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Pamplona food calendar
What is in season in Pamplona, what to eat right now, the food festivals worth planning around and the months to be careful with. Tap a month.
January in Pamplona
The best of January: Menestra de verduras.
Eat it now
- Menestra de verduras
Navarra's mixed vegetable stew, a spring and winter dish.
Nov–Mar
Nothing of this kind in January. Try Everything.
February in Pamplona
The best of February: Menestra de verduras.
Eat it now
- Menestra de verduras
Navarra's mixed vegetable stew, a spring and winter dish.
Nov–Mar
Nothing of this kind in February. Try Everything.
March in Pamplona
The best of March: Menestra de verduras.
Eat it now
- Menestra de verduras
Navarra's mixed vegetable stew, a spring and winter dish.
Nov–Mar
Nothing of this kind in March. Try Everything.
April in Pamplona
Shoulder seasonThe best of April: White asparagus and peas from Navarra.
In season
- White asparagus and peas from Navarra
Navarra's protected white asparagus, best in April and May.
Apr–Jun
Nothing of this kind in April. Try Everything.
May in Pamplona
Peak seasonThe best of May: White asparagus and peas from Navarra.
In season
- White asparagus and peas from Navarra
Navarra's protected white asparagus, best in April and May.
Apr–Jun
Nothing of this kind in May. Try Everything.
June in Pamplona
Peak seasonThe best of June: White asparagus and peas from Navarra.
In season
- White asparagus and peas from Navarra
Navarra's protected white asparagus, best in April and May.
Apr–Jun
Nothing of this kind in June. Try Everything.
July in Pamplona
A hard monthThe best of July: Fiesta breakfasts and San Fermín.
Eat it now
- Fiesta breakfasts6-14 July
Fried eggs and chistorra at dawn during San Fermín.
On the calendar
- San Fermín6-14 July
The running of the bulls; the city is packed and prices triple. Book months ahead.
Plan around
- San Fermín crowds6-14 July
If you're not here for the fiesta, avoid these dates.
Nothing of this kind in July. Try Everything.
August in Pamplona
Nothing of this kind in August. Try Everything.
Nothing special on our calendar for August yet. The city guide has what is good all year.
September in Pamplona
Peak seasonThe best of September: Navarra harvest, Piquillo peppers and borage, Olite wine harvest festival.
In season
- Navarra harvest
The wine villages of the Ribera and Tierra Estella harvest.
Sep–Oct - Piquillo peppers and borage
Lodosa piquillos are roasted in autumn; borraja is the local winter vegetable.
Sep–Nov
On the calendar
- Olite wine harvest festivalharvest
The castle town south of Pamplona celebrates in September.
Sep–Oct
Nothing of this kind in September. Try Everything.
October in Pamplona
Shoulder seasonThe best of October: Navarra harvest, Piquillo peppers and borage, Olite wine harvest festival.
In season
- Navarra harvest
The wine villages of the Ribera and Tierra Estella harvest.
Sep–Oct - Piquillo peppers and borage
Lodosa piquillos are roasted in autumn; borraja is the local winter vegetable.
Sep–Nov
On the calendar
- Olite wine harvest festivalharvest
The castle town south of Pamplona celebrates in September.
Sep–Oct
Nothing of this kind in October. Try Everything.
November in Pamplona
The best of November: Menestra de verduras, Piquillo peppers and borage.
In season
- Piquillo peppers and borage
Lodosa piquillos are roasted in autumn; borraja is the local winter vegetable.
Sep–Nov
Eat it now
- Menestra de verduras
Navarra's mixed vegetable stew, a spring and winter dish.
Nov–Mar
Nothing of this kind in November. Try Everything.
December in Pamplona
The best of December: Menestra de verduras.
Eat it now
- Menestra de verduras
Navarra's mixed vegetable stew, a spring and winter dish.
Nov–Mar
Nothing of this kind in December. Try Everything.
Festival dates move from year to year, so check this year's dates before you book. Seasons are how growers, markets and local guides describe them; edges vary with the weather. Know something we missed? Tell us.