24 doorsWhat’s inside →The Best 2026 Advent Calendars for Coworkers
158 calendars, 124 new for 2026, from $13 to $250, most of them 24 doors. Full stats
Advent calendars for coworkers are Secret Santa money (snacks, sweets, a drink a day) and 124 of the 158 here are new for 2026. Under fifteen dollars: Haribo, Kinder Bueno, Milka's Oreo and Favourites boxes, Lindt's three mini calendars (Lindor, Weihnachtsmarkt and Weihnachtszauber) and Cadbury's Dairy Milk. For the desk with an energy drink on it, Red Bull's 24 cans; for the office that drinks, BrewDog's 24 beers and Hawkstone's brewery-shaped box; for the break room, Jelly Belly's Hogwarts trivia game and Kosmos's EXIT escape calendar, both played as a table. Ankerkraut's 24 spices and KoRo's snack box are for the colleague who cooks; Essence, Catrice, Balea and Isana are the drugstore beauty calendars under twenty dollars. The shortlist below names one box in each kind, and the numbers band says what a door costs.
UpdatedOctober 27, 2026Curatedby Max Zeshut
158 calendars, 124 new for 2026, from $13 to $250, most of them 24 doors. Full stats
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FoodAlcoholBeautyFor couplesFor friend 143For adults 127For yourself 119For family 56For women 55For men 52
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One for each way of asking. Every row clears the same bar — rated 4 out of 5 or better by an editor, or where none has scored it, an editors’ pick or contents worth more than the box — and nothing older than last season. How we review
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One for each way of asking, further down.
A first pick, the best value, under $50, the splurge — and a person to ask if yours is not there.
Make one insteadA calendar that travels in a link.
Photos, videos and notes behind each door. Free, no account.
Why trust the numbersWe opened 1114 of these boxes.
Counted, priced and photographed by hand before any of it went up.
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24 doorsHow to choose an advent calendar for coworkers
- Step 01
Decide what kind, before what price
The shelf for coworkers is food (73%), alcohol (13%) and beauty (11%) — the same person gets a very different December from each. The picks below name the box to get in every kind; the kind's own page holds the rest. Every food box
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Then set the number
Of the 50 priced in dollars, 25 come in under $50, 24 sit between $50 and $200 and 1 cost more than that; half are above $50. Under $50 buys chocolate, toys and drugstore beauty; the retailer boxes with the best value multiples sit in the middle band; over $200 is the department stores and the fragrance houses. Compare the price bands
- Step 03
Prefer the boxes that print what is inside
124 of this season's 124 come with the maker's own door list; the rest are bought on the brand's record. For a gift that matters, the list is the difference between a calendar and a lottery — every page says which it holds.
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Match the size to the person
124 of the 158 are 24-door boxes; 16 are twelve-day calendars, which suit someone who will not open a door every morning. A 24-door box of minis is a month of small things; a twelve-door box is usually the bigger items.
- Step 05
Start from this season's, from the ones we have opened
124 of the 158 on this page are 2026 editions and every one carries a verdict from us; the earlier editions stay listed for the record and the prices. The grid puts this season first.
Food for coworkers
All 115 food boxes
115 of the 158 calendars tagged for coworkers are food. HOLY Squad Advent Calendar 2026 leads — rated 3.5/5 by our editors, contents worth 1.8× the box price; Cadbury Dairy Milk Adult 2026 and Fortnum & Mason Tea Advent Calendar 2026 follow.
Alcohol for coworkers
All 21 alcohol boxes
21 of the 158 calendars tagged for coworkers are alcohol. M&S Foodhall 2026 leads — rated 4/5 by our editors; Kalea Beer Advent Calendar The Original 2026 and BrewDog 2026 follow.
Beauty for coworkers
All 17 beauty boxes
17 of the 158 calendars tagged for coworkers are beauty. essence Baked With Love 2026 leads — rated 4/5 by our editors; Catrice Hause of Gold 2026 and Isana 2026 follow.
Still looking?
If you cannot decide, get Bloomingdale's 7 Day Beauty Countdown Advent Calendar 2026
The best value among the calendars here that we have rated this season: contents worth 1.5× the price, rated 3/5, $95, 7 doors. Eight useful, recognisable products in a pretty box, but the value multiple is thin for a seven-door countdown, and three of the eight are patches and a clip. A stocking-filler at a gift-box price.
