La Tomatina Festival by Heather M/ CC BY
One of the most exciting and thrilling festivals in the world that is sure to set fun lovers on a mad quest to grab flights tickets to Spain is the much popular La Tomatina Festival. This distinct yet amazing food fight festival is held on the last Wednesday of August every year in the town of Bunol near Valencia in Spain. This year the gala event is scheduled for 27th August, 2014 and expected to beckon millions of people for partaking in the ‘World’s Biggest Food Fight’. The festival is going to start with a bang at around 11 am when the over dozens of trucks will haul the bounty of tomatoes into the centre of the town, Plaza del Pueblo.
All about the Festival
It is a week-long festival brings along a marvellous repertoire of events ranging from music concerts to fashion parades to fireworks. A paella cooking contest is also held a night before the tomato fights. The festival begins just after one brave soul climbs a two-story high, greased-up wooden pole to reach the coveted ham at the top. However, the signal for the beginning of the carnival is firing of water cannons on the gathered crowd and just then the chaos begins with people going mad and crazy to hit each other with squeezed tomatoes. This entire playfulness lasts for almost one hour when the fighting ends with the water cannons fired once more to signal the end. At this time, the participants wash themselves and enjoy the cool shower with family and friends.
The official La Tomatina after Party is also something worth the cost of air tickets for flights to Spain. This year the party is intended to become bigger and better as it will see thousands of merrymakers dancing on the thumping tunes and sipping their favourite booze. Participants must wear protective safety goggles and gloves.
La Tomatina is the most sought after events in the world with thousands of global travellers flocking the Spain. It is a peak season that definitely calls for advance booking of the flights, hotels and entry tickets.
