32 photos show how Spain's normally epic running of the bulls is desolate this year due to the coronavirus

A Reuters photographer holds a picture of revelers celebrating during the opening of 'chupinazo', taken in July 2019, in front of the square where the firing of 'chupinazo' took place.REUTERS/Jon Nazca/Illustration

• The annual San Fermin bull-running festival kicks off every year on July 6 in Pamplona Spain, and typically attracts 20,000 participants to run through the streets with bulls.
• But for the first time since the 1930s, the event was canceled due to the coronavirus.
• These photos, taken by Reuters photographer Jon Nazca, show what this year's empty streets and arenas look like compared to the typically bustling festivities.

For eight days of the year, the cobbled streets of Pamplona, Spain, become a raucous frenzy of drinking, dancing, and running from bulls.

The annual San Fermin bull-running festival has been referred to as the "super bowl" of bull runs, and typically takes place every year between July 6 and 15.

But for the first time in nearly a century, the event has been canceled due to the coronavirus.

In pre-pandemic times, hundreds of thousands of people flock to the streets or their balconies to watch up to 20,000 participants run through winding roads in order to escape the wrath of six bulls each morning.

After a race that stretches over 2,000 feet, the bulls are brought to a fighting ring where they face off against professional matadors.

The event involves several parades, celebrations to honor Saint Fermin, and a copious amount of celebratory drinking.

To highlight what the festival would typically look like, Reuters photographer Jon Nazca held up photos from last years festival in their usual locations to show how the pandemic has changed things.