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Is the Coca-Cola Christmas truck visiting your town this year?

Here’s the full list of venues the lorry will be visiting in the run-up to Christmas – because holidays are coming.
Here’s the full list of venues the lorry will be visiting in the run-up to Christmas – because holidays are coming. Here’s the full list of venues the lorry will be visiting in the run-up to Christmas – because holidays are coming.

In the 21st century, Christmas hasn’t really started until the Starbucks cups have gone red, the Pret turkey sandwich is on sale and the Coca-Cola truck rolls into town.

If you’re waiting for the last of these in particular, then we have news – the festive lorry’s 2017 tour dates have been announced.

From Glasgow to Bristol, Cardiff to Ipswich, Southampton to Newcastle, the truck – which is covered in 8,772 festive lights – will be turning up in 42 cities and towns the length and breadth of Great Britain between November 11 and December 17.

Visitors will get mini cans of Coke and be given the chance to project festive selfies on to the side of the truck. There’ll also be screenings of a special animation and what Coca-Cola describes as a “recycling call-to-action”.

And it looks like the lorry may have some of Santa’s magic on its side as well, given that on some days it has to be in places as far apart as Bradford and Plymouth on the same day.

Here’s the full list of dates:

Glasgow, Silverburn Centre – November 11


Glasgow, Asda Robroyston – November 12


Newcastle, Asda Bolden Collery – November 13


Newcastle, Tesco Extra – November 15


Swansea, Tesco Extra – November 16


Northumberland, Sanderson Arcade – November 16


Northumberland, Sanderson Arcade – November 17


Bristol, The Mall – November 18


Newcastle, Intu Metrocentre – November 18


Newcastle, Intu Metrocentre – November 19


Cardiff, Queen Street – November 19


Plymouth, Drake Circus Shopping Centre – November 21


Bradford, Morrison’s Victoria Street – November 21


Pudsey, Asda – November 22


Gainsborough, Marshalls Yard – November 23


Bournemouth, The Triangle – November 23


Bournemouth, The Triangle – November 24


Leeds, Whiterose Shopping Centre – November 24


Hull, St Stephens Shopping Centre – November 25


Southampton, Westway Shopping Centre – November 25


Southampton, Westway Shopping Centre – November 26


Doncaster, Lakeside Village – November 26


Sheffield, Fox Valley – November 28


Leyton, Asda – November 28


Huddersfield, Mccaulay Street – November 29


Southend-on-sea, Victoria Circus – November 29


Bolton, Middlebrook Retail Park – November 30


Harlow, Market Square – November 30


St Helens, Tesco Extra – December 1


Ipswich, Asda – December 1


Peterborough, Tesco Extra – December 2


Manchester, Intu Trafford – December 2


Manchester, Intu Trafford – December 3


Mansfield, Tesco – December 3


Liverpool, Liverpool One – December 5


Liverpool, Liverpool One – December 6


Baldock, Tesco Extra – December 6


Watford, Asda – December 7


Telford, Telford Shopping Centre – December 7


Wembley, London Designer Outlet – December 8


Nottingham, Victoria Retail Park – December 8


London, Jingle Bell Ball – December 9


London, Jingle Bell Ball – December 10


Birmingham, Edgbaston Street – December 9


Birmingham, Edgbaston Street – December 10


Coventry, Broadgate – December 11


Reading, Riverside Shopping Centre – December 13


Rushden, Waitrose – December 14


Milton Keynes, Xscape – December 15


Essex, Lakeside – December 16


Essex, Lakeside – December 17