La Tomatina 2027: The Calendar That Decides Everything

Put one date in your calendar and one in your reminders. The date: Wednesday 25 August 2027. The reminder: early March, when the town’s ticket sale has historically opened.

Why the year has a shape

Search interest in this festival is not flat - it climbs from January, peaks between March and May, and falls off a cliff in July. That curve is not fading enthusiasm. It is the sale selling out: once the 20,000-person cap is met, the searches stop converting and eventually stop happening. Anyone planning in the autumn is not late, they are the earliest people in the queue - which is a genuinely advantaged position for an event that rations entry.

What we know, and what we do not

Known: the festival falls on the last Wednesday of August, so 2027 lands on 25 August. Participation has been capped at 20,000 since 2013. Basic official entry was around €15 in 2026, sold by the Ayuntamiento de Buñol. Not yet known at the time of writing: the 2027 price and the exact on-sale date. We would rather say that than invent a number you will plan around - check the town’s own channel when spring comes, and treat any site quoting a confident 2027 price today with suspicion.

When the official allocation is gone

This is the situation most people arrive here in, and it has a straightforward answer: the day trips hold their own entry allocations, so a package can still get you inside after the town’s tiers are exhausted. That is the honest case for paying more than €15 - not glamour, availability.

See trips with entry included →

The price breakdown sets the two routes side by side without spin, and the departure comparison picks your road once you have decided to go.

Date, cap and 2026 entry price checked August 2026; the Ayuntamiento de Buñol’s own channel is authoritative on 2027 pricing and sale dates.