{"id":27533,"date":"2013-08-07T12:25:02","date_gmt":"2013-08-07T17:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=27533"},"modified":"2018-03-05T12:52:06","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T18:52:06","slug":"running-of-the-bulls-hits-us-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/running-of-the-bulls-hits-us-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Running of the Bulls hits  cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_27540\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27540\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27540 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bullrunning-crop1.jpg\" alt=\"Running of the Bulls\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bullrunning-crop1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/bullrunning-crop1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-27540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spain&#8217;s Running of the Bulls arrives in the US.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On August 24, Virginia Motorsports Park in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/St-Petersburg-Clearwater-Hotels.d178310.Travel-Guide-Hotels\">Petersburg, Virginia<\/a>, will be the first of 10 US cities to host a version of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/travel-guide\/Spain\/Pamplona.tg27681\/\">Pamplona<\/a>\u2019s San Fermin festival. For those who don\u2019t know, that\u2019s the one where angry, hulking bulls chase rag-doll humans down a course in hopes of goring them. But not to worry\u2014while the<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegreatbullrun.com\/\">Great Bull Run<\/a><\/strong> does feature real, live 1,000-pound bulls just like the Spanish fest, the US version has a few added safety precautions (namely, kinder, gentler bulls, plus a track fence and safety nooks along the quarter-mile route). Another key difference is that the bulls aren\u2019t slaughtered once the festival ends, so you won\u2019t have that blood on your hands. For those lacking the cajones to make the run, the event also includes a big, day-long fiesta afterward, where thrill-seekers and their fans and families can take in live music, games, and food and drink. The party\u2019s highlight, however, is the Tomato Royale, a scaled down version of Spain\u2019s messy, raucous food fight, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/travel-guide\/Spain\/Valencia.tg27644\/\">La Tomatina<\/a>. After the Virginia date, the festival hits Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Minneapolis, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/travel-guide\/United_States--IL\/Chicago.tg7840\/\">Chicago<\/a> and other select cities on the East and West coasts. 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