
2023 LEGO fan events in the UK & Ireland
Bricks McGee is back with our list of UK LEGO fan events for 2023, as featured in Blocks Magazine.
1 January, 2023
Bricks McGee is back with our list of UK LEGO fan events for 2023, as featured in Blocks Magazine.
Our LEGO fan events list is back for 2023! This list showcases the huge quantity and variety of LEGO fan events throughout Ireland and the UK across the year.
This list contains events organised by LEGO User Groups (see our list of LEGO User Groups in the UK here), as well as individual and commercial organisers. We make this distinction to help both exhibitors and visitors pick events best suited to their requirements. You can find last year’s events in our Irish and UK LEGO event list for 2022, and 2024 LEGO fan events listed here.
As usual, we’ve tried to categorise events by a rough sizing to give you an idea as a visitor about the amount of displays and likelihood of LEGO-related activities being run at the event:
Main image: Shildon Brick Show 2022, courtesy of Brick Alley.
Event name (Organiser) | Date | Venue | Description | Event size* | Tickets |
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CANCELLED Calder Valley Brick Show (Bricktopia) | CANCELLED Sunday 29th January 2023 11:00am to 5:00pm | Mytholmroyd Community & Leisure Centre, Caldene Avenue, Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire | Back as the first show of the year: a family-run show in Yorkshire. | Small | Small entry fee, bookable online before the event Tickets |
A Brick Show (GertLUG) | Saturday 4th February 2023 10:00am to 4:00pm | Kings’ Forest Primary School, Station Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 4PQ | Small LEGO fan event with displays, in aid of the school. | Small | Small entry fee available on the door; all proceeds in aid of the school. |
Thirsk Brick Show (Brick Alley) | Saturday 11th February 2023 10:00am to 4:00pm | Thirsk & Sowerby Town Hall, Thirsk, North Yorkshire | This small charity event is back for 2023 after a break for Covid. LEGO fan displays, traders and activities. | Small | Small entry fee available on the door; all proceeds in aid of Holy Rood House in Thirsk. Card payment accepted. |
Rochdale Riverside Brick Show (Northern Brickworks) | Saturday 11th February 2023 10:00am to 4:00pm | Rochdale Riverside Shopping and Leisure Centre, Riverside Walk, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, OL6 1TR | LEGO displays, in association with Rochdale BID. | Small | Free entry. |
Bournemouth Brick Festival (Showmasters Ltd) | Saturday 11th February 2023 10:00am to 5:00pm | BH Live Active, Littledown, Chaseside, Bournemouth, BH7 7DX | Commercial LEGO show with LEGO model displays, activities, and trade stalls. | Medium | Tickets available via event website. |
An Event Featuring LEGO Bricks (The Brick People) | Monday 13th February 2023 10:00am to 5:00pm | Denby Wine Estate, Bradley Lane, Dorking, RH5 6AA | Commercial LEGO event with building activities and models on display. | Small | Bookable via organiser website. |
Thin Blue Bricks (Tartan LUG) | Saturday 18th February 2023 10:00am to 4:00pm | Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland | LEGO displays in aid of Care Of Police Survivors (COPS). | Small | Tickets |
Bricktastic (Fairy Bricks) | Saturday 25th February 2023 10:00am to Sunday 26th February 2023 5:00pm | Manchester Central Convention Centre, Petersfield, Manchester, M2 3GX | The biggest LEGO fan event in the UK, with exhibits from builders around the UK, Europe, Asia, Australasia, and America, all in aid of Fairy Bricks charity. | Huge | Tickets available via bricktastic.org from late 2022. |
Brickish Weekend (Brickish Association) | Saturday 11th March 2023 10:00am to Sunday 12th March 2023 5:00pm | National Space Science Centre, Leicester | This long-running LEGO exhibition is back in Leicester. | Large | Museum entry fee applies, with access to museum and LEGO model exhibition and activities |
Plymouth Brick Festival (Showmasters Ltd) | Saturday 18th March 2023 10:00am to 5:00pm | Guild Hall, Plymouth, PL1 2BJ | This show is back for a second year in Plymouth under a new name, with LEGO displays and activities. | Medium | Paid entry |
