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Thousands attend Starboard’s Running of the Bull

Dewey tradition continues, fundraises for Rehoboth volunteer fire dept.
Running of the Bull participants run down the beach, with the bull in tow. One takes a selfie. ELLEN MCINTYRE PHOTOS
Ellen McIntyre
June 29, 2025

The Starboard continued its longstanding tradition of the Running of the Bull June 28 in Dewey Beach. Thousands of people turned out of the annual celebration that starts at the popular bar and continues on the beach. 

 

Matador Ryan Cormier celebrates prematurely in his fight against the bull.
Zoe Peters, 21, of the Rehoboth Volunteer Fire Department, holds up a boot for donations. Peters has been a volunteer with the department since she was 15.
Lauren Parczak gets held up at The Starboard by Mike Martin, left, and Alexa Keegan.
Kristen Kwolek, lead singer of Kristen & The Noise, performs at the Starboard’s 2025 Running of the Bull.
Running of the Bull participants run down the beach, with the bull in tow.
Matador Ryan Cormier, a reporter from The News Journal, fights the bull.
A group of friends enjoy The Starboard after the Running of the Bull. Shown are (l-r) Aisley Bergeolo, Molly Lingo, Riley Keen, Nina Filler and Hope Cortner.
Running of the Bull participants run down the beach, with the bull in tow.
A group of friends enjoys their time at The Starboard. Shown are (l-r) Natalia Aikaterinidis, Elayna Peck, Sean Coleman, Sophia Mitchell and Rachael Pala.
This year’s matador, Ryan Cormier, stands with twin brothers Daniel, left, and Alex Shives, who were in the bull costume, after the bull fight.
Matador Ryan Cormier celebrates prematurely in his fight against the bull.
Slapshot, the Washington Capitals mascot, walks around The Starboard.
People in the crowd at the Starboard try to catch a T-shirt from a T-shirt cannon.
A group of friends enjoy The Starboard. Shown are (l-r) Troon Houston, Finn McMissile, Michael McMissile and Liam McQueen.
A group of friends enjoys The Starboard. Shown are (l-r) Luca Famularo, Nick Erni, Beau Severn and Peyton Weaver.
Friends and relatives enjoy The Starboard. Shown are (l-r) Lauren Treacy, Ellie Miller, Jill Abbott and Mikki Abbott.

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Ellen McIntyre is a reporter covering education and all things Dewey Beach. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Penn State - Schreyer Honors College in May 2024, then completed an internship writing for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. In 2023, she covered the Women’s World Cup in New Zealand as a freelancer for the Associated Press and saw her work published by outlets including The Washington Post and Fox Sports. Her variety of reporting experience covers crime and courts, investigations, politics and the arts. As a Hockessin, Delaware native, Ellen is happy to be back in her home state, though she enjoys traveling and learning about new cultures. She also loves live music, reading, hiking and spending time in nature.

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