Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Tobacco Road’s 1st Annual Tomato Tomatina Festival, Free to watch, $10 to participate 2/11

25,ooo Tomatoes - 1,000 Revelers – one Tobacco Road Bar presenting
THE FLYING TOMATO SMASH & BASH
SPAIN’S FAMOUS LA TOMATINA FESTIVAL COMES TO MIAMI

FEBURARY 11TH
Spectators FREE!


History is in the Making…Tobacco Road, Miami’s Oldest Bar will be bringing in 10,000 Pounds of Tomatoes for Miami’s First Tomato Battle!

No need to travel to Spain for La Tomatina Tomato Fight Festival; Miami’s Oldest Bar, Tobacco Road is bringing it to Brickell! On Saturday, February 11th festivities will begin at 12 noon with food & drink specials, and of course a dump truck delivery of 25,000 tomatoes, ripe for flying through the air. For those less brave or unwilling to get sauced, a safety zone will be set up for spectators to enjoy all the action.

Every year since 1957 1,000’s of people join together in Bunol, Spain to participate in the traditional La Tomatina festival. Around 150,000 tomatoes, which equals out to be over 90,000 pounds are smashed and participants from all over the world begin this crazy traditional Tomato fight that lasts an hour long.

WHAT: Tobacco Road’s 1st Annual Tomato Tomatina Festival
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 11th, 2012
Party Starts at 12:00 pm
Registration at 3:30 pm
Tomato Fight at 4:00 pm

COST: Participants $10  Spectators FREE!
WHERE: Tobacco Road
626 S. Miami Ave.
Miami, FL 33131