Best upcoming Lego sets 2026: this year’s top new Lego releases
Prepare for a block party with these superb sets coming soon from Lego – and the best of 2025’s sets
When Lego founder Ole Kirk Kristiansen pivoted his business to plastic bricks, we wonder if he had any idea of the global phenomenon Lego would become. Today, there are many themes, for kids and adult collectors alike. It’s hard to keep track. So we’re doing it for you, with the Stuff guide to the best upcoming Lego sets.
Note: this list covers the best officially announced upcoming Lego sets. There are no rumours, leaks, nor models the writer ham-fistedly pieced together from a pile of random bricks.
August 2026 best upcoming Lego sets
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Garp’s Marine Battleship ($179.99/£149.99 • 1705 pieces): If you or a resident youngling is big into Netflix’s One Piece, here’s a set sure to make SQUEEE noises blast from your abode like cannonballs. If not… well, it’s a big Lego ship. And big Lego ships are always pretty great. Garp’s stands out thanks to its distinct design, characterful minifigs, and total lack of anyone yelling “yo-ho-ho” or “arrrrr”. Although those massive black sails do look a bit pirate-y.
July 2026 best upcoming Lego sets
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Imperial Lambda-Class Shuttle ($139.99/£139.99 • 961 pieces): One of the best sci-fi ship designs ever (don’t @ me) gets the minifig-scale treatment once again. The folding wings deploy for maximum swooshing potential, while the passenger compartment can cram in all four non-pilot minifigs. Which does mean The Mandalorian, Dr. Pershing, Moff Gideon and a random Stormtrooper are stuck together for the duration of the flight. Imagine how frosty that’s going to be when everyone starts fighting for armrests.
June 2026 best upcoming Lego sets
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Megatron Robot & Vehicle ($24.99/£19.99 • 224 pieces): Conventional wisdom long suggested that Lego, being anti-war toys, would never touch certain Transformers. Especially Megatron, whose original alt-mode was, unhelpfully, a gun. The cunning solution? Reimagine his alt-mode as an adorable tank, like the one out of Metal Slug. In a BrickHeadz set, that works. And while there’s no transforming – just two static models – I’m now optimistic we’ll see a larger-scale Lego Megatron, ready to team up with Lego Soundwave and duff up Lego Optimus Prime.
Sega Genesis Console ($39.99/£34.99 • 479 pieces): After brick-built takes on the NES, Atari 2600 and the Pac-Man arcade cab, this diminutive Genesis/Mega Drive might initially leave Sega fans feeling short-changed. But at least they’ll still have some change left, given the set’s wallet-friendly price. And despite clocking in at under 500 pieces, you do get the console, a cart, two controllers, and a hidden Sonic portrait inside. Which I assume is an Easter egg, unless Sega consoles were in reality actually powered by flattened blue hedgehogs.
Dinosaur Fossils: Triceratops ($109.99/£89.99 • 1154 pieces): Following last year’s suitably monstrous T. rex fossils set, this one’s a tad more manageable and wallet-friendly. Here, you’re assembling a horned herbivore’s fossilised skeleton, alongside an amusingly out-of-scale Dr. Gerry Harding, fascinated by a comparatively enormous pile of Lego dino poop. Just keep the main event well clear of any Lego T. rex builds, because a scrap between the two would result in you needing a palaeontologist to dig up hundreds of tiny pieces out of the carpet.
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Spider-Man Hero Figure ($99.99/£89.99 • 813 pieces): ♫ Spider-Man! Spider-Man! Does whatever a spider can! Especially when he’s really big! Like a giant minifig! ♫ Or something. OK, maybe not a minifig – although there is one in the set. This Spidey is more like an action figure. Plenty of articulation lets you pose him in positions you definitely shouldn’t try at home. (Unless you fancy putting your back out.) And at 36cm/14.5in tall, he’ll make any lurking minifig supervillains think twice about getting into mischief.
Up-Scaled Darth Vader™ Minifigure ($99.99/£89.99 • 1028 pieces): If your Lego Rebels are giving your Lego Empire a kicking, this gigantic Vader should even the odds. As with previous giant minifigs, he’s posable and comes equipped with oversized accessories – in this case, a chunky lightsaber and a suitably dramatic fabric cloak. Do his eyes look a bit weird? Yes. But don’t say that within earshot unless you fancy receiving a Lego choke hold. Or maybe he’ll be really evil and convince Lego to turn up-scaled minifigs into blind boxes, just like the standard-sized ones.
