Best last-minute advent calendars you can still buy in Canada in 2024 — from G-rated to X-rated
Dec. 1 is almost here! Shop the best last-minute advent calendars from Amazon, Sephora, Walmart and more.
The holiday season is just around the corner, 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.
As Dec. 1 is mere days away, not all of these advent calendars will arrive before the first of the month. However, if you're willing to wait a few days — or opt for a 12-day advent calendar — there are still several up for grabs (including several that are on sale for Black Friday!).
5 advent calendars that should arrive before Dec.1:
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.
Best last-minute beauty & grooming advent calendars
Save $20: Shoppers Beauty 25 Days of Beauty Surprises
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.
The advent calendar has earned a 4.5-star rating from reviewers.
Charlotte's Beauty Treasure Chest of Love
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.
This beauty gift set has more than 8,800 "loves" from Sephora shoppers.
50% off: Sephora Collection Advent Calendar
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.
This beauty advent calendar has racked up more than 22,000 "loves" from Sephora users.
Christmas Beard Oil Advent Calendar
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."
Save 20 per cent when you spend $110.48+ at this shop.
Save 40%: Sephora Collection After Advent Calendar
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.
A unique treat for the week after Christmas.
Clarins 12-Day Advent Calendar
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.
This 12-day advent calendar features $251 worth of Clarins goodies.
L'Occitane 24 Days Of Beauty Advent Calendar
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.
This 24-piece advent calendar is valued at $155.
Best last-minute candy & chocolate advent calendars
Lindt Teddy Chocolate Advent Calendar 2024
Ring in the season the way it was intended — with chocolate. This fan-favourite advent calendar features 24 days of chocolate surprises.
Celebrate the season the best way possible — with chocolate.
Hershey's Kisses Chocolate Advent Calendar 2024
This yummy advent calendar is a fan favourite for all ages. It features two Kisses chocolates to share each day.
This bestselling advent calendar is a sweet treat for all ages.
Cadbury 2024 Advent Calendar
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.
Reviewers promise this treat-filled advent calendar is "so, so good."
Save 19%: Lindt Christmas Assorted Milk Chocolate Advent Calendar
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.
This "Amazon's Choice" advent calendar has hundreds of five-star reviews.
Save 10%: After Eight Holiday Chocolate Advent Calendar
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.
A must-have for mint chocolate lovers, reviewers say this advent calendar is "amazing."
Save 19%: KitKat Santa's Workshop Advent Calendar
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.
Reviewers say there is a "good variety of big and small chocolates."
Best last-minute coffee & tea advent calendars
Coffee Advent Calendar 2024 by Yawn
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 shoppers call this the "perfect" advent calendar.
Save 10%: DavidsTea 24 Days of Tea Advent Calendar
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.
"The tea is housed in mini-tins and the advent calendar is festive and fun," writes one shopper.
Save 25%: Premium Freshly Roasted Single-Origin Coffee Advent Calendar
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.
"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."
Save 30%: DavidsTea 12 Days of Matcha Advent Calendar
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 advent calendar has two 8 oz servings each, with 24 servings in total.
Save 30%: 12 Nights of Herbal Tea Advent Calendar
Relax & unwind from the pre-holiday (or post-holiday) chaos with this yummy 12-door herbal tea advent calendar.
Reviewers say this advent calendar is loaded with "tasty teas."
Best last-minute toy & games advent calendars
LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar
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.
"We have a Star Wars fan in the house," and "this is a perfect gift for the holiday season," writes one Amazon shopper.
EXIT: The Game Advent Calendar
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.
According to one Amazon shopper, it "beats any advent calendar out there filled with chocolate!"
LEGO Spider-Man Advent Calendar
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.
"Kids of all ages will love the countdown to Christmas," according to one Amazon shopper.
Best one-of-a-kind advent calendars
Fifty Shades of Grey Pleasure Overload 10 Days of Play Gift Set
This 10-piece adults-only advent calendar is the perfect gift for exploring sensory, bondage and restraint play with your partner. It includes items for you, your lover, and the two of you to share
This advent calendar "definitely helped spice things up," writes one reviewer.
Bonne Maman 2024 Limited Edition Advent Calendar
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!
This "Amazon's Choice" advent calendar has thousands of five-star reviews.
Fly Fisherman's Advent Calendar
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.
"This is absolutely awesome!" writes one shopper. "I am gifting this to my boyfriend. The hooks are well crafted and packaged really nicely."
New York Puzzle Company Janet Hill Advent Calendar
The perfect gift for the ho-ho-holiday homebody, this puzzle-packed advent calendars features 24 mini puzzles to complete each day before Christmas.
It's a "great gift full of fun puzzles to give to a loved one this season," writes one shopper.
Papier Christmas Advent Calendar
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."
"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."
MLB Toronto Blue Jays Advent Calendar
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.
This advent calendar features socks designed to fit sock sizes 10-13 and shoe sizes 6-12.
Save 25%: Voluspa 12-Day Advent Calendar
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.
According to one Sephora shopper, it's the "perfect gift for the holidays."
Want to see more? Keep scrolling for more 2024 advent calendars you can still buy in Canada.
Swarovski: Annual Edition Advent Calendar 2024 | Shop for $1,500
Best advent calendar for runners: Runners Advent Calendar | Shop for $103
Dr. Barbara Sturm: Dr. Barbara Sturm Advent Calendar | Shop for $797
Sugarfina: 24 Tastes of Christmas Advent Calendar | Shop for $72
Augustinus Bader: The 12 Days of Bader Advent Calendar | Shop for $785
Jo Malone: Advent Calendar | Shop for $675
VAHDAM: Advent Calendar 2024 Tea Bags | Shop for $14
$20Sisley-Paris: Sisley Advent Calendar: From Paris with Love, Beauty Holidays | Shop for $1,035
Kiehl's: 12 Mini Advent-Ures Gift Set | Shop for $99
$169Armani Beauty: Advent Calendar | Shop for $500
LEGO: Friends Advent Calendar | Shop for $69
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