DENVER (KDVR) — LEGO followers in Colorado have the chance to attend the primary regionally owned LEGO conference when Brickslopes Colorado hosts its Denver conference in April.
The Adults Fan of LEGOS occasion will host LEGO distributors, actions, unique fashions and a three-ton brick pit. It’s only one in all 11 reveals that the LEGO Group considers to be an official AFOL Networking Occasion.
LEGO is, far and away, essentially the most priceless toy model on the earth. In 2024, the toy firm held a valuation of about $8 billion, with the subsequent highest competitor, Bandai Namco, coming in with a valuation of $1.5 billion, in accordance with Statista.
Whereas the product was primarily created for youngsters, nostalgia enjoyers and new grownup followers are sizzling on the LEGO scene as effectively.
The truth is, with more cash of their wallets as adults, many LEGO followers grow to be collectors and traders. Whereas the premise of investing in LEGO might sound foolish, research present that collector’s unopened LEGO units improve their worth by 11% yearly, which is greater than the typical return for gold, giant shares, bonds and plenty of different types of investments.
The secondary LEGO market sees tens of hundreds of offers made between LEGO traders every year.
Brickslopes Colorado provides LEGO followers the chance to see a few of these elusive collections and particular person creations and the chance to combine and mingle with different lovers in a enjoyable setting.
Creators can submit their items by buying a VIB Cross, which permits holders to additionally compete in video games, constructing challenges, shows and different networking occasions. Kids can take part if passes are upgraded to the Children Block model. Holders obtain a tee shirt and swag bag as effectively.
Companion Passes are for individuals who wish to accompany VIB holders however do not wish to take part in aggressive occasions. Public tickets permit the general public to return play and construct in a extra informal expertise.
There shall be a big number of distributors promoting LEGO-based merchandise, and a number of the artwork creations could also be out there on the market, relying on the coverage of the creator. Distributors attending could be discovered on the Brickslopes web site.
The conference will characteristic loads of enjoyable occasions, together with:
- A graffiti wall
- Race tracks
- Minifig buying and selling
- Moc shows
- Sumobot wrestling with LEGO bots
Attendees may also work together with LEGO web influencers and LEGO Grasp Builders from the T.V. present, in addition to sit in on a panel with representatives from the LEGO Group.
The largest eye catcher, nevertheless, is perhaps the three-ton “brick pit” featured on the conference. The common weight of a LEGO brick is 2.5 grams, so three tons would hypothetically be 1,088,620.8 LEGO bricks to construct with.
Brickslopes Denver begins on April 24 and lasts till April 27.
Extra data on the occasion and passes could be discovered on the Brickslopes Denver web site.
