The Best Advent Calendars for 2026

Make the countdown to Christmas even more special this year with treats you’re sure to love. An advent calendar features doors that counts down the days of December leading up to Christmas Day. Behind each door you may find a message, a toy, chocolate or a small treat. The tradition originates from Germany in the early 1900s.

How many days are in an advent calendar?

Advent calendars are 24 to 25 days long, from the first of December to either Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.

Back again and better than ever, our beauty advent calendar is the ultimate luxe treat this festive season. Packed with 25 products to discover, including more full-sized favourites than ever before, it’s yours for just £75 (worth over £450).

For more beauty treasures, check out the lavish NUXE advent calendar, packed with everything from shower gel and hand cream to a full-size bottle of their iconic dry oil. Create your own indulgent spa at home with ESPA’s Moments of Wellness advent calendar, full of blissful aromatherapy products and powerful skincare.

Renowned British interior designer, Kelly Hoppen CBE, has teamed up with M&S again to create the ultimate wellness gift. Unwind with her 12-day advent calendar, complete with a selection of our best-loved fragrances in both classic and limited-edition formats.

Find three votive candles, a full-sized room spray, two diffusers, a silk eye mask. There's also unique treats such as a candle care kit and scented pomander. The box is elegantly decorated with geometric graphics in Kelly’s signature neutral colour palette.

What could be cosier than 24 days of spirit-lifting festive scent? Our wax melt advent calendar features a townhouse burner, a selection of tea lights and 24 wax melts in playful Christmas shapes like stars and trees – all beautifully presented in a gift box with a sparkling Christmas scene.

Simply place the tea light inside the townhouse, place a wax melt on top, then light the candle and watch as the heat melts the wax above. Fill the room with rich notes of mandarin, clove and cinnamon; yuletide pine and spice or frankincense and myrrh. It’s the perfect way to set the mood as you curl up and watch a Christmas film.

When it comes to advent calendars, you can’t go wrong with classic chocolate. Upgrade your Christmas countdown with our Choc Marks advent calendar, filled with large bites of our fan-favourite chocolate bars. Expect a mix of milk and white chocolate studded with caramelised sugar pieces, pretzel, caramel, sea salt or almond nougat.

Treat the little ones to something different this year with our chocolate lolly advent calendar, packed with 25 individually wrapped lollies made with creamy milk chocolate. For vegans and those with a dairy or nut allergy, our Made Without Dairy advent calendar is a Christmas-worthy alternative.

Customise your Christmas with a DIY advent calendar for yourself or a loved one, full of your favourite festive treats. It’s a fun way to get creative, plus you’re guaranteed to use the gifts inside. Create new traditions with our wooden advent townhouse, featuring roomy pull-out drawers behind every numbered door. You can reuse it every year, making special memories again and again.

The best part? You can fill the calendar with just about anything. Treat beauty lovers to a selection of travel-sized skincare, makeup, haircare or fragrance. For homebodies, fill it up with small Christmas candles like tea lights and votives for a season of festive scent. Or keep it classic with Christmas chocolate and sweets, or gift them a selection of warming drinks with teabags, coffee pods or hot chocolate sachets.