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48 best last-minute 2024 advent calendars you can still snag before December 1 in Canada

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The holiday season is mere weeks away, so if you have yet to sort out your 2024 advent calendar, it’s time to kick your Christmas shopping into high gear.

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 sex toy advent calendars.

Below, we’ve rounded up the best last-minute advent calendars you can still score in Canada before Dec. 1. There are options from Amazon, Walmart, Shoppers Drug Mart and Sephora, plus fan-favourites from Etsy, Holt Renfrew and more. Just keep in mind that Dec. 1 is closer than you think, so we won’t wait too much longer to order!



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.


Valued at a whopping $550, this 35-piece advent calendar features a ton of top-tier beauty brands like Benefit Cosmetics, Lancôme, Murad and Too Faced. Our Yahoo Canada shopping editor tried it — here’s her honest review.

Shoppers Drug Mart


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.

Charlotte Tilbury


The Sephora Collection Advent Calendar contains 24 beauty and self-care goodies from the Sephora Collection, including makeup, skincare, bath products and accessories. One Yahoo Canada shopping editor tried it — here’s her honest review.

Sephora

This beauty advent calendar has racked up more than 21,000 “loves” from Sephora users.

$68 at Sephora


Etsy

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.”

$60 at Etsy


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. One Yahoo Canada shopping editor tried it — here’s her honest review.

Sephora


What could be more luxurious than a La Mer advent calendar? Indulge in silky serums, sumptuous creams, and other delights, including The Concentrate, Crème de la Mer and The Treatment Lotion.

Holt Renfrew


This 12-window advent calendar features $251 worth of Clarins goodies. If you’re looking for skincare or makeup essentials like the Beauty Flash Balm, One-Step Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser or Wonder Perfect 4D Mascara, this 12-day advent calendar may be for you.

Shoppers Drug Mart


The ultimate holiday treat for L’Occitane fans, this 24-piece advent calendar includes goodies for your skin, body, hair, hands, and more. Plus, it’s valued at $155, so you know it’s going to be good. One Yahoo Canada shopping editor tried it — here’s her honest review.

Sephora


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. One Yahoo Canada editor tried it — here’s her honest review.

Lovehoney


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.

Lovehoney


The Lovehoney Indulge Sex Toy Advent Calendar is valued at $331 and has 12 days of toys to unwrap. It retails for $149 and features items geared towards sensory play for both couples and solo users, such as a clitoral suction vibrator, anal beads and a G-spot stimulator. One Yahoo Canada editor tried it — here’s her honest review.

Lovehoney


Ring in the season the way it was intended — with chocolate. This fan-favourite advent calendar features 24 days of chocolate surprises.

Lindt

Celebrate the season the best way possible — with chocolate.

$19 at Amazon


This yummy advent calendar is a fan favourite for all ages. It features two Kisses chocolates to share each day.

Hershey’s

This bestselling advent calendar is a sweet treat for all ages.

$12 at Amazon


What better way to countdown to Christmas than with chocolate? This treat-filled advent calendar is packed with delicious and creamy Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate.

Amazon

Reviewers promise this treat-filled advent calendar is “so, so good.”

$13 at Amazon


Odds are you’ll finish this long before December, but hey, who cares? Amazon reviewers say this Lindt gift set is the “best” way to countdown to Christmas.

Lindt

This “Amazon’s Choice” advent calendar has hundreds of five-star reviews. 

$13 at Amazon


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.

KIT KAT

A must-have for mint chocolate lovers, reviewers say this advent calendar is “amazing.”

$16 at Amazon


Give me a break, give me a break, break me off a piece of that KitKat bar! Ring in the holidays with this 24-door advent calendar for a fun and sugar-filled treat.

KIT KAT

Reviewers say there is a “good variety of big and small chocolates.”

$33 at Amazon


The Kinder Bueno advent calendar is a delicious way to start your countdown to Christmas. It features two yummy flavours: milk and white chocolate.

Kinder

More than 200 people have bought this advent calendar in the last month alone.

$11 at Amazon


You truly can’t go wrong with the gift of coffee. With options from $97, 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.”

Etsy

Etsy shoppers call this the “perfect” advent calendar.

$96 at Etsy


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.

DavidsTea

“The tea is housed in mini-tins and the advent calendar is festive and fun,” writes one shopper.

$69 at DavidsTea


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.

Etsy

“I bought this advent calendar last year and it brightened up every morning with excellent coffee,” writes one Etsy reviewer. “I am treating myself to it again this year and look forward to December already.”

$67 (originally $89) at Etsy


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.

DavidsTea

This advent calendar has two 8 oz servings each, with 24 servings in total.

$69 at DavidsTea


Relax & unwind from the pre-holiday (or post-holiday) chaos with this yummy 12-door herbal tea advent calendar.

DavidsTea

Reviewers say this advent calendar is loaded with “tasty teas.”

$49 at DavidsTea


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.

LEGO

“We have a Star Wars fan in the house,” and “this is a perfect gift for the holiday season,” writes one Amazon shopper.

$35 at Amazon


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.

LEGO

“It is great fun putting each set together and then having the complete scene,” writes one LEGO reviewer. “Loved doing this and couldn’t wait till Christmas to do it.”

$60 at LEGO


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.

Thames & Kosmos

According to one Amazon shopper, it “beats any advent calendar out there filled with chocolate!”

$68 at Amazon


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.

LEGO

“Kids of all ages will love the countdown to Christmas,” according to one Amazon shopper. 

$45 at Amazon



The perfect gift for foodies, jam-lovers and cheese board enthusiasts, this soon-to-sell-out advent calendar won’t be in stock for long. It features 24 limited-edition spreads, including Caramel with Coffee, Apricot with Orange Blossom, Guava and Raspberry & Rose and more!

Bonne Maman

This “Amazon’s Choice” advent calendar has thousands of five-star reviews.

$115 at Amazon


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.

Etsy

“This is absolutely awesome!” writes one shopper. “I am gifting this to my boyfriend. The hooks are well crafted and packaged really nicely.”

$125 at Etsy


The perfect gift for the ho-ho-holiday homebody, this puzzle-packed advent calendars features 24 mini puzzles to complete each day before Christmas.

Anthropologie

It’s a “great gift full of fun puzzles to give to a loved one this season,” writes one shopper.

$230 at Anthropologie


This fun advent calendar from Papier is a dream for those who appreciate the art of a thank you card. “This advent is genius!” raves one Anthropologie reviewer. “If you love journals, notebooks, pens, pencils, and all the things, you want this in your life.”

Anthropologie

“This advent is genius!” raves one Anthropologie reviewer. “If you love journals, notebooks, pens, pencils, and all the things, you want this in your life.”

$195 at Anthropologie


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.

Gertex

This advent calendar features socks designed to fit sock sizes 10-13 and shoe sizes 6-12.

$90 at Amazon


Celebrate the season with Voluspa’s 12-day advent calendar. The gift set contains 12 bestselling candles, each housed in the brand’s iconic embossed votive.

Sephora

According to one Sephora shopper, it’s the “perfect gift for the holidays.”

$119 at Sephora

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