La Tomatina, held in Buñol, Spain, is celebrated as the world’s biggest food fight. On August 27, 2025, thousands of revelers from around the globe gathered for the event. For one chaotic hour, participants pelted each other with overripe tomatoes, transforming the streets into a sea of red. What began in the 1940s as a spontaneous food scuffle has since evolved into an internationally renowned festival, staged every year on the last Wednesday of August.
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The annual ‘La Tomatina’ food fight festival in Bunol, near Valencia, Spain, August 27, 2025. REUTERS
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A reveler covered in tomato pulp. REUTERS
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People battle with overripe tomatoes Miguel Angel Polo/EPA/Shutterstock
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Revellers play in tomato pulp. REUTERS
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A couple kisses in the pulp. AFP via Getty Images
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People battle with overripe tomatoes. AP
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Revelers throw tomatoes at each other. AP
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A man throws himself over a pool of tomatoes. AP
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A truck unloads tomatoes. REUTERS
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Revelers play in tomato pulp. REUTERS
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Revellers play in tomato pulp. REUTERS
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A truck unloads tomatoes. REUTERS
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Revelers throw tomatoes at each other. AP
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Revelers throw tomatoes. AP
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Revelers throw tomatoes. AP
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Revellers play in tomato pulp. AP
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Revellers play in tomato pulp. AP
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A couple kisses in the pulp. AP
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Revelers throw tomatoes at each other. Miguel Angel Polo/EPA/Shutterstock
