ concerts ⓘ fireworks ⓘ giants and big-heads parade ⓘ opening ceremony ⓘ parades ⓘ religious processions ⓘ running of the bulls ⓘ linked to: the San Fermín festival 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