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Mince pies and mulled wine, reindeer and nativities – these are the obvious giveaways that Christmas is just around the corner. But everyone knows that the fun doesn’t truly begin until the iconic Coca-Cola truck tour takes to the streets of the UK, spreading Christmas cheer one can of the fizzy stuff at a time.
And that time has now come and gone. Following a launch in London, the truck headed off around the UK, winding its way around the country and stopping likes of Belfast, Edinburgh, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and Portsmouth. It finished up in Cardiff.
True to the season of giving the Coca-Cola Truck in 2024 was apparently an ‘even bigger and more magical experience’, complete with festive games, lucky dips and merchandise. Coca-Cola partnered with hunger and food waste charity FareShare to donate a meal on behalf of every person that visited the Christmas Truck Tour this year.
This year’s Coca-Cola Christmas campaign also included the 2024 ad campaigns and a digital AI experience. Here’s everything you need to know about the Coke truck tour in 2024.
Coca-Cola truck locations and dates for 2024
After the London launch and stops in Scotland and Northern Ireland, the truck made its way through northern England and finished up in Wales.
Here were the Coca-Cola truck’s 2024 dates.
- London (November 21)
- Belfast, Custom House Square (December 1)
- Edinburgh, Fort Kinnard (November 30)
- Gateshead, Metro Centre (December 1)
- Wakefield, Stonegate (December 3)
- Ashton, Greene King (December 4)
- Speke, Burger King (December 5)
- Liverpool, Liverpool One (December 6)
- Manchester, Trafford Centre (December 7)
- Leeds, White Rose (December 8)
- Portsmouth, Gunwharf Quays (December 14)
- Milton Keynes, Centre: MK (December 15)
- Birmingham, Bullring (December 20)
- Gloucestershire, Cribbs Causeway (December 21)
- Cardiff, St Davids (December 22)
Where did the Coca-Cola truck stop last year?
In 2023, this was the truck’s schedule:
- Glasgow (November 23 and 24)
- Edinburgh (November 25)
- Gateshead (November 26)
- Leeds (November 30)
- Dublin (November 30 to December 3)
- Liverpool (December 1)
- Sheffield (December 1)
- Manchester (December 2)
- Rushden (December 2)
- Sheffield (December 3)
- Baldock (December 3)
- Wolverhampton (December 7)
- Leicester (December 8)
- Basildon (December 8)
- Birmingham (December 9)
- Milton Keynes (December 10)
- Watford (December 10)
- London, Wembley (December 14)
- Grays (December 15)
- Leeds (December 15)
- Fareham (December 17)
- Bradford (December 17)
- Manchester (December 18)
Can’t wait for the Coca-Cola tour to hit your town? Lidl’s Christmas Cola truck tour also took place, complete with 2,000 Middle Aisle presents and a chance to win a £100 Lidl shop. Here’s where you could find it this month.
‘Tis the season with Time Out
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