40 best adult advent calendars in 2024 — from G-rated to X-rated | Sephora, LEGO, Amazon Canada & more
From beauty bundles and sex toys to coffee and chocolate, these are the best advent calendars for adults in 2024.
In the lead-up to the holiday season, there are few things more festive, more buzz-worthy and more in demand than advent calendars. Advent calendars are a long-cherished Christmas tradition, but unlike the calendars of yore, the gift sets have evolved to include everything from fly fishing essentials and cosmetics to hundreds of dollars worth of sex toys.
In 2024, there is very little you cannot find in an advent calendar, especially if you have cash to spare. Of course, those filled with candy and chocolate still exist, but beyond that, you can countdown to Christmas with help from luxury beauty products, LEGO sets and socks and even whodunit murder mystery clues.
Below, we've rounded up the best advent calendars you can buy in Canada in 2024, with options for truly every person on your holiday gift list. In years past, the best advent calendars have sold out far before the holiday season, so even though it's early, we wouldn't wait too much longer to snag your 2024 advent calendar.
Best beauty & grooming advent calendars
This gift set features 26 skincare, hair, and makeup products, including full and mini sizes from Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare, Sunday Riley, Glow Recipe, Dermalogica and more.
It's the one, the only, the Charlotte Tilbury beauty advent calendar! One of the most coveted, most luxurious beauty advent calendars on the market, this 12-drawer gift set includes three full-sized products: the Beauty Light Wand in Pinkgasm, the Hyaluronic Happikiss in Pillow Talk, and Charlotte's Magic Lip Oil Crystal Elixir, as well as nine travel-sized bestsellers.
A strong contender for the best beauty advent calendar in 2024 is this luxe pick from Revolve Beauty. Valued at $735 CAD, it features 27 products, including six full-sized products from bestselling brands like Summer Fridays, Charlotte Tilbury, Too Faced, and DIBS Beauty.
Don't walk, run! This jam-packed "Gorgeous Grocer" advent calendar from Benefit Cosmetics is almost guaranteed to sell out. Valued at a whopping $425, this limited-edition set contains 24 cult-favourite Benefit Cosmetics goodies, including a full-size POREfessional Smoothing Pore Minimizing Primer and a full-size BADgal BANG! Volumizing Mascara.
Love the Sephora Collection, but want something a little more luxe? This limited-edition premium version of the beloved Sephora Collection advent calendar contains 24 beauty surprises, including bestselling serums, masks and cosmetic essentials.
Armani Beauty is among the best of the best for luxury beauty. Treat the beauty buff in your life to this high-end advent calendar containing makeup and fragrance favourites from the iconic brand.
The Sephora Collection Advent Calendar contains 24 beauty and self-care goodies from the Sephora Collection, including makeup, skincare, bath products and accessories.
A best-seller from The Bearded Man Company, this unique advent calendar comes crammed with enough beard oils to see you through the new year. Reviewers call the holiday countdown a "huge success" and promise the oils "smell amazing."
The limited-edition Lancôme Advent Calendar is valued at $840 (yes, seriously!) and features 24 boxes of beauty surprises. Beauty lovers can look forward to five full-sized and 19 travel-sized products, including fragrances, skincare, and makeup.
Calling all Bobbi Brown fans: This 12-piece beauty advent calendar includes everything you need for a glowing and gorgeous holiday season, including the brand's bestselling full-size Long-Wear Cream Shadow Stick and full-size Extra Plump Lip Serum.
This fan-favourite beauty advent calendar is one of the UK's most popular (and luxurious!) advent calendars, and this holiday season, it's available to Canadian shoppers. Worth a staggering $2,400, the Liberty Beauty Advent Calendar 2024 contains 28 products (18 of which are full-size!), including bestsellers from La Mer, Augustinus Bader, OUAI and so much more.
We've all heard about advent calendars, but what about post-holiday, "After Advent" calendars? This fun gift set from Sephora is for those weird in-between days between Christmas and New Year's Eve. The mini set includes two Sephora Collection masks, nail polish, mascara and more.
If you have money to spend, you're going to want to check out Jo Malone's luxurious (and we mean luxurious!) advent calendar. It includes 25 scented surprises, ranging from timeless and seasonal colognes and miniature candles to bath & body favourites.
Valued at a whopping $1,180 (yes, over $1,000!), this 12-day advent calendar from celebrity-favourite beauty brand Augustinus Bader is packed with skincare cult classics and new formulas.
Worth a staggering $1,400, the Liberty Men's Advent Calendar 2024 contains 25 products (14 of which are full-size!), including bestsellers from Creed, MALIN+GOETZ, 11SKIN and more.
Whether you’re looking for the perfect gift for a loved one or a little indulgence for yourself, this festive beauty calendar is a must-have. It includes 24 gifts — six of which are full size — and is valued at $135.
Best sex & wellness advent calendars
Valued at a whopping $669, this 24-piece adult's advent calendar is made for lovers. Stocked with sensory play gifts, including a wearable couple's vibrator and Womanizer Liberty 2 clitoral suction vibe, this bestselling set is the gift that keeps on giving.
