San Fermin in Nueva Orleans (SFNO) is an annual festival in New Orleans featuring an Encierro (bull run), which replicates and pays homage to the world famous Encierro of Pamplona, Spain, or "The Running of the Bulls", only our bulls are none other than members of the Big Easy Rollergirls!
The first ever Running of the Bulls in New Orleans took place on Saturday, July 7, 2007 (07-07-07) in the world famous French Quarter of New Orleans. The event began the same day the original Spanish event climaxes in Pamplona.
In 2008, the festival grew even bigger featuring a Friday night pre-party and an Encierro attended by 1,000 people!
This year, San Fermin in Nueva Orleans will be celebrated from July 10 - July 12, featuring an Encierro on Saturday, July 11, 2009 at precisely 8:00 a.m.
, a Friday Night Pre-Party at RioMar Seafood Restaurant, a concert the Parish in the House of Blues on Saturday night, and a Pobre De Mi "hangover brunch" on Sunday featuring Ernest Hemingway readings by the Death in the Afternoon Society.
Please browse our official website for information and don't forget to sign up for our Newsletter, featuring all the latest details on what's becoming a New Orleans tradition!
At this point you might be asking yourself "Why?", to which we can only respond, "¿Por qué no?"
