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.
November 2026 Lego sets
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Sagrada Família ($799.99/£649.99 • 12,060 pieces): In 1882, construction began on this huge church in Barcelona. They’re still working on it. And if that gives you heart palpitations, avoid this Lego version, because it might take you almost as long to complete. It has a frankly absurd 12,060 pieces, many of which are tiny. But if you persevere, you’ll own one of the most beautiful Lego buildings imaginable, which also comes apart so you can gawp at its innards. With all those details, though, probably don’t think about how many hours the thing will take to dust.
September 2026 best upcoming Lego sets
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Batman Returns Batmobile ($229.99/£189.99 • 2269 pieces): Seven years ago, we got a giant-sized Lego take on the Burtonmobile. Now the follow-up’s here, dishing up the Dark Knight’s car as seen in Batman Returns. So is it true that sequels are never better than the original? Weeell, this set is smaller, which will irk anyone hoping to own a collection at the same scale. But it’s also cheaper, and reveals the Batmissle with the prod of a button. All while the Lego Keaton Batman minifig sits there looking nonplussed, having missed everything due to being unable to turn his head in that stiff Batsuit.
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Golden Age Superman and Batman Figures ($24.99/£22.99 • 218 pieces): There have been enough Batman Brickheadz to choke a multiverse and so you might question the need for another. But this set includes Superman, who’s a mite rarer in blocky ‘totally not a Lego Funko Pop’ form. Moreover, Supe looks fantastic in the new build, while Batman’s grumpy scowl is infinitely better than his derpy blank-eyed stare from previous incarnations. Quite why he’s so annoyed, though, I’ve no idea. Perhaps he was hoping for a Brickheadz Catwoman to head off with, rather than spending yet more time with Captain Righteous.
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Lego Mario minifig sets: I have no insider info about what Lego and Nintendo have planned for next year’s Mario sets. All that’s been publicly revealed is a Mario minifig leaping out of a pipe. But that alone should be enough to keep some spare cash handy. Because while we’ve had fantastic Lego sets based on Nintendo’s most famous series, the closest we’ve got to minifigs is the terrifying dead-eyed Mario from the surprisingly long-running Lego Super Mario range. That all changes next year, with what I assume will be playsets closer in nature to Lego Sonic. At which point, your own gold coins may disappear faster than Mario can collect them.
The best Lego sets of 2026 so far
Derpy Tiger and Sussie Bird ($69.99/£59.99 • 825 pieces): While Lego preps the inevitable KPop Demon Hunters Collectable Minifigs line, this set brings Derpy Tiger and Sussie Bird to life. At this point, you’re either yelling “What is this monstrosity?” or already hammering away at the pre-order button. If you’re in the latter camp, having loved the movie, the set comes with accessories, including that flowerpot and love notes that you can stash in Derpy’s head. If not, and someone sends you the set, it’s Lego and so you can always turn it into something else.
Hubble Space Telescope ($139.99/£119.99 • 1252 pieces): The previous Lego Hubble lurked inside 2021’s NASA Space Shuttle Discovery, although it could be unfolded and displayed separately. Now the famous space-based gawper gets a set all to itself. The extra scale means plenty of detail for NASA wonks to coo at, while an included astronaut minifig gives you some inkling of how enormous the real thing is. Alas, Lego missed the chance to give Hubble brick-built comedy glasses as a nod to NASA fixing its blurry vision.
Jaguar E-Type ($139.99/£129.99 • 1673 pieces): If you’re the sort of person who likes saying “I’ve got a Jag” repeatedly, or you’d love an E-Type but can’t quite stretch to the real thing, you’ll want this Lego replica zooming across your desk. As ever, you get working steering, opening doors, a brick-built engine and many more details. Some of the colour matching looks off in the official pics, though, making the result seem less classic icon and more decades-old car that’s been parked outside a pub since 1974.
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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.
Boba Fett ($169.99/£149.99 • 1544 pieces): When your minifig Rebels are getting too confident, put the fear of the Dark Side into them by way of this giant-sized take on moviedom’s famous bounty hunter. Mr Fett stands an impressive 41cm (16in) tall and comes complete with a swooshy cape, a massive gun, and a mini-me minifig version. The last of those makes me really want to turn giant Fett into a terrifying all-conquering mech that tiny Fett can use to rule a galaxy far, far away. Or at least a shelf not so far, far away.
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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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.
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…
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.
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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.
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.
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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