The ultimate pleasure gift, this couple's advent calendar features a curated selection of bestselling products, including the Womanizer Liberty 2 clitoral stimulator, the We-Vibe Sync Lite couples vibrator and the Lovehoney Glow Up bullet vibrator. Oh, and more thing, it's valued at over $665.
This 12-piece adults-only advent calendar is the perfect gift for exploring sensory play, bondage and massage with your partner. It's worth over $150 and includes the best-selling Lovehoney Dream Wand, worth $90 alone.
Best candy & chocolate advent calendars
Odds are you'll finish this long before December, but hey, who cares? Amazon reviewers say this Lindt gift set is a "fun and delicious way" to countdown to Christmas.
Amazon shoppers are clamouring to get their hands on one of these After Eight Chocolate Advent Calendars — and for good reason. Hidden behind each of the 24 windows is a mint and chocolate treat ready to be enjoyed.
Calling all sweet tooths: this sugar-laden countdown to Christmas is equal parts delicious and cute. Each festive little drawer is filled with four pieces of candy, including favourites like Rainbow Bears, Chocolate Covered Cookie Dough and Gingerbread Cuties.
Best coffee & tea advent calendars
You truly can't go wrong with the gift of coffee. With options from $93, Etsy shoppers can select from fresh whole bean, ground, espresso and a handful of other brew options. A winner from 2023, reviewers call the gift set "absolutely amazing."
Each box contains 48 servings, each with two portions of tea to sip and enjoy with someone you love (or to keep for yourself—we won't tell!).
What's in this year's box? Tea lovers can look forward to Salted Caramel Oolong Tea, Christmas Morning Tea Blend, Winter Earl Grey Tea and other fan-favourite blends ranging in caffeine levels, types of tea, and flavours.
A fun pick for coffee drinkers, The Brew Company advent calendar features 25 specially selected single-estate coffees from around the world that have been slow-crafted, hand-roasted and ground to perfection.
Big fan of matcha? Take a trip to matcha wonderland with this 12 Days of Matcha Advent Calendar from DavidsTea. The set offers 24 servings total (two for each day) of fan-favourite and festive matcha blends like Organic Watermelon Matcha, Organic Maple Matcha, Organic Gingerbread Matcha, and so many more.
This bestselling tea advent calendar features an impressive selection of 24 tea flavours, with five sachets per door. It includes fun flavours like Cookies & Cream and Pumpkin Spiced and a ton of classic blends, including English Breakfast, Darjeeling Summer and Earl Grey.
World travellers will be sure to appreciate the global flavours of this advent calendar, which takes your tastebuds on a tour around the world through 24 teas.
It includes unique blends inspired by the flavours of India, Nepal, England, Brazil, Japan and more. Like the 24 Days of Tea calendar, each day you'll find two servings of tea to share or enjoy by yourself.
Baby, it's cold outside. Pour yourself a piping cuppa tea and relax by the fire. A fan-favourite from Pukka, this tea advent calendar features 24 individual herbal tea sachets, perfect for cozy winter nights.
Best toy & games advent calendars
This 368-piece kid-friendly Star Wars advent calendar takes builders through the history of LEGO Star Wars sets in chronological order from 1999 to 2024.
If you're looking for a one-of-a-kind advent calendar, may we introduce you to this investigation game advent calendar from Cold Case Investigates. The Christmas-themed game was created by a police detective and is a great gift for individuals, couples or groups. It comes with 24 clues, including witness testimonies, photographs, phone records and police reports, so that you can find out whodunnit by Christmas day.
This Wizarding World toy playset is a great gift idea for Harry Potter-loving little ones. It includes eight Harry Potter characters, 16 mini-builds and more, totalling 301 pieces.
Your favourite Hollywood star has gone missing while filming their latest Christmas movie, and it's up to you to find out where they went! Each puzzle of this 24-day game takes approximately 10-15 minutes to solve, making it the perfect pre or post-dinner activity.
Give a young Marvel fan the perfect start to the holidays with the LEGO Spider-Man 2024 Advent Calendar. It's packed with 24 daily surprises for boys and girls aged 7 and up, including Spider-Man, Green Goblin, Miles Morales and Venom minifigures.
Best one-of-a-kind advent calendars
A unique gift idea for fishermen and fisherwomen, this 24-piece advent calendar contains an assortment of new, hand-tied, fresh-water flies to help countdown to Christmas. Better still, the flies are handmade in Canada.
For the Blue Jays fan and sock-lover alike, this 12-day advent calendar includes four pairs of dress socks, two pairs of cushioned winter crew socks, four pairs of athletic socks, and two pairs of quarter-length socks.
Celebrate the season with Voluspa's luxurious candle advent calendar. The set includes 12 best-selling fragrances, each with a generous burn time of 25 hours.
Whether you're a dedicated marathon runner, a couch-to-5K enthusiast or an all-around fitness lover, this unique advent calendar is perfect for runners. It includes 24 hand-picked running goodies, from socks and accessories to snacks and hydration essentials.
This unique advent tree includes spaces to hold your favourite coffee pods, cans and more, so you can countdown to the holidays in your favourite way — with a beer in hand.
This spectacular Swarovski Advent Calendar is brimming with 25 stunning Swarovski decorative crystals, including carriages, glistening stars, snowflakes, green forests and enchanting characters, all totalling 5,283 facets.
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