RAINBOW BLOG: JANUARY EVENTS!

January:

• Ahead of the release of Universal Pictures movie Migration, Gwen visited landmarks around London.
• We managed the appearances of over 40 characters at the London Toy Fair.

February:

• Chauncey touched down in LA to promote Lionsgate Films upcoming movie, Imaginary.
• Peppa Pig's Cinema Party kicked of the 20^th Anniversary celebrations for Peppa Pig. 

March:

• Bluey arrived at Alton Towers’ CBeebies Land.  She was later joined by Bingo, Chilli and Bandit.
• Gruffalo, Mula and Elmer appeared at the London Book Fair for the first time.
• Trotters London unveiled the bespoke Liberty London x Peppa print. Peppa herself even donned the outfit at the launch.

April:

• The Brain Runner completed the London Marathon, raising £22,439 for Brain Tumour Research.
• Next’s new mascot Hamish was launched at their Headquarters.

May:

• Our Events and Wardrobe teams moved into our new premises at Unit 5, College Fields.
• Blue walked the purple carpet at the premiere of Paramount Pictures movie IF.
• We exhibited independently at the Saudi Entertainment and Amusement show for the first time.

June:

• Freddie Mercury won the annual MLB London Series Bobblehead’s Mascot Race, against Winston Churchill, Henry VIII and the Royal Guard.
• Minions’ Kevin & Stuart attended the London premiere of Despicable Me 4.
• Albärt headed up the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament in Germany.

July:

• Pride opened the Olympic Fan Zone at Battersea Power Station alongside Olympic champion, Christine Ohuruogu.
• The Minions set of on their McDonald’s tour to promote their Happy Meal partnership.
• Yuki was unveiled as Europarcs new mascot.
• Mr Monopoly visited Leeds for the launch of the MONOPOLY Leeds Takeover, which ran until September.
•  SpongeBob SquarePants celebrated 25 years at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
• Aleksandr and Sergei joined Carl the Wombat for The Hundred 2024 tournament.

August:

• Characters such as Bing, Bluey, Hey Duggee and Pip and Posy were spotted at festivals across the UK including Snapdragon Festival, Camp Bestival, Gloworm, Car Fest, Victorious Festival and The Big Feastival.

September:

• Rainbow was crowned Best in the Creative Sector at the Merton Best Business Awards 2024.
• Mable was bought to life to celebrate the 25^th anniversary of Brand Licensing Europe, where we also managed the appearances of over 70 characters!
• As part of our sustainability pledge, we moved our Newsletter and Character Lists to a digital format.

October:

• Visitors to MCM Comic Con were surprised with a Pikachu flash mob.
• Rainbow exhibited at the China Licensing Show for the first time.
• Vegesaurs’ Ginger joined our licensed character list.

November:

• Octonauts took to the stage at the Battersea Fireworks event.
• The worlds first standalone Peppa pig store opened at Battersea Power Station.
• The UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 mascot, Maddli, was unveiled in Switzerland.
• Muffin joined Bluey & Bingo in New York, ahead of the infamous Thanksgiving Day Parade.
• The Rainbow team won the annual Southern Light Fund Quiz!

December:

• Supertato joined our licensed character list.
• Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Shadow attended the premiere of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 in London.