LEGO Contest Round-Up for February 2026
A new month is here, which means more competitive building! February may be the shortest month of the year, but it packs a punch—whether you’re building a heartfelt habitat for Valentine’s Day or going for an interplanetary roll with FebRovery. Here’s the latest lineup of LEGO contests and challenges from across the AFOL community for February 2026 to spark your inspiration. There’s nothing quite like a theme or a prompt to nudge you out of your comfort zone and push you to experiment building in ways you might not otherwise attempt.
We’ve listed them in order of deadline so you can plan your building time wisely—especially in a month that always seems to fly by. Be sure to check the LEGO activity calendar for local challenges and events near you. Some of our fondest memories, proudest builds, coolest trophies, and strongest friendships started with a contest entry, so we hope you’ll jump in and give one (or two) a try.
Three days of building leading up to Valentines Day, one stack to post on February 14th. As simple as that – if you need a refresher on how to build minifig habitats, you’ll find a guide following the link!
Deadline: February 13th
Prize: Just the fun of building with LEGO!
Where to enter: Instagram
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LEGO Ideas: Micro Space Exploration
Build some micro-space explorers travelling throughout the cosmos! Real-life orbital bases and lunar rovers are just as welcome as fantastical shuttles and high-tech rocket ships.
Deadline: February 18th
Prizes: The Grand Prize winner will receive 10341 NASA Artemis Space Launch System, 31378 Space Exploration Telescope, 42179 Planet Earth and Moon in Orbit, and 21333 Vincent van Gogh - The Starry Night
Five honorable mention winners will receive 31378 Space Exploration Telescope, 42179 Planet Earth and Moon in Orbit, and 21333 - Vincent van Gogh - The Starry Night
Where to enter: LEGO Ideas
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It’s February – or should we say “It’s Febrovery!”? Time to build rovers: Planetary explorers, wheeled contraptions, big or small, civilian or military… Make it a rover, and make it in February.
Deadline: February 28th
Prize: Just the fun of building LEGO rovers!
Where to enter: LEGO SPACE! Discord Server or the Febrovery Flickr group
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BrickCentral: Pirates
Grab your sword, your parrot, your camera and let’s do this! Argg! Make a scene worthy of the seven seas and snap a photo.
Deadline: February 28th
Prizes: Just the fun of building with LEGO!
Where to enter: Threads & Discord
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BII Presents: Terrain and Landscapes
The Building Improvement Initiative discord hosts monthly building challenges, and this month is all about building the outdoors – whatever you think may fit this prompt.
Deadline: March 7th
Prizes: Just the fun of building with LEGO!
Where to enter: Discord
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LEGO Ideas: Yu-Gi-Oh Duel
Showcase your favorite moments from the anime, Yu-Gi-Oh, focusing on the iconic Battle City and Duelist Kingdom tournaments from the anime.
Deadline: March 10th
Prizes: The chance to have a set based on your creation as well a several runners up receiving 21358 Minifigure Vending Machine, 21359 Italian Riviera, 21349 Tuxedo Cat, 21365 Love Birds, and 21376 Orange Cat.
Where to enter: LEGO Ideas
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A new type of challenge invites emerging designers to explore contemporary culture through the LEGO brick — not to create perfect models, but to experiment, reflect, and share.
Submissions may take many shapes — sketches, prototypes, rough models, visual narratives, or hybrid explorations. A polished LEGO model is welcome, but not required.
Deadline: Begins February 10th
Prizes: TBA
Where to enter: LEGO Ideas
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 [email protected].
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