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La Tomatina 2026 Brings World’s Largest Tomato Fight to Spain
La Tomatina is a festival where people have a giant tomato fight.
It took place on Aug.
26, 2026, in Buñol, Spain.
People filled the streets for the annual event.
They threw tomatoes at one another and became covered in tomato pulp.
Some visitors from India posed for pictures before the fight.
The report also showed a similar tomato festival in Colombia.
That Colombian event happened on June 7, 2026.
Photos captured people celebrating in many different ways.
The event is described as the world’s largest tomato food fight.
La Tomatina 2026 took place Wednesday, Aug. 26, in Buñol near Valencia, Spain.
Revellers gathered for the annual tomato-fight fiesta and threw tomatoes in the streets.
Participants from India were pictured posing before the event.
The report also featured a separate Tomato Fight Festival held in Sutamarchán, Colombia, on June 7, 2026.
Photos showed participants covered in tomato pulp, cheering, kissing and waving a Palestinian flag.
- Who
- Revellers, including participants from India, attended La Tomatina; a separate tomato festival involved participants in Colombia.
- What
- The 2026 La Tomatina tomato-fight fiesta took place, with people throwing tomatoes in the streets.
- Where
- Buñol near Valencia, Spain; the separate festival took place in Sutamarchán, Boyacá, Colombia.
- When
- Aug. 26, 2026; the separate Colombian festival was held on June 7, 2026.
- Why
- The event was held as the annual La Tomatina tomato-fight fiesta.
Key facts
- Event
- La Tomatina 2026
- Date in Spain
- Aug. 26, 2026
- Spanish location
- Buñol, near Valencia, Spain
- Event type
- Annual tomato-fight fiesta
- Colombian festival
- 16th Tomato Fight Festival
- Colombian date
- June 7, 2026
- Colombian location
- Sutamarchán, Boyacá, Colombia








