24 doorsWhat’s inside →The Best 2026 Advent Calendars Under £100 in the UK
241 calendars, 241 new for 2026, most of them 24 doors. Full stats
Page 2 of 5: 241 advent calendars for 2026 with a UK price, under £100, this season first. The shortlist, the steps and the numbers are on the first page.
UpdatedOctober 15, 2026Curatedby Max Zeshut
241 calendars, 241 new for 2026, most of them 24 doors. Full stats
By budget and shop
The biggest brands here
The calendars
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Why trust the numbersWe opened 1066 of these boxes.
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24 doorsHow to choose an advent calendar under £100
- Step 01
Match the doors to the days
185 of the 241 here have 24 doors — a 24-door box opens one a day from 1 December to Christmas Eve. The others run 7, 12, 25 and 30, 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 02
Know which season you are buying
241 of the 241 here are 2026 editions. 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 03
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 41 of the 241 here: the median box holds 2.6× its own price in product, the spread runs 1.4× 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.
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Start from the ones we have opened
9 of the 241 here carry an editors' pick — the chip above the grid narrows the shelf to those — and 240 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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The best value among the calendars here that we have rated this season: contents worth 7.1× the price, rated 4/5, £99, 30 doors. Thirty shop-size products across the whole men's shelf, every one named and sized, for 99 GBP against a 707 GBP worth. The count leans on supplements and snacks, and the box opens all at once rather than a door a day.
30 doorsFrequently asked questions
What is the best advent calendar under £100 in the UK?
By our rating: Douglas Exclusive Beauty Highlights 2026 (4.5/5, £93.76), Boots 24 Days of Skin 2026 (4.5/5, £70) and StyleKorean 24 Days K-Beauty Advent Calendar 2026 (4.5/5, £89.90). Each page lists what is behind the doors and every UK shop we track with its price.
What is the cheapest advent calendar in the UK?
KitKat Advent Calendar 2026, at £2.50. Across the 241 boxes under £100, the middle price is £35.
Where can I buy advent calendars in the UK?
The UK shops we track carry most of them: Boots (24), Argos (12), Master of Malt (12), Hard To Find Whisky (12), John Lewis (9) and Smyths (7). Every calendar's page lists each shop with its price and when we last checked it.
When do advent calendars go on sale in the UK?
Most 2026 boxes are on sale already; the ones still on pre-order or coming on a set date are on our release-dates page, with the day each ships.