Traditionally, Advent calendars count down the days until Christmas.
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Some classic options have chocolate, caramels or other sweet treats hidden behind little doors, while others require you to turn on a light or check off a box leading up to the holiday.
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In recent years, however, Advent calendars have taken on a new life.
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Now, there’s an option for any holiday you celebrate, and they’re filled with coffee, wine, Legos, beauty products, pet treats and more.
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Because Advent calendars are so popular around the holidays, I recommend purchasing those you have your eye on as early as possible — they tend to sell out as we get closer to Christmas and Hanukkah.
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Below, I rounded up the best Advent calendars of 2026.
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You can buy them for yourself, but they’re great gifts for loved ones, too.
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I’ll frequently update this article throughout the next few weeks as more brands debut their Advent calendars (and sold-out options restock).
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I’m loyal to Bonne Maman jam, and every year, I look forward to its Advent calendar, which is filled with new limited-edition spreads.
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There’s a mini glass jar hidden inside each of the 24 boxes, and the festively decorated calendar opens like a book, which lets me stand it up on a shelf, doubling as holiday decor.
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This year, you’ll get to try spreads like caramel with salted butter, strawberry with Madagascar vanilla and raspberry with dark chocolate.
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Don’t worry if you can’t finish every jar before the end of the season — the spreads will last through June 2027, according to Bonne Maman.
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You can’t go wrong with a chocolate Advent calendar whether you’re buying it for yourself or gifting it to a loved one.
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It’s a classic for a reason, and getting to unwrap a new piece of chocolate every day is a small joy that anyone can appreciate.
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Lindt’s Advent calendar comes with 24 pieces of chocolate, including those shaped like mini bears, chocolate balls and chocolate neapolitans.
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For the first time this year, Lindt is adding an interactive element to its Advent calendar: From December 1 to 24, you can scan the QR code on the box to unlock the augmented reality experience, with new video drops daily.
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“The hot Advent calendar with the five-year-olds who can’t get the Needoh calendar is the Squishmallow calendar, so that’s what I’m buying for my daughter this year,” says NBC Selected commerce editor Bethany Heitman.
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“As a mom, I appreciate that the smaller-sized stuffies will be easy to contain and don’t add a ton more clutter to our playroom, and my daughter will love seeing which cute character she gets each day.
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This Advent calendar comes with 24 itty bitty Squishmallows stuffies that are 2.5 inches tall.
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Your recipient gets to collect popular characters like Junie the Banana, James the Fox, Cam the Cat and Benny the Bigfoot decked out in their holiday apparel.
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After opening this Advent calendar, you or your loved one will have an entire Lego Starwars scene to display or play with.
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There’s individual packs of Legos inside that come with a total of 293 blocks so you can build mini vehicles like an X-wing and The Razor Crest, as well as mini figurines like The Mandalorian, Grogu, the Blurrg, the Mudhorn and the Bantha
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You also get a fold-out playmat to use as a backdrop.
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Lego says this Advent calendar is best for those ages 6 and up.
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Don’t wait to buy this beauty Advent calendar from Anthropologie — it’s usually one of the first to sell out because it’s so highly sought after.
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It’s filled with mini versions of the retailer’s bestselling products across skin care, makeup and fragrance, like Verb Ghost Oil, Salt & Stone deodorant, Caudalie eye cream and Peter Thomas Roth peptide cream.
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Anthropologie is also selling a 12 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar this year.
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There’s 24 days worth of desk accessories inside, all of which are items you likely use every day at the office, home or school, like pens, journals, sticky tabs, highlighters, to-do notepads and stationary sets.
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Each item is individually wrapped in a paper box, which really makes it feel like you’re opening a gift every day.
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The Advent calendar, which folds open on the top and has three drawers, is designed to be a reusable organizer.
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Papier is also selling a 12-Day Advent Calendar for the first time this year.
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There are 12 Voluspa mini coconut wax candles inside this Advent calendar, each of which comes in a decorative glass votive.
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You’ll collect candles in a few of the brand’s bestselling scents, like white cypress, forbidden fig and santal vanille, as well as some holiday-specific fragrances like Gingerbread Chalet.
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The Advent calendar comes with a gold-plated wick trimmer, too.
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While I look forward to opening my own Advent calendar, I get even more excited about my dog’s.
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Last year was her first holiday season, so I started the tradition with her, which she’s thrilled about since it means extra snacks.
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If you want to do the same with a dog in your life, I recommend Himalayan Pet Supply’s calendar.
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It comes with 12 full-size yogurt sticks and churro chews in flavors like bacon, peanut butter, pumpkin, cheese and sweet potato.
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It comes with 24 pieces of dark, milk and white chocolate, including dark chocolate caramels, milk chocolate creme puffs and birthday cake bliss white chocolates.
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Compartés’ popular Nutcracker and Winter Forest Advent calendars are back this year, plus the brand added a brand new one: the Enchanted Castle Advent calendar.
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…and 95 more, not listed.
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