Edinburgh families queue up as iconic Coca Cola truck arrives at shopping park

Dozens of Edinburgh families got in the festive mood as they queued up at the city's Fort Kinnaird after the iconic Coca Cola Christmas truck arrived at the retail park.

As part of its UK tour the huge red truck arrived at Fort Kinnaird at midday on Saturday - stopping for one day only with festive games, photo opportunities, food and drink and live music all lined up.

Bosses at the shopping park took to social media to inform people the truck has arrived as families are urged to get down and enjoy the unique experience to mark the countdown to Christmas.

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A video posted to TikTok shows the team preparing the area at the back of the retail park having just arrived, with festive decorations and pop-ups being erected as a mini winter wonderland took shape.

It didn't take long for visitors to arrive in their droves as other images shows families funnelled into huge queues as they patiently wait to be part of the experience.

Kids posed for pictures and of course sampled iconic Coca Cola soft drinks with live music also on the go. Taking to Facebook Fort Kinnaird's official page posted: "The iconic Coca-Cola Christmas Truck is here!

"Pop down to the centre today to experience the magic with photo experiences, food and drink samples and festive live music. Coca Cola will also donate a meal for every person who visits the truck today, to help those in need this Christmas."

The truck is set to be in Edinburgh until 8pm on Saturday before moving on to continue its journey around the country.

For every person that attends the Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour, the equivalent of a meal will be donated on their behalf. Coca-Cola aims to donate the equivalent of up to a total of 1 million meals via FareShare this festive season.

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FareShare works with the food industry to redistribute surplus food, which might otherwise go to waste, to a network of 8,000 charities and community groups across the UK.

These groups include community centres, faith groups, homelessness shelters, refuges, and schools, all working hard to support people in need. Food is used to bring people together, strengthening communities and helping people access vital support services.

Kirsty Ford, Head of Fundraising at FareShare said: “We are so grateful to Coca-Cola for their continued support for FareShare. These invaluable donations help us get good-to-eat food to the people who need it rather than going to waste. Every day, the food we redistribute to a network of over 8,000 charities in every region helps to strengthen communities. Coca-Cola’s generous support for FareShare is instrumental in helping people affected by the cost-of-living crisis.

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"This support means charities can unite more people through food to form connections and access essential support services. Thank you for helping FareShare make the food go further.”

More information regarding the visit can be found here.