Bullfighting is the national sport of Spain. Your Spain cultural tour will remain incomplete without a visit to one of the bullrings of the country. Although considered barbaric and banned in Canary Islands and Catalonia, bullfighting continues to enthrall the Spanish people during fiestas.

The Moor conquerors of the Iberian Peninsula transformed the traditional brutish bullfights of the Visigoths into a ritual observed during festivals or Fiesta Brava. Traditionally, three matadors fight six bulls in the bullring. March to October is the bullfighting season in Spain when several bullfighting festivals are held in different parts of the country. Although the country is dotted with bullrings, the best are the ones in Madrid, Barcelona and Seville that are packed with enthusiasts waving white handkerchief and cheering the matadors as they fight with the bulls.

Popular bullfighting festivals in Spain

San Isidro Fair in Madrid

Every year in the month of May during the San Isidro Fair, held in honour of the patron saint of Madrid, bullfights are organized in the city’s famous Las Ventas bullring. Touted to be the most popular bullfighting festival in Spain, for two weeks, locals and tourists flock to the bullring to watch the battle betweens matadors and angry bulls. In addition to normal bullfights, bullfights on horsebacks known as rejoeos are popular attractions of the bullring.

San Fermin Fiesta in Pamplona

Although strictly not a bullfighting festival, nonetheless, the running of the bulls in San Fermin Fiestas has made Pamplona one of the most visited cities of Spain during the second week of July, when the festival is held. For nine days, locals and visitors, eager to experience the wrath of the running bulls, dress in red and white clothing gather at the city square. The run that lasts for not more than three minutes is risky yet entertaining.

Fallas Festival in Valencia

In March, people of Valencia welcome spring with the Fallas festival. Along with open-air concerts, large bonfires and fireworks, bullfights are held every day during the fiesta in the city’s bullring. Bullfights attract a large number of visitors to Valencia also during Feria de Julio of the July fair.

April Festival in Seville

The La Maestranza bullring in Seville is packed with noisy crowds cheering the matadors as they encounter the raging bulls on Easter Sunday and during the April festival.

Carnival in Ciudad de Rodrigo

Bullfighting is the main attraction in the Carnival in Ciudad de Rodrigo held every year in February. Along with the matadors, even spectators are invited to join the fight.

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