Christmas Countdown Begins with LEGO Advent Calendars 2024

There are moments when you realise time flies so fast that the ONE special event we’ve all been waiting for has finally come. And what do you know? The Holiday Season is fast approaching once again!

LEGO fans are excited during these BER months, because it is when the much awaited LEGO Advent Calendar sets are released. So if you’re asking when do the LEGO Advent Calendars come out, that practically answers your question!

The release of the LEGO Advent Calendars mark the beginning of the Christmas season for the entire LEGO community. LEGO Advent Calendars are a collection of sets based on popular LEGO themes. Teasers of these sets are advertised on the Internet and various media to build up the frenzy as the BER months get closer. Each LEGO Advent Calendar set has 24 surprise toy models. From these 24 models, one surprise gets to be unboxed every day starting on 1st of December until the 24th, Christmas Eve!

How the "Advent Calendar" Brand Began

The term “Advent Calendar” is a tribute to the Advent Season observed by Christians as the time of “expectant waiting” in preparation for Christ’s Nativity, which is celebrated on the 25th of December. Some families in Europe celebrate the Advent Calendar tradition by showing a scene from the story of Christ’s nativity with a flip calendar, every day from the first day of December until Christmas Eve. What delights the children the most are the little gifts they receive from the adults as they listen to the stories. LEGO adopted this tradition, and it launched the very first Advent Calendar range in 1998.

Now that you’ve been fired up with excitement, let’s take a look at this year’s new Advent Calendars from LEGO! Read on and begin the countdown to Christmas…

LEGO Friends Advent Calendar 42637

SKU: 1171344

Here’s a kids’ Christmas countdown toy packed with 24 days of characters, activities, and surprises for girls and boys aged 6 years and up!

• Explore Christmas memories with Paisley and Olly! Each day ignites a new festive memory from when the Friends were preschoolers. It's a great play set to encourage social, emotional skills.
• This LEGO set includes little Paisley, little Olly, Paisley’s mum, dad, baby sister, 2 baby pet characters, and a snow cat figure – plus lots of featured accessories.
• Build the fun by opening doors to reveal buildable activities, like the catapult that can be used the next day to knock down a snow castle, cookies to bake, a letter to mail, a tree, and many more.
• A 272-piece gift idea for kids, this LEGO Friends set makes a fun Advent or early Christmas gift for girls and boys who love festive activities.

Allow LEGO to introduce you to a New World of LEGO Friends!

LEGO Disney Advent Calendar 43253

SKU: 1171361

Surprise kids aged 5 and up with this 253-piece play set packed with 24 days of Disney characters, activities, and surprises!

• Each day offers a new festive build or character to inspire play. The Advent Calendar box also turns into a game board for up to 5 players for more Disney kind of fun.
• This Advent Calendar includes Elsa, Tiana, Ariel, Mirabel, and Moana LEGO Disney micro-doll figures – plus Pua, Snowgie, and Sven among many other presents and characters.
• Build the fun with many doors that open to reveal buildable activities like a seesaw for the Snowgie, Ariel’s undersea palace, Moana’s mini boat, Elsa’s ice palace, a sled, a Christmas tree, and more.
• This buildable set for girls and boys makes a fun Advent or early Christmas gift for Disney fans who love to showcase their passion for anything Disney.

Reminisce classic Disney entertainment by re-watching Disney Princess Movies in Order!

LEGO City Advent Calendar 60436

SKU: 1171398

It's a fun-packed pre-Christmas gift and Advent Calendar! Build up the countdown to the Holidays with this LEGO City play set for kids aged 5 and up.

• This gift set has 24 surprises which include Santa Claus and Mrs Claus minifigures, characters with Christmas sweaters, a dog figure, plus mini builds and fun collectables.
• Kids can fold out the playmat on the box to create a snowy winter village scene for imaginative stories and adventures.
• Each mini build in this LEGO City Advent Calendar comes with an easy-to-follow building guide printed on the inside of its calendar window. Little builders will enjoy these mini-Christmas collectables!
• This festive pre-Christmas gift makes a fun Holiday toy for kids and LEGO fans aged 5 and up.
• Providing creative play without limits, LEGO City is a place where kids can unleash their limitless imaginations with structures, vehicles, and citizens that motivate them to build, create, explore, and play.

LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar 75395

SKU: 1171466

Build highlights from a stock of LEGO Star Wars sets in history, from 1999 to 2024, with this festive Advent Calendar for kids!

• Set includes 5 collectable LEGO Star Wars minifigures and 1 LEGO figure: Holiday Princess Leia, Holiday Luke Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, 501st Clone Trooper, and a praetorian guard plus a super battle droid.
• Explore the Star Wars mini build models of the X-wing, TIE fighter, AT-AT, Y-wing, Jabba’s Sail Barge, Millennium Falcon, Venator-Class Republic Attack Cruiser, Emperor’s Shuttle, U-wing, and T-6 Jedi Shuttle.
• Add more mini builds with the Mandalorian Gauntlet, the Ghost, Yoda’s Jedi Starfighter, the Razor Crest, Luke Skywalker’s landspeeder, the Crimson Firehawk, a minikit, and Darth Vader’s castle.
• This nostalgic 368-piece Advent Calendar set makes a fun Christmas present for creative boys, girls, and any Star Wars fan.
• Go on a date with Star Wars down memory lane, create your own unique stories, or simply display the brick-built models in your room!

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LEGO Marvel Spider-Man 76293

SKU: 1171495

This LEGO Spider-Man Advent Calendar set has 24 daily surprises for boys and girls aged 7 and up!

• Build models of scenes from the New York City streets in the Spider-Man movies, including a snow Spider-Ham, a hot-dog cart, and Electro’s winter tree.
• Set includes Spider-Man, Green Goblin, Miles Morales, and Venom minifigures – plus 2 small cars, Sandman’s catapult, and other fun gifts.
• As the big day approaches, children can combine the gifts to re-create scenes from the Spider-Man movies and invent superhero adventures of their own.
• With 24 days of surprise treats, this LEGO Marvel Spider-Man Advent Calendar inspires superhero play that continues long after the last door has been opened.
• The extensive choice of LEGO Marvel building toys and figures is designed to deliver endless imaginative build-and-play possibilities.
• Create a web-slinging countdown to the Holiday Season for your young superhero with this 246-piece LEGO Marvel set!

LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar 76438

SKU: 1171511

It's a Harry Potter Holiday fantasy for kids! Go on a magical building adventure every day in the run-up to Christmas with this LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar set!

• Set includes 8 LEGO Harry Potter toy characters: Harry Potter, Susan Bones, Cho Chang, Draco Malfoy, Albus Dumbledore, Professor Flitwick, and Choir Ghost minifigures – plus a Hedwig figure.
• Be impressed with 16 mini builds including table festivities, a gargoyle for each of the 4 Hogwarts houses, 2 of 14 collectable Hogwarts portraits, a teacher’s table, the Hogwarts Express train, and other festive items.
• The minifigures and buildable models inside this Advent Calendar set can be added to the LEGO Harry Potter 76435 set, which features the Great Hall.
• It's a 301-piece holiday gift for kids to re-create Harry Potter’s first Christmas at Hogwarts in LEGO style.
• Find a simple pictorial guide to building the models on the back of each Advent Calendar door and on the LEGO Builder app!
• LEGO Harry Potter sets put favourite characters, familiar locations, and magical adventures into the hands of young wizards, witches, and muggles.

So that's about it... Don’t forget to check out our LEGO Advent Calendar department to see current and past LEGO Advent Calendar sets! To find more gift ideas for the Holiday Season, browse through our range of Christmas toys and gifts.