No Comment Video. La Tomatina 2026: thousands turn Spanish town red in annual tomato fight Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: 26/08/2026 - 22:16 GMT+2 Thousands of revellers pelted each other with up to 165 tonnes of overripe tomatoes in the Spanish town of Buñol on Wednesday for the annual La Tomatina festival. Thousands of revellers descended on the Spanish town of Buñol on Wednesday for La Tomatina, hurling up to 165 tonnes of overripe tomatoes at each other in just over an hour. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Trucks loaded with tomatoes ploughed slowly through the crowd as people in the cargo beds pelted those below, who threw them straight back. White shirts turned pink within minutes while residents doused participants with water from balconies. Buildings along the route were covered with tarpaulins beforehand. More than 20,000 people were expected this year. Spanish news agency EFE reports that roughly 40% of participants over the past three years have come from outside Spain, with a marked rise in visitors from India since the 2011 Bollywood film "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara" recreated the festival. Held on the last Wednesday of August, La Tomatina dates back to a street brawl in 1945. There is one rule: squash the tomato before you throw it. Festival Spain Tomatina Tomato Top stories Now playing Next La Tomatina 2026: thousands turn Spanish town red in annual tomato fight Now playing Next Hundreds missing as flash floods tear through Nepal Now playing Next Flowers and memories: Fans pay tribute to Dolly Parton Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | August 26th, 2026 – Evening Now playing Next US 'will achieve nothing' with its economic chokehold, Tehran says Now playing Next At least 160 dead and hundreds of people missing in Nepal floods Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | August 26th, 2026 – Midday Now playing Next Armenia announces historic intention to apply for EU membership Now playing Next Spain to reform asylum laws in line with EU as Ceuta remains unsolved Now playing Next Hundreds missing as flash floods tear through Nepal Now playing Next Canada hits US goods with 50% tariffs as trade war escalates Now playing Next At least 160 dead and hundreds of people missing in Nepal floods Now playing Next Grand Voyager | Exploring Bodrum and the Aegean Coast Now playing Next Meta agrees to pay $17bn in landmark US child-safety settlement deal Now playing Next Drought exposes fossils and wartime shipwrecks along Danube River Now playing Next Belgian fries under threat as potatoes shrink in heat ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT No Comment Rare Mondrian unseen for 25 years heads to auction No Comment More than 1,000 volunteers pull historic castle back to its original site in Japan No Comment Watch: Viking Age anchor recreated with hammer and bellows in Denmark No Comment Video shows tornado forming over village in France Europe News EU countries face nearly €41bn in extra fossil fuel costs as Hormuz crisis exposes energy vulnerability Health news This tiny robot could help deliver drugs, dissolve blood clots and detect cancer Culture news Remains of 16th-century hospital that treated sailors discovered in Peru Europe News Kyiv residents adapt to life under Russian bombardment Pakistan Fire kills 14 newborns at major hospital in Pakistan, officials say Culture news Country music icon Dolly Parton dies aged 80, family announces Canada Canada hits back with tariffs of up to 50% on US goods as trade war escalates Mongolia Mongolia positions itself as Asia's next data centre hub ADVERTISEMENT Europe News Spain to reform asylum laws to align with EU rules as Ceuta crisis remains unresolved Culture news Blacksmiths recreate Viking Age anchor using ancient techniques in Denmark Qatar Qatar says officials working daily to revive US-Iran talks, urges Tehran to reopen Hormuz USA Trump considering renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' as trade war with Canada escalates Afghanistan One million Afghan children suffering 'life-threatening' malnutrition, UNICEF says Economy German economy grows faster than estimated as exports rebound USA UN and Red Cross warn 'risks have intensified,' urge regulation of killer robots Armenia Armenia announces historic intention to apply for EU membership ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT
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