 The Pittston Tomato Festival, in its twenty-eighth year in 2011, is held annually on South Main Street in Downtown Pittston to celebrate the city's tradition and heritage in cultivating the tomato.The Tomato Festival began during the first term of Mayor Thomas Walsh (in the early 1980s).On average, nearly fifty thousand people attend the four-day event that has been touted as one of the best festivals in Northeastern Pennsylvania.