24 doorsEditors’ pickThe Best 2026 Festive Advent Calendars
Page 7 of 7: 370 advent calendars tagged as festive, this season first. The shortlist, the steps and the numbers are on the first page.
370 calendars, 307 new for 2026, from $13 to $1,400, most of them 24 doors. Full stats
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12 doorsHow to choose an advent calendar
- Step 01
Decide what you will spend first
Set the number before you browse, because it decides the shelf more than anything else here. Of the 103 priced in dollars, 43 come in under $50, 38 sit between $50 and $200 and 22 cost more than that — the range runs $13 to $1,400, and half are above $60. Compare the price bands
- Step 02
Match the doors to the days
279 of the 370 here have 24 doors — a 24-door box opens one a day from 1 December to Christmas Eve. The others run 6, 7, 10, 12, 16, 25 and 31, and the shorter ones start partway through the month: a 12-door box opens on 13 December. For someone who will not open one every day, or a gift that will arrive late, fewer doors is the better fit, not the lesser calendar. Every start date
- Step 03
Know which season you are buying
307 of the 370 here are 2026 editions, and 41 are last season's — still sold, often discounted, and with the contents already on the page. The 22 older than that are listed for the record, not for buying. A brand's page keeps every edition together, so check whether the box you are looking at is this year's before you compare prices.
- Step 04
Check what is inside against the price
Every calendar page that we have costed shows what the contents come to against the sticker price. We have done that for 117 of the 370 here: the median box holds 2.6× its own price in product, the spread runs 1.0× to 7.2×, and every one of them comes to more than it costs. Below 1.0× you are paying for the box; none here does that.
- Step 05
Start from the ones we have opened
41 of the 370 here carry an editors' pick — the chip above the grid narrows the shelf to those — and 322 have a written score. Those are the boxes somebody on this site has actually judged. The rest are listed because they exist, not because we are recommending them; being on this page is not a verdict. How we review
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If you cannot decide, get ELLE Beauty 2026
The best value among the calendars here that we have rated this season: contents worth 5.7× the price, rated 4.5/5, £197, 25 doors. Twenty-seven pieces from 25 brands behind 25 drawers, twenty at full size with a 30 ml Murad Retinal, a 30 ml Zelens serum, MAC's mascara and Shiseido's primer among them, priced line by line to 1,132 GBP against 197 GBP. The magazine calendar with the best skincare on the UK shelf; the Charlotte Tilbury door is a 30 ml mini and the Tatcha a 15 ml one, whatever the label says.
25 doorsEditors’ pickFrequently asked questions
Are there festive advent calendars in 2026/2027?
Yes. 307 of the 370 festive advent calendars we list are 2026 editions. The other 63 are 2025 and 2024 boxes, which some retailers still stock.
How much do festive advent calendars cost?
Festive advent calendars run from $13 to $1,400, with the middle of the range at $60. That is across the 103 of the 370 we list that carry a US price.
How many doors do festive advent calendars have?
Most festive advent calendars have 24 doors — 279 of the 370 we list. The rest run 6, 7, 10, 12, 16, 25 and 31.
Which brands make festive advent calendars?
224 brands make the 370 festive advent calendars we list. Lindt has the most with 24, then Boots with 7 and Funko with 6. The other 221 have up to 5 each.
Are festive advent calendars worth the money?
We have priced the contents of 117 of the 370 festive advent calendars we list against what they charge. The median box holds 2.6× its price in product, and every one of them comes to more than it costs.