Tell us it's the holiday season without telling us it's the holiday season.
Metro Vancouver residents will soon bear witness to a giant red semi-truck covered in twinkling lights roaming through the region that's as iconic as the figure sipping a soda on the side.
Coca-Cola's 2024 Holiday Caravan is making stops in Burnaby and Coquitlam as part of its trip around the Lower Mainland starting this month.
This includes:
Burnaby
- Wednesday, Nov. 27
- 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- BCIT Burnaby campus (3700 Willingdon Ave.)
Coquitlam
- Thursday, Dec. 19
- 5 to 10 p.m.
- Lights at Lafarge (Trevor Wingrove Way)
This year, the tour is in partnership with the Canada's Kindest Community Contest, according to a news release.
The campaign, a partnership between Coca-Cola and Community Foundations of Canada, encourages residents to share stories of kindness for a chance to win a $50,000 donation for a local nonprofit.
"The Holiday Caravan was born from an opportunity to spread optimism and share joy in communities coast-to-coast," added Todd Parsons, CEO of Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited.
"By uniting the Coca-Cola Holiday Caravan and Canada's Kindest Community Contest, we connect the joy of the holiday season with making a meaningful difference in the communities where we operate. We believe kindness is contagious, and every kind act, no matter its size, has the potential to make an impact."
The Coca-Cola Holiday Caravan's cross-country tour ends in Vancouver at the PNE on Dec. 21.
For more information about the 2024 holiday caravan and Canada's Kindest Community Contest, you can visit its page on Coca-Cola's website.