An Event Featuring LEGO Bricks (The Brick People) | Sunday 19th March 2023 10:00am to 5:00pm | Denby Wine Estate, Bradley Lane, Dorking, RH5 6AA | Commercial LEGO event with building activities and models on display. | Small | Bookable via organiser website. |
North Notts Brick Show (Northern Brickworks) | Saturday 25th March 2023 10:00am to 4:00pm | Outwood Academy Valley, Worksop, Nottinghamshire | This fundraising show is back for 2023! | Small | |
Misty Isle Bricks (Tartan LUG) | Saturday 25th March 2023 10:00am to 4:00pm | Fingal Centre, Viewfield Road, Portree, Scotland, IV51 9ET | Small fundraising show in northern Scotland. | Small | Small entry fee available on the door. |
Cobblers Brick Show (Private Organisers) | Saturday 25th March 2023 10:00am to 4:00pm | Caroline Chisholm School, Northampton, NN4 6TP | This LEGO show in aid of charity is back again in Northampton. | Small | Ticketed entry in aid of charity. |
Milton Keynes Brick Festival (Showmasters Ltd) | Sunday 26th March 2023 10:00am to 5:00pm | Planet Ice, 1 South Row, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire | Commercial show with LEGO model displays, activities and a large trader area. | Medium | Paid entry. |
Seacity Museum, Southampton (The Brick People) | Saturday 1st April 2023 10:00am to Sunday 2nd April 2023 4:00pm | Seacity Museum, Havelock Rd, Southampton, SO14 7FY | Commercial LEGO event with building activities and models on display. | Small | Bookable via organiser website. |
Black Country Brick Show (Private Organisers) | Saturday 1st April 2023 11:00am to Sunday 2nd April 2023 5:00pm | Phoenix Collegiate Academy, Clarkes Lane, West Bromwich, B71 2BX | LEGO displays and activities with this fundraising event for Fairy Bricks and Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity. | Large | Tickets required. See event page for details. |
Doncaster Brick Festival (Showmasters Ltd) | Sunday 2nd April 2023 11:00am to 5:00pm | The Dome, Doncaster Lakeside, Bawtry Road, Doncaster, DN4 7PD | A one-day commercial event with LEGO model displays, marketplace and activities. | Medium | Tickets available via event website. |
An Event Featuring LEGO Bricks (The Brick People) | Monday 3rd April 2023 10:00am to 4:00pm | Denby Wine Estate, Bradley Lane, Dorking, RH5 6AA | Commercial LEGO event with building activities and models on display. | Small | Bookable via organiser website. |
The Brickworks Museum (The Brick People) | Wednesday 5th April 2023 10:00am to Thursday 6th April 2023 4:00pm | The Brickworks Museum, Swanwick Lane, Swanwick, Southampton, SO31 7HB | Commercial LEGO event with building activities and models on display. | Small | Bookable via organiser website. |
Blackpool Brick Festival (Showmasters Ltd) | Saturday 8th April 2023 11:00am to 5:00pm | Olympia Exhibition Hall, Winter Gardens Blackpool, Church Street, Blackpool, FY1 1HU | A one-day commercial event with LEGO model displays, marketplace and activities. | Medium | Tickets available via event website. |
Yorkshire Brick Show (Brickshire) | Saturday 15th April 2023 11:00am to 4:00pm | York Racecourse, York, YO23 1EX | A new venue for this showcase of LEGO builders from Yorkshire and beyond. In aid of Fairy Bricks. | Large | Tickets |
Ware’s The Bricks 2023 (Master Builder Parties) | Saturday 15th April 2023 11:00am to 4:00pm | Ware Priory & Event Centre, High Street, Ware, SG12 9AL | This long-running fundraising event is back for 2023 in Hertfordshire. | Medium | Entry fee in aid of charities. |
Friends of Waycroft Brick Show 2023 (GertLUG) | Saturday 22nd April 2023 10:00am to 4:00pm | Waycroft Academy, Selden Road, Stockwood, Bristol, BS14 8PS | A small one day fundraising show in the South West of England. | Small | Tickets available online |
Cardiff Brick Festival (Showmasters Ltd) | Saturday 22nd April 2023 10:00am to 5:00pm | Motorpoint Arena, Mary Ann Street, Cardiff, CF10 2EQ | Commercial LEGO show with LEGO model displays, activities, and trade stalls. | Medium | Tickets available via event website. |
