LEGO advent calendars have a predictable life cycle: they launch in September, sell out by mid-November and reappear on resale sites at double the price in December. That makes an early discount on the 2026 LEGO City calendar worth grabbing now rather than later. Amazon currently has set 60510 on sale for $25, down from its $34.99 list price, a 29% cut on a 252-piece calendar with 24 surprises behind its doors, six minifigures including Santa and Mrs. Claus, and a fold-out Santa’s Workshop playmat. It is the #1 new release in toy building sets, and more than 10,000 people have already bought one in the past month.
What’s Behind the 24 Doors This Year
The formula LEGO has refined over more than a decade is simple: 24 windows, each hiding a small bag of bricks and a mini build that takes a few minutes to put together. The 2026 City edition follows it faithfully, with a mix of festive vehicles, tiny scenes and seasonal accessories spread across the month. The building guide for each day is printed on the inside of its window, so a five-year-old can work through it alone without pulling up an app or hunting for a leaflet.
The minifigures are what parents check for first, and this year’s lineup is a strong one. Santa and Mrs. Claus lead, joined by three elves and a snowman, plus a baby reindeer figure as a bonus. Six minifigures in a $25 set is generous by LEGO’s usual pricing, where a single figure often accounts for a few dollars of a set’s cost. They also slot straight into the wider LEGO City range, so anything unwrapped in December keeps getting played with in January.
The box itself doubles as the play surface. Fold it open and the inner panel becomes a Santa’s Workshop playmat, giving kids somewhere to arrange each day’s build as the collection grows. By Christmas Eve, the mat is a full scene with the whole cast on it, which is the point: this is less about the individual builds than about the daily ritual and the tableau that accumulates from it.
At 252 pieces total, the individual builds are small, and LEGO pitches the set at ages five and up. That age rating is accurate. Older kids and adult collectors will find the daily builds quick to finish, which is why LEGO sells separate Star Wars, Harry Potter and Marvel calendars for that crowd. For a young child who has just gotten the hang of following instructions, though, the City calendar hits the sweet spot between simple and satisfying.
Timing matters more with this product than almost anything else on Amazon. LEGO produces a fixed run of each year’s advent calendar and does not restock once it is gone, and the City edition is consistently the first to sell out because it targets the largest age group. Anyone who has tried to find one in the first week of December knows how quickly the price on the secondary market climbs past $60.