The Lord of the Rings: Minas Tirith ($649.99/£579.99 • 8278 pieces): Or The Lord of the Rings: Trying to Please Everyone. If Minas Tirith was microscale, minifig fans would have grumbled. But a minifig-scale set would cost the GDP of Gondor and need planning permission. So Lego’s tried to do… both? And it works. The set is packed full of scenes and looks spectacular from the right angles. Handy, because any fan dropping this many gold coins will feel compelled to stare at the thing for hours while wondering where it’s going to live. “Expand your Middle-earth collection,” says Lego. Expand your table, more like.
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KIT ($109.99/£89.99 • 1230 pieces): Although Rave Cave is the flagship set of the next wave of Fortnite Lego, it’s impossible to do the gargantuan structure justice in brick form. At least, affordable brick form. KIT, though, translates well. The mech-suited cat looks even tougher in brick form, with stompy legs and a Power Claw Pickaxe ready to remove your cat flap from its hinges when you refuse to let KIT out for the umpteenth time today.
Peanuts: Snoopy’s Doghouse ($89.99/£69.99 • 964 pieces): It was a dark and stormy night… and Snoopy was on the roof of his doghouse again. In this Lego take, the brick-built beagle perches atop his red kennel, typewriter at the ready, Woodstock alongside. He can be rebuilt into various poses, depending on whether he wants to shake a fist at the Red Baron or partake in marshmallow toasting beneath a starlit sky. We’ll mutter a “good grief”, though, at the ongoing lack of Peanuts minifigs…
Iconic Pirate Ship ($109.99/£89.99 • 1074 pieces): Arrrrrr. Shiver-me-timbers. Etc. It’s another Lego pirate ship that looks an awful lot like the last one. Hmm. Fortunately, then, this set arguably improves on its predecessor, with superior shaping and a creepy sea monster replacing the goofy shark. The derpy skull and crossbones design doesn’t exactly scream evil, mind. Still, kudos to the designer of this 3-in-1 set for making one of the alt builds two tiny pirate ships. (If only the other was four even tinier ones rather than a miniature buccaneer’s castle. Tsk.)
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(June is a big month for Lego!)
Mercedes-Benz Unimog U 5023 with Crane ($129.99/£109.99 • 1189 pieces): It feels like an increasing number of Technic sets are cars that don’t do a great deal. But long-time Technic fans are all about functions. And they certainly get those here. The Unimog has steering, suspension, outriggers, a working dump bed, and a pneumatic crane system that feels perfect in an era where Lego sometimes seems convinced every moving part needs an app. Way more fun than a car that rolls forward a bit before being parked on a shelf forever.
Woodland Mushrooms ($79.99/£69.99 • 806 pieces): If plastic flowers have colonised your house and you think there’s not MUSHROOM for more Botanicals sets, this one should prove that you’re a real FUNGI. [Sorry: We’ve threatened Craig with actual mushrooms, which he hates, unless he stops these puns — Ed.] Rather than a bouquet or some flowers in a vase, this set heads to the great outdoors with a selection of gorgeous-looking mushrooms that look good enough to eat. Although don’t do that. Because they’re Lego. (Probably don’t eat real woodland ones either, unless you know what you’re doing, given that half of them are poisonous.)
Ancient Moon-Gazing Inn ($129.99/£99.99 • 1530 pieces): Lego’s Chinese festival sets have become some of the company’s most gorgeous releases – and also command eye-watering aftermarket prices. So if this one speaks to you, don’t hang around. And there’s a good chance it will, looking like it stepped out of a Chinese period drama. You get an inn with bedrooms and a teahouse, all packed with intricate details. There’s even a minifig version of famed poet and scholar-official Su Dongpo to bring some extra culture to your Lego shelves.
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Scuderia Ferrari HP Lewis Hamilton Helmet ($89.99/£79.99 • 884 pieces): Lewis Hamilton is having a better time of it this year in Formula 1. Handy, because otherwise you’d need a frowny face on the minifig to make it accurate. The main bit of this set, though, is a brick-built Hamilton helmet. Lego suggests you display it “alongside the other collectable Lego F1 helmets”, which hints at a grid full on the way.
The Mandalorian’s N-1 Starfighter ($249.99/£229.99 • 1809 pieces): The latest UCS model is based on the ship piloted by The Mandalorian when his previous ride ends up akin to a pre-construction Lego set. It’s sleek, with a dart-like form built for swooshing, and pointy bits that suggest it’d lodge in a wall if you let go. You also get Mando and Grogu minifigs, wondering if Force shenanigans made the ship so huge.
Jurassic Park Jeep Wrangler ($199.99/£179.99 • 1924 pieces): Large Lego vehicles tend to be something special, and this Jeep Wrangler is no exception. You get a 1:10-scale take on the vehicles used to ferry a small number of folks around a park that had zero chance of passing health and safety certification. There are customisable parts and working steering – amusingly controlled by the spare tyre. You also get Dennis Nedry – the man responsible for everything going horribly wrongin the park – clutching a can of dinosaur embryos, and presumably relieved that the set doesn’t contain any Lego Dilophosaurus.