7 doorsCalendars for coworkers, by the numbers
How each one is countedEvery figure is computed from the records at build time and says how many it is drawn from. Door price is the price on the box over its doors; the value multiple is what the contents come to at retail over that price; full size is the retailer’s own marking. Dollar figures use rough rates and are for ranking only. Where a record cannot support a figure, it is left out rather than guessed.The definitions, one by one →124 calendars for coworkers for 2026, a median of $1.89 a door, 82 brands we had never listed before.
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| food | Onyx Coffee Lab Advent Calendar 2026 | $189 | 24 | $7.88 | 1 | — | 4.5/5 | In stock |
| beauty | Catrice Hause of Gold 2026 | €39.95 | 24 | €1.66 | 1 | — | 4/5 | — |
| toys | EXIT The Magic of Christmas 2026 | €24.99 | 24 | €1.04 | 1 | — | 4/5 | 1 of 2 shops |
| Under $50 | Ankerkraut Spice 2026 | €29.99 | 24 | €1.25 | — | — | 4/5 | — |
| — | Cadbury Dairy Milk Adult 2026 | £10 | 24 | £0.42 | — | — | 4/5 | — |
| — | Charbonnel et Walker Victorian London 2026 | £43 | 25 | £1.72 | — | — | 4/5 | — |
| — | DavidsTea 24 Days of Tea 2026 | $75.90 | 24 | $3.16 | 1 | — | 4/5 | In stock |
| — | enerBiO & friends Advent Calendar 2026 | €24.99 | 24 | €1.04 | 1 | — | 4/5 | — |
| — | essence Baked With Love 2026 | €29.95 | 24 | €1.25 | 1 | — | 4/5 | — |
| — | Fortnum & Mason Tea Advent Calendar 2026 | £145 | 24 | £6.04 | 1 | — | 4/5 | — |
Median price $40 across the 124 priced; door price across 124. Rough dollar rates, for ranking only.
What is behind the doors — 1,066 items across 68 boxesSnack85Chocolate78Tea49Popcorn47Makeup40Energy drink40
How big the boxes are — all 15824 doors12425 doors1712 doors16Other sizes1
Launches we saw — 38 of 124
- BrewDog 2026 17 September
- English Tea Shop Book-Style Red 2026 17 September
- EXIT The Magic of Christmas 2026 17 September
- Godiva Holiday Chocolate 2026 17 September
- Grind Ground and Whole Bean 2026 17 September
- Grind Coffee Pod 2026 17 September
- Hawkstone 2026 17 September
- In Good Taste Luxury Wine 2026 17 September
Price moves this week — 3 cuts, 1 up
- Twinings 2026 −29% at twinings.co.uk
- Bodylab Protein Bar Advent Calendar 2026 −10% at bodylab24.de
- DavidsTea 24 Days of Tea 2026 −9% at davidstea.com
- Néon 12 Coffees of Christmas 2026 +28% at neoncoffeeroasters.com
Frequently asked questions
Are there advent calendars for coworkers in 2026/2027?
Yes. 124 of the 158 advent calendars for coworkers we list are 2026 editions. The other 34 are 2025 and 2024 boxes, which some retailers still stock.
How much do advent calendars for coworkers cost?
Advent calendars for coworkers run from $13 to $250, with the middle of the range at $50. That is across the 50 of the 158 we list that carry a US price.
How many doors do advent calendars for coworkers have?
Most advent calendars for coworkers have 24 doors, 124 of the 158 we list. The rest run 7, 12 and 25.
Which brands make advent calendars for coworkers?
109 brands make the 158 advent calendars for coworkers we list. In good taste has the most with 7, then Lindt with 4 and Montezuma's with 4. The other 106 have up to 4 each.
What kind of advent calendar should I get for coworkers?
The shelf for coworkers is food (73%), beauty (13%) and alcohol (10%). The shortlist at the top of this page names the box to get in each kind, and the picks under How to choose give three per kind; the kind's own archive holds the rest.
How much should I spend on an advent calendar for coworkers?
Of the 50 priced in dollars, 25 cost under $50, 24 between $50 and $200 and 1 over $200. Under $50 buys chocolate, toys and drugstore beauty; the retailer beauty boxes with the best value multiples sit between $50 and $200; over $200 is the department stores and the fragrance houses.
Which advent calendars for coworkers say what is inside?
68 of this season's 124 come with the maker's full door list — Onyx Coffee Lab Advent Calendar 2026, Ankerkraut Spice 2026 and Catrice Hause of Gold 2026 among them. The rest are bought on the brand's record, and each page says which it is.
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