LEGO Contest Round-Up for July 2023
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[Our current monthly LEGO contest round-up can be found here.]
A new month is upon us which means more competitive building! Are you ready? Here’s the latest batch of LEGO contests and challenges from all around the AFOL community for July 2023 to help you find some inspiration and motivation to build! There’s nothing quite like a theme or a prompt to take you out of your comfort zone and give you something new to try. Besides, contests are the perfect place to interact with other contestants and judges and get to know your fellow builders. And if you’re like me, a deadline helps make sure you actually finish!
We’ve listed them in order of deadline so you can plan your building time to the best advantage. Make sure to check the LEGO activity calendar for local challenges and events near you. Here at BrickNerd, some of our fondest memories, greatest building achievements, coolest trophies, and best friendships came from LEGO contests, so we really hope you try some of these out. We look forward to seeing what you build!
I have hacked my way into LEGO Ideas, not that it was difficult of course, to bring you a challenge. We NEED to take Sonic down... I could do it myself, but it’s more fun if we ALL make LEGO Sonic more Eggman. Remove his blue quills, add a moustache, do whatever you fancy, and upload your build to LEGO Ideas page and let the world know about my awesomeness.
Let the world know of my glory,
Dr. Eggman
Deadline: July 11th (6 am EST)
Prize: The grand prize winner will receive 21331 Sonic the Hedgehog – Green Hill Zone, 76990 Sonic’s Speed Sphere Challenge, 76991 Tails’ Workshop and Tornado Plane, 76992 Amy’s Animal Rescue Island, 76994 Sonic’s Green Hill Zone Loop Challenge, A Nintendo Switch with Sonic Games, and a Sonic graphic novel.
Two runner-ups will also receive 76990 Sonic’s Speed Sphere Challenge, 76991 Tails’ Workshop and Tornado Plane, 76992 Amy’s Animal Rescue Island, 76994 Sonic’s Green Hill Zone Loop Challenge, and a Sonic graphic novel.
Where to enter: LEGO Ideas
WBI has been asked to provide the street parade in the World Explorer Zone of LEGO House! We can’t think of a better reason for a contest.
Build a parade float around 40 studs long including characters on/around it! The floats will be placed on road plates and should be 12-13 studs wide.
Deadline: July 15th
Prize: The four winning entries will be displayed in Billund at LEGO House for approximately one year (starting September 2023).
Where to enter: Instagram or Facebook
Create and post at least one habitat for your favorite fig(s) from any of the Collectible Minifigure Series in all its forms.
Some will post only one individual habitat, others will post one each day of the challenge, and others will post even more. Directions to build a base habitat are available.
Deadline: July 22nd
Prize: The fun of building and participating in a group challenge!
Where to enter: Instagram
Build a combustion-fueled spacecraft for one to four people inspired by the design aesthetic of the upcoming film. Digital builds will be accepted but all elements must exist in LEGO. No Photoshop, editing, graphics or use of AI allowed. Participants must be 18+.
Deadline: July 24th, 10 pm PT
Prize: First Place: $500 LEGO gift card and design potentially 3D modeled and used in the upcoming film; Second place: $100 LEGO gift card
Where to enter: Instagram
Since 2019, BrickCentral has made it our mission to help LEGO photographers level up their technical skills and unleash their creative talents through education, so we thought it would be a great idea for a contest.
All you need to do is pick at least two tips we've published since 2019 and tell us how you used them in your photo entry.
Deadline: July 28th
Prize: The prize for this one is the Friends Botanical Garden 41757 which will go to two winners.
Where to enter: BrickCentral Discord
Welcome all to the 8th annual Summer Joust!
There are plenty of new exciting categories and some familiar ones to keep you busy building a castle for the next two months! Head over to the dedicated Flickr group for details and to check out incredible prizes thanks to generous donations from Judges and several BrickLink stores.
Deadline: July 31st
Prize: Lots of epic prizes (sets and custom-built trophies) across all six categories, along with three overall prizes.
Where to enter: Instagram or Flickr
This is gonna be big. We're talking blockbuster huge! Recreate a scene in LEGO inspired by one from a movie directed by Steven Spielberg.
