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1. La tomatina takes place on the last Wednesday of August.
2. La tomatina is a tomato-throwing festival. Muchas personas van a la Plaza del Pueblo a las once de la mañana.

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1. La Tomatina occurs on Wednesday, August 29th.
2. A "palo jabon" is a two story high ham stick that one must climb to start the events of La Tomatina.

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During La Tomatina over 40 metric tons of tomatoes are used. During La Tomatina, for an hour people "tiran" or throw tomatoes at each other.

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1. It always occurs on the last Wednesday of August every year in "la plaza de la ciudad"
2. It was banned while Spain was under Franco's rule for having no religious connotations, but was revived in the 1970s

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1. La Tomatina is held on August 29
2. La Tomatina is held in Bunol, Spain.

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La tomatina compenzó en Bunol en 1944/1945

Unos de la gente va a "Los Peñones" piscina.

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La tomatina is a tomato throwing festival that takes place on the last Wednesday of August. Also they do massive paella making contests.

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La Tomatina is a tomato-throwing festival. It takes place in Bunol. La Tomatina tiene mas tomates.

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40 metric tonnes son usados en cada evento.
El tomate se usa como disinfectante

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La Tomatina is a tomato throwing festival. This festival started in Bunol since 1944 and has been going on every year since.

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La Tomatina es un festival

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La tomatina es una fiesta en Bunol donde cien montones de tomates estan en los calles. Lo llama " World's Biggest Food Fight".  Muchas personas van a la Plaza del Pueblo a las once de la manana.

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La Tomatina is a food fight festival held on the last Wednesday of August each year in the town of Bunol near to Valencia in Spain. Thousands upon thousands of people make their way from all corners of the world to fight in this 'World's Biggest Food Fight' where more than one hundred metric tons of over-ripe tomatoes are thrown in the streets. La Tomatina es muy emocionante y divertido!

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La Tomatina is a food fight festival held on the last Wednesday of August each year in the town of Buñol ( history) near to Valencia in Spain. Thousands upon thousands of people make their way from all corners of the world to fight in this 'World's Biggest Food Fight' where more than one hundred metric tons of over-ripe tomatoes are thrown in the streets.

Prior to 2013 anywhere from 40,000 to 50,000 (reported to be 50,000 in 2012) people crammed into this huge tomato fight, greatly expanding Bunol's normal 9,000 person population. Since 2013 official ticketing has been in place limiting the number of participants to just 20,000 lucky people.

There is limited accommodation for people who come to La Tomatina, so many people take the easier option of staying in nearby Valencia just 38km to Bunol by bus or train. In preparation for the dirty mess that will ensue, shopkeepers use huge plastic covers on their storefronts in order to protect them from the carnage.

When is La Tomatina

La Tomatina 2020 : 26th of August CANCELLED :(

La Tomatina 2021 : 25th of August*

* to be confirmed
La Tomatina Tours including Official Entry Tickets

What Happens at La Tomatina

At around 11am many trucks haul the bounty of tomatoes into the centre of the town, Plaza del Pueblo. The tomatoes come from Extremadura, where they are less expensive. Technically the festival does not begin until one brave soul has climbed to the top of a two-story high, greased-up wooden pole and reached the coveted ham at the top. In practice this process takes a long time and the festival starts despite no one reaching the meaty prize. The signal for the beginning of the fight is firing of water cannons, and the chaos begins. Once it begins, the battle is generally every man for himself.

After an one hour the fighting ends. At this point, no more tomatoes can be thrown. The cleaning process involves the use of fire trucks to spray down the streets, with water provided from a Roman aqueduct. The authorities seem more concerned with cleaning the town than cleaning the visitors, so some people find water at the Bunol River to wash themselves, although some kind residents will hose passers-by down. Once the tomato pulp is flushed, the ground is clean due to the acidity of the tomato.