Maidstone Brick Festival (Showmasters Ltd) | Saturday 22nd April 2023 10:00am to 5:00pm | Maidstone Leisure Centre, Maidstone, ME15 7RN | Commercial LEGO show with LEGO model displays, activities, and trade stalls. | Medium | Tickets available via event website. |
Discovery Brick Show (Brick Alley) | Saturday 29th April 2023 10:00am to 4:00pm | Discovery Museum, Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4JA | LEGO displays and activities including brick play pits, as well as the whole museum (free entry) to explore! | Medium | Ticketed entry available online via museum website nearer the event date |
Birmingham Brick Festival (Showmasters Ltd) | Saturday 13th May 2023 10:00am to 5:00pm | The Bond, 180-182 Fazeley Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5SE | Commercial LEGO show with LEGO model displays, activities, and trade stalls. | Medium | Tickets available via event website. |
The Mossley Brick Show (Northern Brickworks) | Saturday 13th May 2023 10:00am to 4:00pm | Mossley Methodist Church, Chapel Street, Mossley, Lancashire, OL5 0EX | This small show in North West England is back for a day of LEGO displays and activities. | Small | Tickets available on the door. |
Weston Brick Festival (Showmasters Ltd) | Sunday 14th May 2023 10:00am to 5:00pm | Hutton Moor Leisure Centre, Hutton Moor Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS22 8LYD | Commercial LEGO show with LEGO model displays, activities, and trade stalls. | Medium | Tickets available via event website. |
Edinbrick (BrickM8) | Saturday 20th May 2023 10:00am to 4:00pm | Potterow, Edinburgh | This long-running LEGO exhibition is back in the centre of Edinburgh, now for two days of LEGO fun. | Medium | Entry applies, please see event page. |
Norwich Brick Festival (Showmasters Ltd) | Saturday 20th May 2023 10:00am to 5:00pm | Sportspark, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ | Commercial LEGO show with LEGO model displays, activities, and trade stalls. | Medium | Tickets available via event website. |
Cheshunt Brick Festival (Showmasters Ltd) | Sunday 21st May 2023 11:00am to 5:00pm | Laura Trott Leisure Centre, 44 Windmill Lane, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, EN8 9AJ | A one-day commercial event with LEGO model displays, marketplace and activities. | Medium | Tickets available via event website. |
Newport Brick Festival (Showmasters Ltd) | Saturday 27th May 2023 10:00am to 5:00pm | ICC Wales, The Coldra, Newport, Wales, NP18 1HQ | Commercial LEGO show with LEGO model displays, activities, and trade stalls. | Medium | Tickets available via event website. |
Carlisle Brick Festival (Showmasters Ltd) | Sunday 28th May 2023 10:00am to 5:00pm | Sands Centre, Newmarket Road, Carlisle, CA1 1JQ | Commercial LEGO show with LEGO model displays, activities, and trade stalls. | Medium | Tickets available via event website. |
Cromford Builds (Cromford Mills) | Monday 29th May 2023 10:00am to 4:00pm | Cromford Mills Mill Lane Derbyshire DE4 3RQ | Model displays, stalls and activities. Great Ball Contraptions and play pits. All funds raised will go to help the Arkwright Society Charity and contributes to the continued restoration of Cromford Mills. | Small | Tickets |
Exeter Brick Festival (Showmasters Ltd) | Saturday 3rd June 2023 10:00am to 5:00pm | Matford Centre, Matford Park Road, Marsh Barton, Exeter, EX2 8FD | Commercial LEGO show with LEGO model displays, activities, and trade stalls. | Medium | Tickets available via event website. |
Brentwood Brick Festival (Showmasters Ltd) | Sunday 4th June 2023 10:00am to 5:00pm | The Brentwood Centre, Doddinghurst Road, Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 9NN | Commercial LEGO show with LEGO model displays, activities, and trade stalls. | Medium | Tickets available via event website. |
Reading Brick Show (Readibricks) | Saturday 10th June 2023 10:00am to 4:00pm | Loddon Valley Leisure Centre, Rushey Way, Earley, Reading, RG6 4GD | This commercial event has LEGO model exhibition with lots of LEGO-based activities to take part in. | Large | Tickets available on the door. |
