THE Coca-Cola Christmas truck tour will be coming to Derry this week as part of its tour of cities and towns across Ireland.
The tour started on November 26 when the iconic holiday truck started its first of 10 stops across the island in Drogheda
The truck will be coming to Derry’s Foyleside Shopping Centre this Friday, December 16.
Derry is one of eight of the ten stops have been revealed – with the other two set to be unveiled closer to Christmas.
Radio stations 2FM and Cool FM are urging members of the public to nominate their town.
Listeners can turn in to either station starting November 21 to find out how to apply.
Coca-Cola Ireland’s market manager Aoife Nagle: “The arrival of the Coca-Cola Christmas Truck, made famous by our classic TV advertisement, heralds the start of the festive season.
“We are delighted to be bringing happiness to communities across the nation by giving people the chance to see the truck in person.”
Members of the public will be able to snap a holiday souvenir photo with the truck, take a virtual sleigh right through the forest, play Ice Block Jenga and enjoy some music from the Dublin Gospel Choir on each stop of the tour.
Coca Cola’s “Holidays Are Coming” ad hit Irish TV screens beginning November 18, and was screened in the North from November 19.
The Coca-Cola Christmas Truck stop locations are:
- Drogheda – M1 Retail Park – Saturday, November 26 2016
- Dublin – Smithfield – Sunday, November 27 2016
- Kilkenny – The Parade – Saturday, December 3 2016
- Cork – Mahon Point Shopping Centre – Sunday, December 4 2016
- Galway – Galway Shopping Centre, Hedford Road – Friday, December 9 2016
- Limerick – Parkway Shopping Centre – Saturday, December 10 2016
- Derry – Foyleside Shopping Centre – Friday, December 16 2016
- Belfast – SSE Arena Belfast (Odyssey Arena) – Sunday, December 18 2016