The Rules of La Tomatina

Do not bring bottles or hard objects as they can cause accidents and hurt other participants

Do not rip other people's T-shirts

You must squash the tomatoes before throwing them as this reduces the impact

Ensure you keep a safe distance from the lorries

As soon as you hear the second shot, you must stop throwing tomatoes

Useful Advice

Wear closed shoes that you do not mind throwing away afterwards. If you wear flip-flops, you may get hurt, or you could lose them easily during the battle

Wear old clothes, or clothes that you are not planning to wear again. They will most likely end up damaged from being ripped or incredibly dirty

You may find goggles useful. However, it is safer if you just ensure that you always have something clean to wipe your eyes with. The best thing is if you tuck your T-Shirt into your shorts to keep the bottom part of your T-shirt clean and dry

If you are planning to take pictures, bring a waterproof camera!

If you are not from Bunol, and you want to stay overnight, don't forget to look for and secure accommodation in advance

Do not miss the Palojabon - a greased pole with a Spanish ham at the top. Whoever can climb the pole and get the ham can keep it!

Stay safe and enjoy the festivities as much possible

How did La Tomatina Start

The tomato fight has been a strong tradition in Bunol since 1944 or 1945. No one is completely certain how this event originated. Possible theories on how the Tomatina began include a local food fight among friends, a juvenile class war, a volley of tomatoes from bystanders at a carnival parade, a practical joke on a bad musician, and the anarchic aftermath of an accidental lorry spillage.

One popular theory is that disgruntled townspeople attacked city councilmen with tomatoes during a town celebration. Whatever happened to begin the tradition, it was enjoyed so much that it was repeated the next year, and the year after that, and so on. The holiday was banned during the Spanish State period under Francisco Franco for having no religious significance, but returned in the 1970s after his demise.

The festival is in honor of the town's patron saints, Luis Bertran and the Mare de Deu dels Desemparats (Mother of God of the Defenseless), a title of the Virgin Mary.

Where is Buñol

Buñol is a town and municipality in the province of Valencia, Spain and is situated approximately 38 km west of Valencia. Read about the history of Buñol

There are several ways to get to Valencia from London. If booked reasonably early availability to Valencia is good and flights are quite competitive. Easyjet fly from London Stansted, London Gatwick and Bristol. Ryanair fly from London Stansted, Liverpool, East Midlands and Dublin. Clickair fly from London Heathrow. Iberia fly from London Heathrow.

Where to Stay

Getting to Bunol and accommodation for La Tomatina

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La Tomatina - The World's biggest and most famous food fight

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The Tomatina Festival, the Tomato Battle, or Tomatina Festival takes place in Bunol, a small town of approximately 2,000 people. Before the fiesta starts, locals protect their homes with plastic sheeting then the lorries arrive and the tomato throwing begins.

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La Tomatina es un festival that occurs en August 29th.

Al Festival La Tomatina, ellos throw tomates.

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La Tomatina es en un ciudad llamado Buñol y La Tomatina tiene sobre 20,000 las personas participating en La Tomatina. There are 9,000 people in the Bunol city.

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La Tomatina is celebrated on the last Wednesday in August. Another fact about La Tomatina is that the largest food fight in the world.

La Tomatina se celebra al miercoles ultimo  en agosto. Another fact sobre La Tomatina es lo llama "Worlds biggest food fight"

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La tomatina is a food fight using tomatoes. Another fact is that the firefighters help cleanup afterwards.

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- 2018 La Tomatina es en Miércoles Agosto 29, 2018.
-El jamon comienza la tomatina
-Lanzar means to launch

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La Tomatina takes place the last Wednesday is August. People throw rotten or unusable tomatoes at each other.

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Este festival es cada ano el ultimo miercoles de agosto a las 11am a el mediodia. Honra las cuidades dos santos patrones, Luis Bertran y Mare de Deu dels Desemparats. 40,000 tomates es usan cada ano.

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La tomatina es un festival en el miércoles último de agosto. Una regla es tienes que aplastar los tomates antes de los tiras.