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Home > FEATURED-STORIES > LEGO Advent Calendar helps Covent Garden build up to Christmas

LEGO Advent Calendar helps Covent Garden build up to Christmas

By Caroline King - November 22, 2012Posted in : FEATURED-STORIES

LEGO Advent Calendar in Covent Garden

LEGO Advent Calendar being prepared for Covent Garden

When: From 1st December 2012

Where: Covent Garden, London

£: Free

What is it?

A bespoke LEGO Advent Calendar will be installed in Covent Garden throughout December, adding a quirky touch to the Christmas celebrations.

From the 1st December, every day at 4pm a door will be opened to reveal a bespoke LEGO surprise in the run up to Christmas.  This will be the first time that a LEGO Advent Calendar has been created, consisting of 600,000 LEGO bricks in thirty different colours, having taken the design team 1,200 hours to complete.

More info: Christmas in Covent Garden

LEGO Advent Calendar in Covent Garden

Getting Santa ready for the LEGO Advent Calendar

Tagged With: Christmas, Covent Garden, Free events, LEGO Advent Calendar, London, London events

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