Bricks N Bits (Brick Alley) | Saturday 10th June 2023 10:00am to 4:00pm | Shildon Methodist Church Hall, Shildon, County Durham | LEGO displays and activities in this fundraising event for the local church. | Small | Tickets on the door in aid of the charity. |
Liverpool Brick Festival (Showmasters Ltd) | Saturday 10th June 2023 10:00am to 5:00pm | Liverpool Exhibition Centre, King’s Dock, Port of Liverpool, Liverpool, L3 4FP | Commercial LEGO show with LEGO model displays, activities, and trade stalls. | Medium | Tickets available via event website. |
Cambridge Brick Festival (Showmasters Ltd) | Saturday 17th June 2023 10:00am to 5:00pm | One Leisure St Ives, Westwood Road, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 6WU | Commercial LEGO show with LEGO model displays, activities, and trade stalls. | Medium | Tickets available via event website. |
Awesome Bricks 2023 (Warren Elsmore Ltd) | Saturday 17th June 2023 10:00am to Sunday 18th June 2023 4:00pm | Museum of Flight, East Fortune Airfield, North Berwick, Scotland, EH39 5LF | Two day LEGO model display with activities in this aeronautical museum in Scotland. | Large | Book via venue |
Leeds Brick Festival (Showmasters Ltd) | Sunday 18th June 2023 10:00am to 5:00pm | Royal Armouries, Armouries Drive, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS10 1LT | Commercial LEGO show with LEGO model displays, activities, and trade stalls. | Medium | Tickets available via event website. |
Lymm Historic Transport Day (Northern Brickworks) | Sunday 25th June 2023 10:00am to 4:00pm | Maple Lodge, May Queen Field Drive, Lymm, WA13 0JG | Small LEGO displays as part of a larger event. | Medium | Tickets available via event website. |
Mowbray Bricks (Brickshire) | Saturday 1st July 2023 10:00am to Sunday 2nd July 2023 4:00pm | Mowbray School, Masham Road, Bedale, North Yorkshire, DL8 2SD | This fundraising show is back for 2023 - LEGO model displays and play bricks. Great 2 day family show in North Yorkshire! | Small | Tickets available on the door. |
Bressingham Bricks (Private Organisers) | Saturday 1st July 2023 10:00am to Sunday 2nd July 2023 4:00pm | Bressingham Steam Railway & Gardens, Diss, Norfolk | This LEGO model show at a visitor attraction in Norfolk is back for 2023, with LEGO model displays and activities. | Small | Bressingham Bricks |
Notts Brick Festival (Showmasters Ltd) | Saturday 1st July 2023 10:00am to 5:00pm | Newark Showground, Lincoln Road, Coddington, Newark, NG24 2NY | Commercial LEGO show with LEGO model displays, activities, and trade stalls. | Medium | Tickets available via event website. |
Brick Féile (Brick.ie) | Saturday 15th July 2023 10:00am to 5:00pm | CityNorth Hotel & Conference Centre, Gormanston, Co. Meath, K32 W562, Ireland | A two day show in Dublin near the airport, with LEGO model displays, activities and traders. | Large | Tickets available via event website. |
Peterborough Brick Festival (Showmasters Ltd) | Sunday 16th July 2023 10:00am to 5:00pm | East of England Arena, Oundle Road, Orton Southgate, Peterborough, PE2 6XE | Commercial LEGO show with LEGO model displays, activities, and trade stalls. | Medium | Tickets available via event website. |
Oxford Brick Festival (Showmasters Ltd) | Saturday 22nd July 2023 10:00am to 5:00pm | The Kings Centre, Osney Mead, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 0ES United Kingdom | Commercial LEGO show with LEGO model displays, activities, and trade stalls. | Medium | Tickets available via event website. |
The West Country Brick Show (PlymLUG) | Saturday 29th July 2023 10:00am to 4:00pm | The Charter Hall, Market Street, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 1AA | New for 2023, this one day event is a fundraising show with LEGO model displays and a small number of traders. | Small | Tickets available via event website. |
Worstead LEGO Con, part of Worstead Festival. (Mark Thompson) | Saturday 29th July 2023 10:00am to Sunday 30th July 2023 4:00pm | Worstead, Norfolk, NR28 9SD | LEGO models and activities in a marquee at this large, long-running festival. | Small | Paid tickets, in aid of charity. Available on the door. |
