LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar

The LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar 75340 was released in 2022 as part of the long-running annual tradition of holiday-themed sets within the Star Wars theme. Designed to blend festive elements with iconic franchise iconography, this specific iteration focused on characters and ships featured in the 'Star Wars: The Bad Batch' series, alongside holiday-attired versions of C-3PO and R2-D2. The set was conceived as a seasonal collector's item, following the established LEGO design philosophy of providing 24 distinct micro-builds that offer a countdown experience throughout the month of December.

The aesthetic direction for this calendar was overseen by the LEGO Group design team in collaboration with Lucasfilm, ensuring that the micro-scale renditions of vehicles like the Republic Gunship and the Jedi Starfighter remained recognizable despite their reduced size. Upon its release, the set was received as a standard entry in the seasonal calendar lineup, praised by fans for its inclusion of exclusive holiday-themed minifigures and the inclusion of niche vehicles from recent animated series, which expanded the collectible appeal beyond the core Skywalker saga.