<Tr> <Th> Location (s) </Th> <Td> Pamplona and other </Td> </Tr> <P> The Running of the Bulls (in Spanish: encierro, from the verb encerrar, "to corral, to enclose") is a practice that involves running in front of a small group of cattle, typically six, of the toro bravo breed that have been let loose on a course of a sectioned - off subset of a town's streets . </P> <P> The most famous running of the bulls is held during the nine - day festival of Sanfermines in honour of Saint Fermin in Pamplona, although they are also traditionally held in other places such as towns and villages across Spain, Portugal, in some cities in Mexico, and southern France during the summer . </P> <P> The origin of this event comes from the need to transport the bulls from the fields outside the city, where they were bred, to the bullring, where they would be killed in the evening . During this' run', youngsters would jump among them to show off their bravado . In Pamplona and other places, the six bulls in the event are still those that will feature in the afternoon bullfight of the same day . </P>

Where is the running of the bulls held in spain