The Big Model & Hobby Show (Gauge 1 Model Railway Association) | Saturday 5th August 2023 10:00pm to 4:00pm | Formby High School, 46 Freshfield Road, Formby, Liverpool, L37 3HW | LEGO model displays at this larger event with models built from a variety of toys and materials. | Large | |
Hull Brick Festival (Showmasters Ltd) | Saturday 12th August 2023 10:00am to Sunday 13th August 2023 4:00pm | Allam Sports Centre, Hull University, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire | A commercial two day show in Hull, East Yorkshire. LEGO displays, activities and traders. | Medium | Tickets available via event website. |
Braw Brick 2023 (BrickM8) | Saturday 19th August 2023 10:00am to 4:00pm | Alona Hotel, M&D's Scotland's Theme Park, Motherwell, Scotland, ML1 3RT | Back for 2023, this fundraising event will have LEGO displays and activities. | Medium | Book tickets online |
The Brickworks Museum (The Brick People) | Wednesday 23rd August 2023 10:00am to 4:00pm | The Brickworks Museum, Swanwick Lane, Swanwick, Southampton, SO31 7HB | Commercial LEGO event with building activities and models on display. | Small | Bookable via organiser website. |
Ely Brick Show (Private Organisers) | Saturday 2nd September 2023 10:00am to 5:00pm | St Mary’s Church, Ely, Cambridgeshire | LEGO displays and trade stands in aid of Ely Christians Against Poverty. | Small | Entry fee applies, available on the door. |
The BlockBuster (Showmasters Ltd) | Saturday 2nd September 2023 10:00am to Sunday 3rd September 2023 5:00pm | National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, B40 1NT | Commercial LEGO show with LEGO model displays, activities, and trade stalls. | Large | Tickets available via event website. |
Bricklincs (Brickish LUG) | Saturday 9th September 2023 10:00am to Sunday 10th September 2023 4:00pm | Lincoln Christ’s Hospital School, Wragby Road, Lincoln, LN2 4PN | This LEGO show in Lincoln is back for LEGO fun for all ages – this time for two whole days! In aid of Fairy Bricks and a local charity. | Medium | Tickets available on the door. |
Army Flying Museum (The Brick People) | Saturday 23rd September 2023 10:00am to Sunday 24th September 2023 4:00pm | Army Flying Museum, Andover | Commercial LEGO event with building activities and models on display. | Small | Bookable via organiser website. |
The Brickworks Museum (The Brick People) | Saturday 23rd September 2023 10:00am to Sunday 24th September 2023 4:00pm | The Brickworks Museum, Swanwick Lane, Swanwick, Southampton, SO31 7HB | Commercial LEGO event with building activities and models on display. | Small | Bookable via organiser website. |
Great Western Brick Show (Brickish LUG) | Saturday 7th October 2023 10:00am to Sunday 8th October 2023 4:00pm | Steam Museum, Fire Fly Avenue, Swindon, SN2 2TA | This long-running LEGO fan show in the south west of England is back for another weekend of LEGO displays and activities. | Large | Tickets available via venue website. |
Dublin Brick Con (Shamrock Bricks) | Saturday 14th October 2023 10:00am to Sunday 15th October 2023 5:00pm | National Basketball Arena, Castletymon Road, Dublin, D24 N449, Ireland | A commercial two day show in Dublin with LEGO model displays, activities and traders. | Large | Tickets available via event website. |
Sheffield Brick Festival (Sheffield LUG) | Saturday 28th October 2023 10:00am to Sunday 29th October 2023 4:00pm | Sheffield | A two day show in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. LEGO displays, activities and traders. | Medium | Tickets available via event website. |
Carlisle Brick Festival (Showmasters Ltd) | Saturday 4th November 2023 10:00am to 5:00pm | Sands Centre, Newmarket Road, Carlisle, CA1 1JQ | Commercial LEGO show with LEGO model displays, activities, and trade stalls. | Large | Tickets available via event website. |
Shildon Brick Show 2023 (Brick Alley) | Saturday 18th November 2023 10:00am to Sunday 19th November 2023 4:00pm | Locomotion Museum, Dale Road Industrial Estate, Shildon DL4 2RE | This long-running LEGO show in North East England showcases LEGO models large and small, and has a marketplace of LEGO related sellers, and plenty of activities for all of the family. | Large | Free entry |
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