Tomato fight! Spain's ‘Tomatina’ food fight celebrates its 78th festival

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Valencia, Buñol, Spain - 27 August 2025
1. Various of crowds celebrating La Tomatina festival in Buñol, Spain.
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Voxpop:
"We're here to celebrate the La tomatina Festival . It's always been a dream . It's been a blast . We all loved it ."
3. Crowds celebrating La Tomatina festival
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Voxpop:
"This, it is something different. Like it is, it's amazing, you know."
5. Crowds celebrating La Tomatina festival
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Voxpop:
"A fantastic time, yeah, absolutely great. And everyone's so welcoming, it's the town's really beautiful, everyone does such a great job and such great fun. We came out here for a friend's birthday, so it's a great way to celebrate it in the sunshine as well."
7. Crowds celebrating La Tomatina festival


STORYLINE:
The famous “Tomatina” has celebrated its 78th edition. With 120,000 kilos of tomatoes and a capacity of 22,000 people, attendees had fun in this juicy hour-long battle.

The small town of Buñol, with a population of around 10,000, in the province of Valencia, was one of the towns affected last fall by the DANA that left more than 200 dead due to flooding.

That is why this year's slogan is “Tomaterapia” (Tomato Therapy), a perfect opportunity to laugh and enjoy themselves among the red pulp of the tomatoes they throw at each other.

La Tomatina, declared a Festival of International Tourist Interest, attracts thousands of people from different countries every year, and in addition to the participants, some 45,000 people are expected to visit the Valencian town.

The origin of the festival dates back to a food fight between several children in the village in 1945.

AP Video by Alicia Leon Perea

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