Thousands of La Tomatina participants in Spain pelted each other with tomatoes
In Spain, thousands of people took part in the famous La Tomatina festival, where participants threw tomatoes at one another. As Al Jazeera English reports, after the tomato fight began, thousands of visitors were covered in tomato pulp. The outlet published its report on the event on August 26, 2026.
One-hour tomato fight
The mass fight lasted one hour. According to the outlet, approximately 150,000 kilograms of tomatoes were used for the event. Thousands of participants joined the hour-long fight, using tomatoes during the festival event.
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A tradition since 1945
The La Tomatina tradition dates back to 1945. Al Jazeera English describes it as a famous Spanish festival. The report refers to a mass tomato fight during which participants throw tomatoes at one another.
