Overview

• The tomato-throwing lasted one hour through Buñol’s streets before a cannon signaled the finish.
• The fruit was grown specifically for the festival and trucked in from Don Benito, a supplier town more than five hours away.
• Participants were urged to squash tomatoes before throwing, with many choosing goggles or earplugs for protection.
• After the battle, revelers used communal showers as crews hosed tomato pulp from storefronts and pavement.
• Palestinian flags and a banner opposing Israel’s military campaign in Gaza were displayed, backed by a local left-wing party.