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Harry Potter Advent Calendar 2025

Twenty four small doors, one genuinely great cast of faces behind them.

Brick Rated Score

3.8/5

Set 76456 · 2025

Pieces278

Minifigs8

Year2025

Set number76456

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The verdict

I opened this one door at a time over a weekend just to see the whole thing, and the minifig lineup is what won me over, Cho Chang, Cedric Diggory, Angelina Johnson, Blaise Zabini and Hannah Abbott are characters LEGO almost never gives you, sitting alongside Harry, Draco and Luna.

The little scenes tucked in around them, chocolate frogs, a butterbeer cup, the Sorting Hat, Buckbeak, Aragog and Hedwig, are charming in that oversized, wobbly minibuild way advent calendars always are. I will be straight with you though, at this scale several of the builds are a handful of parts stacked into a rough shape, and you are paying for the surprise and the figures more than for construction. If you collect the Wizarding World minifigs or you want a daily countdown ritual with a kid who loves the books, this earns its spot on the shelf. If you are chasing serious building satisfaction, this was never built for that.

Best for: Harry Potter minifig collectors and families doing a December countdown

The full review

What it is

The first door I opened was a chocolate frog, and I will admit I grinned. That is the whole appeal of this calendar in one moment, small, silly, very Harry Potter surprises timed out over December. What actually got me invested was the minifig roster tucked behind the later doors, Cho Chang, Cedric Diggory, Angelina Johnson, Blaise Zabini and Hannah Abbott, characters the theme rarely bothers giving proper figures to, standing next to Harry, Draco and Luna. For anyone building out a Hogwarts minifig shelf, that lineup alone is worth the calendar.

The catch

I will be straight with you about the building itself, though. At 278 pieces spread across 24 doors, most days you are looking at ten to fifteen bricks forming a loose approximation of an owl, a hat, or a drink, not a puzzle to sink into. A few of the creature builds, Buckbeak and Aragog especially, punch above their piece count and look properly characterful once assembled, but plenty of the smaller ones are over in under a minute. It is priced fairly for what it is, and the price per piece is solid for a licensed set, but you are paying for the daily reveal and the figures, not for hours of building.

Who it's for

Get this one if you have a young Harry Potter fan who would love a countdown ritual, or if you are the kind of collector who wants every minifig variant LEGO has ever made of this cast. Skip it if you want serious building time for your money, a basic City or seasonal calendar will actually keep young hands busier for the price, and this one leans hard on nostalgia over engineering.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

Building this is less a construction project and more a daily unwrapping, most doors take a minute or two and the satisfaction comes from what is revealed rather than how it goes together. The creature builds carry the most weight, Buckbeak's wings and Aragog's legs both use angled plates in ways that read well at this tiny scale, and Hedwig is a sweet little sculpt for how few pieces she uses.

The real value is in the printed minifig torsos and the character selection rather than any single rare part, getting proper figures for Cho Chang, Angelina Johnson, Blaise Zabini and Hannah Abbott is unusual for this theme and makes the calendar worth it for completionists even before you factor in the daily-door format. The food and drink props, chocolate frogs, butterbeer and the Sorting Hat, round the set out with the kind of familiar Wizarding World touches longtime fans will recognize instantly.

Fun facts

01The set includes 8 unique minifigures, more than most previous Harry Potter advent calendars have carried.
02It was designed by LEGO designer George Gilliatt and carries an RRP of 44.99 USD for 278 pieces.
03Cho Chang, Angelina Johnson, Blaise Zabini and Hannah Abbott are characters who have rarely or never appeared as LEGO minifigures before this release.
04The calendar was available for purchase from September through December 2025, the standard seasonal window before LEGO Harry Potter advent calendars retire for good.