A new month is upon us which means more competitive building! Are you ready? Here’s the latest bunch of LEGO contests and challenges from all around the AFOL community for August 2024 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!
This LEGO tournament competition is centered around the world of Middle Earth and will consist of four rounds with a themed prompt.
The first round is open for anyone to enter, then the top 12 entrants will go onto one on one rounds until a single victor is crowned the winner!
Deadline: June 24th - August 10th
Prizes: Some awesome prizes TBA.
Where to enter: Discord
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As events continue to spiral out of hand in the world of Halos, several intrepid souls from across the globe set out to sea. Be it for fortune, mercy, salvation, boredom, or curiosity, that is for you to decide.
Now is the time to wrap up old storylines and start new! Come over to Brethren of the Brick Seas to join the excitement!
Deadline: August 16th
Prize: Fun in-game bonuses for the upcoming Era III
Where to enter: Eurobricks
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The Infamous Steve Pirate Contest
For years, this minifigure was simply known as “The Merchant” who came sailing into the Imperial Trading Post onboard “The Cutter” and then later mysteriously appeared among Captain Redbeard’s crew on the Skulls Eye Schooner. Where does Steve come from? Are there more merchants who use the same insignia on their flags and sails? Do these merchants also have ships? Larger ships than Steve?
With large and small building categories, the creative critic, and prize draws, there’s pirate goodness here for everyone!
Deadline: August 17th
Prize: Prize sets of the winner’s choice based on placement and category!
Where to enter: Eurobricks
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It’s that time of year again! The LEGO House is yet again looking for the builds that are the best of the best for the world-famous house in Billund, Denmark.
This year, we are opening up for three different categories for you to choose from. We’re challenging you to build an entry that is either:
The secret life of….. What happens below decks, under the streets, inside the machine…. Let your creativity run free and show us a side of the world we don’t normally see.
Flora and fauna: Show us the beauty of nature, all the plants, flowers and creatures that inhabit our natural world
Mashup Madness: Space meets Pirates or Medieval meets Underwater or Dinosaurs meets music and dance…. Or any other crazy creative combo your mind can put together, we want to see it!
Deadline: August 20th at 6 am EST
Prize: 25 winners across all three categories will each get a 21037 LEGO House set as well as 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. Three grand prize winners (one for each category) will also receive 40504 A Minifigure Tribute, 40505 Building Systems, 21343 Viking Village, 21349 Tuxedo Cat, and 21345 Polaroid OneStep SX-70 Camera. Three Runner Ups (one per category) will each receive 40504 A Minifigure Tribute and 21345 Polaroid OneStep SX-70 Camera (in addition to the 21037 LEGO House).
Where to enter: LEGO Ideas
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Studio Activity: A Pirate's Dream
LEGO Pirates have plundered the ocean for generations, but none are as infamous as Captain Redbeard. Once shipwrecked in Barracuda Bay, Captain Redbeard escaped with one goal in mind: recruit a new crew for his next adventure!
We want you to build your pirate’s dream life in digital brick form. This dream could be anything pirate-related, from a classic pirate ship sailing the ocean waves to a futuristic vision of space piracy.
Prove your worth to Captain Redbeard and you’ll be living a pirate’s dream on the high seas in no time!
Deadline: August 21st
Prize: A Studio badge and the fun of building!
Where to enter: Bricklink Studio Gallery
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Mark it off on your calendar: RebelLug’s annual intensely epic week-long vignette contest is back
There should be plenty of exciting categories to keep the inspiration flowing throughout the week. Head to the RebelLug Discord to stay in the loop and catch the daily build themes as they come out!
Deadline: August 19th-25th
Prizes: Epic prizes for both Lug members and non-members and a raffle for all participants!
Where to enter: Discord, Flickr, or Instagram
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BrickCentral Seasons Theme Month
Time flies, it's August and much of the year is gone already. Not long ago the farmer has planted the vegetables, now he is attending to them to keep them alive during the summer heat and before you look again it's time for the harvest before the first snow falls.
To look back and ahead in the year, this month's theme is Seasons. Show us how the changing seasons affect a place and characters.
Deadline: August 29th
Prizes: Just the fun of building with LEGO!
Where to enter: BrickCentral Discord
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Minecraft and LEGO have long been a favorite combination for Caleb and a host of AFOLs, so join in on the fun by clicking together your very own 16x32 LEGO Minecraft scene for a chance to win some pretty sweet prizes!
Deadline: August 31st
Prizes: Lots of great LEGO Minecraft sets (1st and 2nd places for both the physical and digital categories and a raffle for all entrants)!
Where to enter: Discord
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Welcome to the LEGO Constraction tournament! The preliminary round may be over, but we’ve got weeks of constraction building epicness in store for us coming up to witness.
Deadline: The Preliminary Round is over but make sure to come back and enjoy the epic builds to come in last few rounds!
Prizes: A bevy of Bionicle sets.
Where to enter: Flickr
More DetailsHappy 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.
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