LEGO Advent Calendar in Covent Garden

Covent Garden is hosting a brand new event this year having teamed up with LEGO to create the first giant advent calendar made entirely of bricks.

The advent calendar launched on 1 December and each day in the South Hall of the Market Building at 4pm a door will open to reveal a bespoke 3D LEGO Christmas scene in the run up to Christmas.

In addition, the Market Building has been transformed into a festive wonderland with oversized decorations including candy canes and mirrorballs. More than 150,000 pea lights sparkle above the heads of shoppers, creating a dazzling illumination that starts in the Piazza and fans out along Russell, James, King and Henrietta Streets.

Adding a festive soundtrack, the London Gay Men’s Choir are singing some traditional – and not so traditional – holiday tunes every Saturday until Christmas plus there’s reindeer petting in the East Piazza and the Christmas food market every Thursday.