From bull fight to live music; France celebrates Bayonne festival

The Bayonne Festival in southern France attracts around 1 million people for its annual five-day festival, which features a range of events from bull fighting and  live music to games for children and fireworks.
The Bayonne Festival in southern France attracts around 1 million people for its annual five-day gala, which features a range of events from bull fighting and  live music to games for children and fireworks. Spanish bullfighter Enrique Ponce fighting with a bull from Garcigrande during a bullfight in Bayonne, is seen in the picture. (Photo | AP)
The Bayonne Festival in southern France attracts around 1 million people for its annual five-day gala, which features a range of events from bull fighting and live music to games for children and fireworks. Spanish bullfighter Enrique Ponce fighting with a bull from Garcigrande during a bullfight in Bayonne, is seen in the picture. (Photo | AP)
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Musicians perform wearing their traditional red scarf and white outfit in the narrow streets of Bayonne, southwestern France. ( Photo | AP)
Musicians perform wearing their traditional red scarf and white outfit in the narrow streets of Bayonne, southwestern France. ( Photo | AP)
Spanish bullfighter Enrique Ponce performs with a bull from Garcigrande during a bullfight in Bayonne. (Photo | AP)
Spanish bullfighter Enrique Ponce performs with a bull from Garcigrande during a bullfight in Bayonne. (Photo | AP)
Festival goers, confront a bull in the streets during the Bayonne festival, or 'Fetes de Bayonne', southwestern France. (Photo | AP)
Festival goers, confront a bull in the streets during the Bayonne festival, or 'Fetes de Bayonne', southwestern France. (Photo | AP)
Musicians perform wearing their traditional red scarf and white outfit in the narrow streets of Bayonne, southwestern France, during the Bayonne festival. (Photo | AP)
Musicians perform wearing their traditional red scarf and white outfit in the narrow streets of Bayonne, southwestern France, during the Bayonne festival. (Photo | AP)
Festival goers, confront a bull in the streets during the Bayonne festival, southwestern France. (Photo | AP)
Festival goers, confront a bull in the streets during the Bayonne festival, southwestern France. (Photo | AP)
An armed French police officers walks on the roof of the town hall, during the opening night of the Bayonne festival. (Photo| AP)
An armed French police officers walks on the roof of the town hall, during the opening night of the Bayonne festival. (Photo| AP)
Festival goers, wearing their traditional red scarf and white outfit gather for a drink in the narrow streets of Bayonne, southwestern France, during the Bayonne festival. (Photo | AP)
Festival goers, wearing their traditional red scarf and white outfit gather for a drink in the narrow streets of Bayonne, southwestern France, during the Bayonne festival. (Photo | AP)
Children react as musicians perform in Bayonne, southwestern France. (Photo | AP)
Children react as musicians perform in Bayonne, southwestern France. (Photo | AP)
Musicians perform wearing their traditional red scarf and white outfit in the narrow streets of Bayonne, southwestern France, during the Bayonne festival. (Photo | AP)
Musicians perform wearing their traditional red scarf and white outfit in the narrow streets of Bayonne, southwestern France, during the Bayonne festival. (Photo | AP)

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