Midwest Tomato Fest

Went with a friend and my boyfriend. We all had a blast!

I gave it 4 stars because of the crappy beer! OMG they had almost nothing good to drink. out of all the local beers they had schells.ewwwwwwwwwwww. the fest was great i went with a friend and we had a great time. the other issue was the country guy who tried to hard. Gesh if i wanted to listen to country i would of went to country fest. It seemed like the country band played for 5 hours non stop geshhhhh.
The fight was great next year i think i will wear different attire so that i can just throw them away. the car still smells like tomatoes lol

You say to-​may-​toe, I say toe-​mah-​toe. Regardless, this fruity fight was saucy good time, with room for improvement.
As this was the first for the tomato fest, I’m sure organizers didn’t quite know what to expect, but I still think they could have had more entertainment. There was really nothing to do at the tomato fest when you weren’t busy flinging tomatoes. There were concession stands, live music, and ONE beer tent (the line got pretty long). They also said they would have stations to rinse off at, but 2 hoses spraying in front of fans was not enough for over 2,000 tomato covered people. Also, a warning that parking was $ 5 would have been nice, I almost didn’t bring any cash.
The tomato fight itself was AMAZING! It was so much more fun and juicy than I had ever expected. Be prepared to get DRENCHED in tomato seed, tomato juice, and tomato pulp, so wear old clothes and organizers recommend that you wear white, or be creative and make costumes with some friends. Also, bring goggles! They will save your eyes.
I am sure after this first fest, the tomato fest planners will have much more to offer next year, and more entertainment. I hope they read this and ‘ketchup’ with what they can improve on for next year.