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The 2026 Advent Index, Canada: the season in Canadian dollars
Every advent calendar we listed for 2026 with a price in Canada — 62 of them, 61 with a written verdict and 30 with an itemised manifest — priced at the lowest offer we hold there, in Canadian dollars, and set against the season before on the boxes printed in Canadian dollars both years. 15 of the brands had never made one before, and 2 boxes have already sold out.
- 62
- calendars priced in Canada
- CA$3.39
- median price of a door · of 62
- 2.0×
- their price in contents · of 16
- 15
- brands new to us · of 47
Every figure carries the number it is drawn from. Prices are the lowest offer we hold in Canada, in Canadian dollars, on the day the offers were read; a box with no price there is not on this shelf. Updated with every build through December, frozen in January.
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The same box, with less inside
How the boxes are comparedOnly pairs where both editions have an itemised manifest of four or more. Items are counted from the manifests; full sizes are the retailer’s own marking. A box is listed here when it has fewer items than last year, or the same count with fewer full sizes.Of the 12 boxes itemised both years
3 fewer items5 the same count4 more items
Thinner than last year
| Calendar | Items | Full size | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sukoshi 2026SUKOSHI MART · was the 2025 box | 38 → 28 | 30 → 28 | — |
| The Body Shop Ultimate 2026The Body Shop · was the 2025 box | 25 → 25 | 10 → 6 | — |
| Liberty Beauty 2026Liberty · was the 2025 box | 31 → 30 | 20 → 21 | — |
| Rituals Premium 2026Rituals · was the 2024 box | 26 → 25 | — | — |
By kind, and by who it is for
How each one is countedOnly this season’s boxes are measured. Door price is the price on the box over its doors; value is what the contents come to at retail over that price; new brands had no calendar in any earlier season. The change on the year is the median per-door move across the boxes we hold for both seasons. Prices are the lowest offer in Canada, in Canadian dollars.The definitions, one by one →| Kind, or who it is for | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Every calendar | 62 | CA$81.30 of 62 | CA$3.39 of 62 | 2.0× of 16 | 15 of 47 |
| For kidsrecipient | 31 | CA$57.23 of 31 | CA$2.38 of 31 | — | 8 of 20 |
| Toys | 27 | CA$60.15 of 27 | CA$2.51 of 27 | — | 6 of 16 |
| For womenrecipient | 25 | CA$255 of 25 | CA$11.48 of 25 | 2.0× of 16 | 4 of 22 |
| Beauty | 21 | CA$255 of 21 | CA$11.48 of 21 | 2.0× of 15 | 2 of 18 |
| For teensrecipient | 21 | CA$72.27 of 21 | CA$3.01 of 21 | — | 7 of 16 |
| Art & Hobbies | 16 | CA$68.20 of 16 | CA$2.84 of 16 | — | 4 of 10 |
| Franchise | 10 | CA$68.20 of 10 | CA$2.84 of 10 | — | 4 of 7 |
| Food | 8 | CA$41.75 of 8 | CA$1.74 of 8 | — | 3 of 7 |
| Household items | 6 | — | — | — | 2 of 5 |
| Self-care | 5 | — | — | — | 1 of 4 |
Sort any column; the first row is the whole shelf and stays put, and a kind’s name opens its archive at the figures. A dash is a figure the records cannot support for that row, and each figure says how many it is drawn from. Full size is a beauty measure: 37% of the 14 beauty boxes with their sizes marked are full size.
What they cost, and what a door costs
How door price is countedPrice in Canada, in Canadian dollars — 62 priced, median CA$81.30
Under CA$2535%
CA$25 to CA$501219%
CA$50 to CA$1002540%
CA$100 to CA$200711%
CA$200 to CA$500915%
CA$500 and up610%
The lowest offer we hold in Canada for each box, whichever shop.
