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La Tomatina 2024 in pictures: Scenes from the world’s biggest food fight in Buñol
In the eastern Spanish town of Buñol, revelers joyfully pelted each other with tons of squishy tomatoes at the annual “Tomatina” festival.
In a chaotic display of tomato-flinging frenzy, 22,000 revellers joyfully bombarded each other during Spain’s annual “La Tomatina” street showdown in the charming eastern town of Buñol.
Tracing its origins back to a spontaneous food skirmish among local children in 1945, the festival, situated in a tomato-rich area, culminates each year on the final Wednesday of August.
Gaining significant media coverage during the 1980s propelled it into a worldwide phenomenon, now attracting attendees from across the globe.
Here are some of the best pictures from this year’s food fight extravaganza!
A reveller lies in a pool of squashed tomatoes during the annual “Tomatina” tomato fight fiesta.
Held in Bunõl, near Valencia, the event was capped at 22,000 people this year.
Revellers throw tomatoes at each other during the annual “Tomatina”
A reveller lies in a pool of squashed tomatoes during the annual “Tomatina”
A couple share a ‘saucy’ moment while lying down in tomatoes at “Tomatina” festival
Revellers throw tomatoes at each other during the annual “Tomatina”
Revellers throw tomatoes at each other during the annual “Tomatina”
When the tomatoes are gone but the mess remains, the real cleanup fiesta begins!
From tossing tomatoes to scooping them up
