They oversold the festival in 2022. We waited in the pickup line for over 4 hours and didn’t get the wristband needed for entry, didn’t get the sangria nor food we paid for up-front with the ticket nor t-shirt/goggles/etc. that were pre-paid. No refund and no tomatoes. We came from America and worked it into our trip to Spain. Still makes me very sad to think about.
Due to numbers increasing each year in 2013 a limit to the number of people who can participate in Tomatina was imposed PLUS added a €10 ticket tax. If you are booking through one of the many tour companies then your ticket should be included but make sure you ask them and check that your ticket is included.