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Mario Kart – Luigi & Mach 8 ($179.99/£159.99 • 2234 pieces): Finally, giant Lego Mario has someone to race against. This latest set features his brother in a beautifully shaped Mach 8, complete with working steering and a spinning exhaust flame that suggests Luigi might want to book his kart in for a check-up. When complete, the set measures 41cm (16in) long – almost a third longer than Mario’s. So it’s probably just as well there’s not a full grid of the things, because you’d need an actual racetrack to store them all.
Tintin Moon Rocket ($159.99/£139.99 • 1283 pieces): Space sets often get stick for being dull and grey. Or, sometimes, dull and white. Not this one. Inspired by the classic Tintin comics, it’s a gloriously bubbly bright-red rocket destined for the Moon. Or, you know, your shelf. The set began as a fan build, but Lego wisely ditched the launch platform in favour of minifigs. However, it looks like Snowy the dog missed out on a helmet with his spacesuit. Snowy, sit! Snowy, stay! No, Snowy, don’t go outside or you won’t be able to breathe! Good dog.
Ocarina of Time – The Final Battle ($129.99/£99.99 • 1003 pieces): If the Great Deku Tree felt monstrous in size and price, this more modest Zelda set should be easier to swallow. It recreates the climactic showdown from Ocarina of Time. You can sift through Lego rubble to find recovery hearts. Or press a button to make Ganondorf burst forth with all the flair of a dodgy magic trick. The brick-built Ganon is suitably imposing. His massive twin swords are ready to overwhelm Link and Princess Zelda, before rampaging through your Lego city. Well, until a traumatising meeting with dead-eyed Lego Mario brings things to a halt.
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Ford Model T ($129.99/£119.99 • 1060 pieces): “You want a classic car? Fine! Have the classic car!” someone at Lego probably said before offering up this replica of the 1910 original’s spindly elegance. Everything’s here from the crank handle to the fold-back fabric roof. And while it won’t outpace your Lego Lambo, it’s pure class as a display piece. Now give us a Speed Champions version, Lego.
Up-scaled blue astronaut ($59.99/£54.99 • 793 pieces): Sick of losing minifigs down the back of the sofa? Then try this posable astronaut figure, which is blown up to ridiculous proportions. You can even yoink off the top of the helmet, so the tiny robot can pilot the figure like a gigantic mech. Alas, there’s no Benny cracked visor option. Modders over at Rebrickable are surely on that.
Time Machine from Back to the Future ($27.99/£22.99 • 357 pieces): Proof indeed that not every licensed Lego car needs to cost a small fortune! This famous car, which Lego mysteriously refuses to call a DeLorean, includes all the warranty-voiding Doc Brown modifications required to hurl it through time. Minifig Doc and Marty come along for the ride, and you get parts to make the car’s flying form. Just don’t roll it along the desk at 88mph, or who knows when it’ll end up?
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Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D ($399.99/£349.99 • 3600 pieces): Trekkies might wail at the prospect of beaming up all their cash to Lego. But in return, they get a brick-built Enterprise that rivals anything Lego’s made for a certain other series with ‘Star’ in the title. Along with the ship, you get nine crew members. And the ship can be displayed on a stand, so you can fiddle with the shuttlebay to free its two tiny shuttlepods. Just resist the urge to separate the command saucer and re-enact a Borg attack. Otherwise the only thing you’ll be engaging is your ability to clean up a massive pile of grey pieces.
WALL-E and EVE ($69.99/£59.99 • 811 pieces): If you missed the superb WALL-E set back in 2015, this redo scales things down but dials up everything else. You get WALL-E’s gloriously blocky form, now with his trademark sliding arms. But now EVE (“if Jony Ive designed robots”) and perpetually miffed cleaning droid M-O too. For once, Lego’s even nailed the price. A relative bargain, then, and a set you’ll want to display proudly, not mash into a cube of garbage like WALL-E does in his day job.
Transformers Soundwave ($189.99/£159.99 • 1505 pieces): Lego Optimus was a triumph. Lego Bumblebee? Not so much. Fortunately, Soundwave superior. His blocky form translates perfectly to plastic bricks, making this the best Lego Transformer to date. Huge bonus points also to the designers for somehow getting two of Soundwave’s cassette tape minions working at this scale. Still not convinced? You will be on prodding ‘play’, whereupon Soundwave will emit some of his memorably dulcet tones. And, in rather more unlikely fashion, a sting from the original 1980s cartoon.
Craig Grannell
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