The cheapest door — of 62
| Calendar | Per door |
|---|---|
| Play-Doh 2026Play-Doh · 24 doors | CA$0.69 |
| Peppa Pig Advent Calendar 2026Peppa Pig · 24 doors | CA$0.77 |
| Haribo 2026Haribo · 24 doors | CA$0.94 |
| Lindt LINDOR 2026Lindt · 24 doors | CA$1.29 |
| Twinings 2026Twinings · 24 doors | CA$1.33 |
| Little Golden Books Countdown to Christmas 2026Little Golden Books · 24 doors | CA$1.45 |
And the dearest
| Calendar | Per door |
|---|---|
| Swarovski Annual Edition 2026Swarovski · 25 doors | CA$60.97 |
| Dior Le 30 Montaigne 2026Dior · 24 doors | CA$49.30 |
| Diptyque 2026Diptyque · 25 doors | CA$47.72 |
| Liberty Beauty 2026Liberty · 25 doors | CA$33.41 |
| Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Beauty Wonderland 2026Charlotte Tilbury · 12 doors | CA$24.75 |
| Villeroy & Boch Christmas Toys Advent Calendar 2026Villeroy & Boch · 24 doors | CA$22.67 |
Best value on the shelf, and the least
How value is countedContents worth the most against the price — of 16
| Calendar | Price | Contents | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selfridges Beauty 2026Selfridges · 25 doors | £250 | £1278 | 5.1× |
| Revolve 12 Days 2026Revolve · 12 doors | $89 | $409 | 4.6× |
| Liberty Beauty 2026Liberty · 25 doors | £285 | £1300 | 4.6× |
| Macy's 25 Days of Beauty 2026Macy's · 25 doors | $75 | $300 | 4.0× |
| Sephora Favorites USA 25 Days of Beauty Must Haves 2026Sephora · 25 doors | $105 | $393 | 3.7× |
| Sukoshi 2026SUKOSHI MART · 24 doors | $199 | $580 | 2.9× |
| Sephora Collection Premium 2026Sephora · 24 doors | €99.99 | €248 | 2.5× |
| Lancôme Palace 2026Lancôme · 24 doors | £260 | £520 | 2.0× |
| Molton Brown 2026Molton Brown · 24 doors | £225 | £435 | 1.9× |
| Rituals Classic 2026Rituals · 24 doors | £99 | £187.10 | 1.9× |
And the least, by the brand’s own figure
| Calendar | Price | Contents | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villeroy & Boch Christmas Toys Advent Calendar 2026Villeroy & Boch · 24 doors | £395 | £470 | 1.2× |
| Rituals Premium 2026Rituals · 24 doors | £172 | £255.20 | 1.5× |
| Clarins 24 Day 2026Clarins · 24 doors | £165 | £272 | 1.6× |
| Clarins 12 Day 2026Clarins · 12 doors | £98 | £173 | 1.8× |
| The Body Shop Ultimate 2026The Body Shop · 25 doors | £139 | £250 | 1.8× |
| Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Beauty Wonderland 2026Charlotte Tilbury · 12 doors | $220 | $400 | 1.8× |
| Rituals Classic 2026Rituals · 24 doors | £99 | £187.10 | 1.9× |
| Molton Brown 2026Molton Brown · 24 doors | £225 | £435 | 1.9× |
| Lancôme Palace 2026Lancôme · 24 doors | £260 | £520 | 2.0× |
| Sephora Collection Premium 2026Sephora · 24 doors | €99.99 | €248 | 2.5× |
Drawn only from boxes whose value is the retailer’s own count, so a low figure is the brand’s claim and not our miscounting.
