Dress in white color, it’s the Fiesta code
One of the characteristics of the fiesta is that everyone dresses up as they please…, but in white gear. This is not an inconvenience but rather one of the inside ways of becoming more intimate with the fiesta spirit and allowing you to party better by mixing in better with the rest of the crowd. So, the first piece of advice is to dress in white trousers or shorts or whatever, – in white – and also with a white shirt, tee shirt, or whatever. A minimum item and pretty much a must is the characteristic red necktie. All the clothes stores are selling in Kukuxumusu before and during the fiestas and they are also widely available at street markets.
In addition, it pays to wear some good quality footwear. Flip-flops and sandals are not very suitable as it is easy to step on broken glass or simply have people step on you as there are big crowds just about everywhere.
| 12 p.m | The Chupinazo | (opening rocket). City Hall. Broadcast on giant screens at Plaza del Castillo, Paseo de Sarasate, Antoniutti Park and Plaza de los Fueros. |
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| Street music | Parades start at Calle Plaza Consistorial, Antoniutti Park & Paseo de Sarasate. | |
| 1.30 p.m. | Folk festival | Plaza de los Fueros. Ensembles: Amaiur, Ardantzeta, Basakaitz, Dantxaldi, Duguna, Eluntze, Harizti, Iruña Taldea, Larratz, Mikelats, Muthiko Alaiak, Oberena, Ortzadar, Txori Zuri. Dances: El Ciego and Lesaka (Navarre). |
| 5 p.m. | Giants and Bigheads | Parade starts at Central Bus Station. |
| 5.30 p.m | JuegoRejuego | Taconera Gardens (Larraina area). Play area for children. Until 8.30 p.m. |
| 6 p.m. | ¡Menudas Fiestas! | Plaza de la Libertad. Until 9 p.m. |
| 6.30 p.m. | Bullfight on horseback | Bull Ring |
| 7 p.m. | Tardeo | (evening outdoor party). Plaza de los Fueros. DJ César Gallard. Until 8.50 p.m. |
| Live music | Plaza de la Compañía. Kato`s introducing: Los Lazcoz + Pablo Cotton + Fernanda Arrau. | |
| Popular dance | Antoniutti Park. DJ Discomóvil 4×4. Until 10 p.m. | |
| 8 p.m. | Solemn Vespers of San Fermín | Chapel of San Fermin (San Lorenzo Church). Vespers sung by the Cathedral’s Music Chapel and the Navarre Symphony Orchestra who perform the Vísperas Tradicionales by Mariano García Zalba (1809-1869) and the Magnificat by Fernando Remacha (1898-1984). Conducted by Ricardo Zoco, the Cathedral’s Music Chapel Master. |
| Puppet theatre | Plaza de la Libertad. Gorgorito. (In Spanish). | |
| Popular dance | Plaza de la Cruz. Grupo Mediterránea. Until 10 p.m. | |
| 8.30 p.m. | Street music | Muévete, ven y baila. Avenida Carlos III & Calle Roncesvalles. |
| 9 p.m | Folk dances | Plaza del Castillo. Gaita & Txistu flute music. |
| Street theatre parade | Avenida Carlos III. ‘Luminaria’. By Compañía Brutal Show. | |
| 9.45 p.m. | Toro de fuego | Cuesta de Santo Domingo, Plaza Consistorial & Calle Nueva. |
| 11 p.m | Signature fireworks | International fireworks display contest. Citadel. |
| 11.30 p.m | ||
| Sound Fermín | Plaza de los Fueros. Los 40 Dance party with S. J. Manuel Duro. Until 2 a.m. | |
| Popular dance | Plaza de la Cruz. Grupo Mediterránea. Until 1.30 a.m. | |
| Popular dance | Antoniutti. Puro Relajo / DJ Discomóvil 4×4. Hasta las 03:00 h. | |
| 11.45 p.m. | Live music | Plaza del Castillo. Ana Torroja. |
| 12 a.m. | Street music | Parade starts at Plaza Consistorial. |
