Both are made by Mars, both mix several different chocolates into one bag or tub, and both get bought in bulk every Christmas. The difference is that with one of them, you know exactly what you're picking up before you bite — and with the other, you genuinely don't.
Revels is a lottery by design
Launched in 1967, every Revels piece shares the same rounded shape and identical-looking foil wrapper, whatever centre happens to be inside. The mix has included chocolate, orange, toffee, malt and, in classic packs, coffee — a flavour that's spent decades as the bag's most argued-about inclusion. The entire point of Revels is that you can't tell which is which until you've already committed.
Celebrations is the opposite: total transparency
Celebrations arrived thirty years later, in 1997, built on the completely opposite idea. Each piece is a miniature of an already-familiar full-size bar — Twix, Bounty, Mars, Snickers, Galaxy, Milky Way, Maltesers and Galaxy Caramel — shaped and wrapped to look just like the original, only smaller. There's no guessing involved at all.
Why Mars makes both
The two products serve different moments rather than competing with each other. Revels suits casual, share-the-bag snacking where the mystery is part of the fun. Celebrations suits Christmas gifting and tub-sharing, where people want to reach in and pick their favourite bar by name. Same manufacturer, same core idea of 'a mix in one pack', but built for opposite reasons.
- Revels — launched 1967, identical-looking pieces, unknown centre until you bite.
- Celebrations — launched 1997, miniatures of named bars, no guessing at all.
You'll find both in our chocolate collection.
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between Revels and Celebrations?
Revels hide their centre behind identical wrappers; Celebrations are miniatures of bars you already know by name.
Why are Revels a mystery mix?
Every piece looks the same regardless of filling, which can be chocolate, orange, toffee, malt or coffee — the unpredictability was the point from launch in 1967.
Are Revels and Celebrations made by the same company?
Yes, both by Mars, thirty years apart — Revels in 1967, Celebrations in 1997.