Dearer here than in another country
How the gap is readFor each box, the lowest priced offer in each country, converted to dollars at rough rates; the gap is this country against the cheapest one. Quoted only where three or more countries carry a price. Shipping, duty and a shop’s own sale are not in it: it is the shelf price, on the day the offers were read.What Canada pays most over the odds for — of 61 priced in two or more countries
| Calendar | Here | Cheapest | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diptyque 2026Diptyque · 4 countries | CA$1192.98 | $333 United Kingdom | +162% |
| Liberty Beauty 2026Liberty · 4 countries | CA$835.19 | $236 United Kingdom | +159% |
| EXIT The Magic of Christmas 2026Kosmos · 5 countries | CA$91.99 | $28 Germany | +142% |
| The Body Shop Ultimate 2026The Body Shop · 4 countries | CA$330.18 | $100 United Kingdom | +142% |
| Mattel Minecraft 2026Minecraft · 5 countries | CA$90.48 | $30 United States | +121% |
| National Geographic Gemstone 2026National Geographic · 4 countries | CA$59.37 | $20 United States | +117% |
| BRIO Advent Calendar 2026BRIO · 4 countries | CA$83.69 | $29 United Kingdom | +109% |
| Harrods Beauty 2026Harrods · 8 countries | CA$565 | $200 United Kingdom | +107% |
| Rituals Premium 2026Rituals · 8 countries | CA$390 | $150 Germany | +90% |
| Funko Pocket Pop Disney 2026Funko · 5 countries | CA$76.55 | $30 United States | +86% |
Where the shelf is priced — boxes with a price, by country
A box is counted once per country it has a priced offer in, whichever shop. 61 of the 62 carry a price in more than one country; a country with its own Index is linked.
Who makes it, who sells it, and what is inside
Brands with the most boxes — 47 brands across 62Funko6LEGO5National Geographic3Clarins2Lindt2Rituals2Sephora2BABOR1
Shops with the most on their shelf — of 62 pricedLEGOcheapest for 15BABORcheapest for 11Charlotte Tilburycheapest for 11Showcase1Harrodscheapest for 11Néon Coffee Roasterscheapest for 11Selfridgescheapest for 11Sukoshicheapest for 11
What is behind the doors — 592 items across 31 boxesSkincare32Build27Ampoule24Battle figure24Eau de parfum22Makeup17Not yet typed12
How many doors — all 6224 doors77%25 doors16%12 doors6%
How we rated them, and the best of the season
How we reviewRatings, out of five — 61 rated
5 of 512%4.5 of 523%4 of 52846%3.5 of 52439%3 of 5610%
Every item full size — 2 of the 14 beauty boxes with sizes marked
The ten we rated best, then by value
| Calendar | Price | Value | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selfridges Beauty 2026Selfridges · 25 doors | £250 | 5.1× | 5/5 |
| Liberty Beauty 2026Liberty · 25 doors | £285 | 4.6× | 4.5/5 |
| Bonne Maman 2026Bonne Maman · 24 doors | $55.99 | — | 4.5/5 |
| Revolve 12 Days 2026Revolve · 12 doors | $89 | 4.6× | 4/5 |
| Sukoshi 2026SUKOSHI MART · 24 doors | $199 | 2.9× | 4/5 |
| Sephora Collection Premium 2026Sephora · 24 doors | €99.99 | 2.5× | 4/5 |
| Lancôme Palace 2026Lancôme · 24 doors | £260 | 2.0× | 4/5 |
| Rituals Classic 2026Rituals · 24 doors | £99 | 1.9× | 4/5 |
| Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Beauty Wonderland 2026Charlotte Tilbury · 12 doors | $220 | 1.8× | 4/5 |
| The Body Shop Ultimate 2026The Body Shop · 25 doors | £139 | 1.8× | 4/5 |
New to the shelf: 15 brands making their first
Every brand, A to ZBRIOFanRollFugglerJelly BellyLittle Golden BooksMacy'sMagna-TilesPeppa PigThe Lord of the RingsTwiningsUNOVilleroy & BochWeraWilliam Morris at HomeWilliams Sonoma
A brand is new when it has a 2026 record and none in any earlier season we hold; a brand we simply had not listed before counts, so this overstates first calendars and never understates them.
This week, from the daily watch
11 of the 62 are read every morning at the shops that publish a price a script can see. 9 in stock, 2 gone.
First seen on sale
- Twinings 2026 17 September
- The Body Shop Ultimate 2026 17 September
- Sukoshi 2026 17 September
- Néon 12 Coffees of Christmas 2026 17 September
- Jelly Belly Harry Potter Hogwarts Trivia 2026 17 September
- Fuggler 2026 17 September
- EXIT The Magic of Christmas 2026 17 September
- Diptyque 2026 17 September