Coca Cola Truck Christmas tour dates 2025

Holidays are coming! The Coca-Cola Christmas Truck tour dates run across the UK from November to December.

Does it even feel like Christmas if you don’t see the Christmas Coca-Cola Truck advert?

I know Christmas seems to start early every year, but somehow Coca-Cola smashes it and launches its advert at precisely the right time when “Holidays Are Coming”.

Along with the advert, we get to experience the real magic of the Christmas truck tour.

A total favourite with adults and kids, you get to see the truck in real life for free all over the UK.

Why visit the Coca Cola Truck?

There are a few reasons you’d want to visit the truck and see it with your own eyes.

First up, it’s a free day out and a festive activity for the kids.

Having run for 15 years now (it feels longer), some 53,000 visited the truck last year.

Also, you can take photos and selfies with the truck to make lovely memories.

Coca Cola Truck tour dates 2025

They plan to stop off in as many places across Scotland, Wales and England as possible, and dates and locations will be released over a few weeks.

The tour usually starts mid to late November in the north, finishing up before Christmas closer to the south.

Dates confirmed so far…

Friday 21 November

ASDA Supercentre, 100 The Jewel, Brunstane Drive, Edinburgh

12pm – 8pm

Saturday, 22 November

Fort Kinnaird, Newcraighall, Edinburgh

12pm – 8pm

Thursday, 27 November

The Mill House, Burton‑upon‑Trent, Staffordshire

12pm – 8pm

Friday, 28 November

Morrisons, Bradford Road, BD10 8EG, Bradford

12pm – 8pm

Saturday, 29 November

The Trafford Centre, Manchester

12pm – 8pm

Sunday, 30 November

New Mersey Shopping, Speke, Liverpool

12pm – 8pm

A full list of the other locations has not been released yet, but we will update it here when we know.

In previous years, the truck has visited:

• Glasgow
• Gateshead
• Leeds
• Liverpool
• Sheffiled
• Manchester
• Rushden
• Baldock
• Wolverhampton
• Leicester
• Basildon
• Birmingham
• Milton Keynes
• Watford
• Wembley
• Greys
• Portsmouth
• Bradford

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FAQs

When did the Coca-Cola Christmas Truck advert first come out?

The now very famous Christmas Truck, with Santa on the side, first hit our TV screens in the winter of 1995.

Although, the advert has changed a little over the years.

Is the Coca-Cola Truck real?

Three real trucks were created for the filming of the first advert back in 1995 (and more were added using special effects).

Can I buy a Coca Cola Truck?

While you won’t be able to buy a full-size truck (cause, come on, where would you even keep it?!), you can get miniatures.

This 1:43 scale model has LEDs that light up (check the latest price)

Did Coca-Cola invent the red Santa?

Santa has been depicted in many ways over time.

In 1931, an illustrator was commissioned to create a painting of Santa Claus for a Cole advertising campaign.

It’s here that he made Santa wear a red jacket. He didn’t make it red on purpose to match Coca-Cola’s colours; it’s simply how the artist painted it.