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Psst…kiddos four and under are free.

Photo provided by BrickUniverse

You may want to “block” this day off on your calendar.

Join thousands of fellow LEGO fans on Saturday, Jan. 4, for the BrickUniverse 2025 Imagine Tour — taking over the Robarts Arena for its first-ever Sarasota stop.

Build, shop, and meet award-winning professional artists from around the country during this one-day celebration of all things creativity, and look forward to:

  • Larger-than-life works of art
  • Dedicated Building Zones to unleash your colorful creativity
  • Exclusive merch + limited-edition LEGO sets
  • Much more

Get your brick tix

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