Kick-start your countdown to Christmas, not just with a lights switch-on event in Kent, but with one of these fantastic advent calendars from the High Street.
Alongside tasty traditional chocolate and sweet treats it is once again LEGO leading the way for the kids with a range of themed advent calendars. Star Wars and Harry Potter collections are lining up alongside the more traditional LEGO City and LEGO Friends this year.
LEGO Friends 2019 Advent calendar, £22.99 Head to Heartlake City with this advent calendar suitable for children aged six and over. Among the 24 surprises are gifts to both hang on a tree or display and there are some special surprises to hunt down too with a snowman and a hamster sleigh among the items hidden behind the doors.
LEGO City Advent Calendar 2019, £22.99 There are 24-themed holiday surprises perfect for young builders age five and over. The calendar includes Santa and an advent family complete with husky dog!
LEGO Star Wars advent calendar, £24.99 Kids and LEGO fans will love opening the doors of this advent calendar to be greeted with characters and things to build from a galaxy far far away. Behind the doors lie starships, vehicles and characters including two special Christmas themed ones and a limited edition Luke Skywalker. The calendar is recommended for children aged six and over.
Harry Potter LEGO Advent Calendar 2019, £24.99 Create happy holiday scenes from the films with this 305 piece advent calendar. It is packed full with magical objects and characters from Harry Potter to enable LEGO fans to embark on some festive adventures through Hogwarts.
Kinder Surprise and Friends, Snowglobe Advent Calendar, £25 The countdown to Christmas will be a tasty one with this advent calendar. There are 24 days of surprises with a selection of Kinder branded chocolate hidden behind the 24 doors.
For those looking to design their own festive countdown - this year's must-have calendar is set to be the Hogwarts Express from Primark. With a train and adjoining carriage, families can conjure up their own magical treats and small gifts for the locomotive's 24 empty doors. Scroll down for more advent calendars.
Hogwarts Advent Calendar Train, Primark. £15 Fresh from Platform 9¾, is this Harry Potter-inspired Hogwarts Express advent calendar. You can fill the drawers with whatever magical treats you like for you and your family using the 24 little drawers in the train's carriage.
But if beauty and bath bombs is more your bag there are a vast range of beauty collections packed into 24 doors.
There are even pork scratchings, popcorn varieties and ethical chocolate for the foodies ensuring no one is left behind in the countdown to Christmas.
Divine Fairtrade Milk Chocolate Advent Calendar, £4, Oxfam This calendar - also available in vegan-friendly dark (£5) - comes with plentiful feelgood factor: co-owned by the farmers of Kuapa Kokoo, a co-op in Ghana, Divine was set up specifically to support its cocoa growers. The chocolate is as spirit-lifting as the backstory; each door reveals a melt-in-the mouth heart, made with 100% pure cocoa butter and zero palm oil.
The Lush Advent Calendar, £195. There are 24 full-size Lush products in the calendar including five retro products from Lush's past. The limited edition advent calendar was handmade in the UK and the re-usable chest is made out of recycled materials.
Popcorn Shed Jingle Bell Pop Popcorn Advent Calendar, £16, John Lewis & Partners Billed as “the UK's first super-premium gourmet popcorn brand” Popcorn Shed doesn’t simply flavour its corn, it incorporates scrummy chunks of everything from chocolate and nuts to dried fruit. There’s a dinky bag of deliciousness behind all 24 doors of this calendar, with stand-out flavours including Pecan Pie (caramel and roasted pecan pieces) and Butterly Nuts (caramel with roasted peanut pieces).
Snaffling Pig advent calendar, £19.99 One for the carnivores, yes, this is a pork crackling-filled advent calendar. Back for a second year after a sell-out debut in 2018, it contains Snaffling Pig’s signature snack in a whole menu of flavours, including Great Taste award-winning Salt 'N' Vinegar, Marvellous Maple and Low & Slow BBQ.
Men's Grooming Advent Calendar, £65, Next Forget chocolates - countdown the days 'til Christmas in style with Next's first branded Men's Grooming 24 Day Advent Calendar. With products worth over £170 treats include L'Occitane shower gel, Men's Society shampoo and body wash, Clinique face scrub, Percy Nobleman Beard Wash and Ted Baker Beard Oil.
Soap & Glory Miracle On 24Th Sweet Advent Calendar, £42 from Boots. Find goodies galore in this popular calendar from Boots. This 'miracle-maker' is described as being packed full of 'soaprises' with hand creams, shower gels, body scrubs and face masks all hidden behind the 24 doors.
Cath Kidston Christmas Advent Calendar, Boots, £40 Enjoy 24 days of beauty with the luxurious Cath Kidston advent calendar. Open a window each day and find a treat – from enriching hand creams, cuticle creams and body lotions to cleansing body scrubs, scented soaps, bath fizzers and lip balms. The advent calendar features both signature scents and Christmas edition fragrances filled with pine needles, red berries, candied sugar and spice.
Countdown To Christmas Fragranced Advent Calendar, £35 from Next. It's the ideal advent calendar for fans of scented candles and home fragrances. Insure your home smells of the festive season right up until Christmas Day with this sweet-smelling calendar from Next. It includes one tea light holder, six 40ml diffusers, six votives and 11 tea lights fragranced with a range of festive scents.
Paperchase Advent Calendar, £35 There are 24 days of stationary joy on offer from Paperchase. It's Christmas countdown includes a 2020 diary, £5 Paperchase voucher, pens, pencils and stickers.