Deadline: July 31st
Prize: First place: 77015 Temple of the Golden Idol; Second place: 76959 Triceratops Research; Third place: 77012 Fighter Plane Escape.
Where to enter: Rogue Bricks Forum
Inspired by LEGO 2K Drive, create custom street-racer-type vehicles with 300 or fewer bricks. The wackier, cooler, and ridiculous, the better!
Deadline: August 1st (6 am EST)
Prize: A prize package of wit 42141 McLaren Formula 1 Race Car, 42111 Dom's Dodge Charger, 76918 McLaren Solus GT & McLaren F1 LM, 76917 2 Fast 2 Furious Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34), 76912 Fast & Furious 1970 Dodge Charger R/T, a copy of LEGO 2K Drive, and a prize package of LEGO 2K Drive goodies.
Where to enter: LEGO Ideas
British Swim School Building Contest
Create an original design inspired by swimming or water. Whether it's a miniature pool filled with swimmers, a towering wave that crashes onto a sandy beach, or a poolside scene complete with diving boards and inflatable toys, the possibilities are endless. Make a splash with your LEGO brick-building skills!
US and Canada only. Entrants must be 18+ (a parent can enter on behalf of a minor).
Deadline: July 24th, 10 pm PT
Prize: $500 LEGO gift card and three months of optional swimming lessons,
Where to enter: BSS Website
It’s back! The LEGO House is yet again looking for fantastic builds that are the best of the best for the world-famous house in Billund, Denmark.
This year, they are opening up three different categories for you to choose from: Vintage Transportation, All Seasons, and Celebrating Classics. There’s something for everyone!
Deadline: August 8th (6 am EST)
Prize: Three grand prize winners (one for each category will receive 21037 LEGO House, 40504 A Minifigure Tribute, 40503 Dagny Holm - Master Builder, 21340 Tales of the Space Age, and 21338 A-Frame Cabin!
A minimum of 25 builders across the three categories will also each get a 21037 LEGO House set and the opportunity to have their model exhibited at the LEGO House for a year, including a personalized LEGO brick with name and country of the builder to accompany the model.
Where to enter: LEGO Ideas
Adventurers—the LEGO theme that brought us the man, myth, and minifig, Johnny Thunder and his fellow explorers and treasure seekers— has reached its 25th year! Eurobricks is hosting a contest with three building categories to celebrate this cornerstone theme of action and adventure.
Deadline: August 18th
Prizes: 48x48 size: 150 Euro LEGO shopping spree; 32x32 size: 100 Euro LEGO shopping spree; Vehicle category: 50 Euro LEGO shopping spree.
Where to enter: Eurobricks
The Classic Pirates are back with a brand new contest giving you a chance to win a 10320 Eldorado Fortress set provided by the LEGO Group.
To enter, design a new Classic-style set, remake an existing one, or both!
Deadline: August 26th
Prize: 10320 Eldorado Fortress
Where to enter: Eurobricks
We understand not everyone is a builder nor has the space or parts to participate in the contest's building category.
But as the old saying goes, "Everyone's a critic."
So here's another chance to Win 10320 Eldorado Fortress by providing constructive feedback to contest entrants. Now you can participate from the comfort of your phone... anywhere... anytime... Stimulate the discussion and give the builders suggestions for making their entries even better.
Deadline: August 27th
Prize: The 10320 Eldorado Fortress
Where to enter: Eurobricks
Keep an eye open for the epic annual tournament style LEGO Middle Earth contest! There will be some awesome prizes and lots of fun to be had!
Dates: First round ended July 2nd, but if you missed it you’re still welcome to come and watch the tournament fun.
Prize: Some great LOTR loot for the final winner and runner-up.
Where to enter: Discord
A multi-round contest focusing on constraction creations, Bio-Cup is a great place to flex your character-building skills!
Deadline: Preliminary round is over but you’re welcome to watch the fun!
Prize: A plethora of prizes, including Bionicle sets, cash prizes and a trophy!
Where to enter: Flickr
Happy building! See you here next month for our next LEGO community contest list. And if you would like us to add a contest, please email dave@bricknerd.com.
What are your experiences with LEGO contests? Are there any you know of that we missed? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.
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