| La Tomatina | |
|---|---|
| Official name | La Tomatina |
| Observed by | Buñol, Valencia, Spain |
| Date | Last Wednesday in August |
| 2023 date | August 30 |
| 2024 date | August 28 |
| 2025 date | August 27 |
| 2026 date | August 26 |
| Frequency | annual |
La Tomatina is a Spanish festival in Buñol, Spain where participants throw tomatoes at each other. It is said to be the biggest food fight in the world.[1][2] From the festival's origin as a food fight between friends in the 1940s, it has become a famous tourist attraction. Until 2013 there was no limit to the number of participants; in 2013 the festival became a ticketed event for no more than 20,000, so as not to overwhelm Buñol's population of about 9,000 people.[3]