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LEGO Star Wars May the 4th 2023: Everything You Need to Know

LEGO Star Wars fans, mark your calendars because May the 4th event is just around the corner! Let’s take a look at the recently revealed LEGO Star Wars May the 4th offerings that will be available during this much-anticipated event. Plus the best deals and free gifts that you can grab during the celebrations.

LEGO Star Wars May the 4th 2023: Freebies with Purchases

This year’s LEGO Star Wars May the 4th promotions will run from May 1 to 7, 2023 as mentioned over at the LEGO online shop campaign page. However, many deals at individual retailers will remain unknown until the actual event kicks off on May 4th.

The LEGO online shop usually has the most important promotions for LEGO Star Wars fans during this event, even if the discounts are traditionally the lowest there. This is due to the often attractive new releases in the past, but above all, to the free gifts which can be yours for certain qualifying purchases. And these freebies can become quite expensive on reselling sites as we’ve seen in the past.

For this year, there will be a lot of LEGO Star Wars May the 4th free gifts that will be up for grabs or while supplies last. Now is the great time to be a LEGO VIP member since many of these freebies will be unlocked along with your VIP perks. As of to date, there are three Gift with Purchase (GWP) items that are already confirmed.

LEGO Star Wars Death Star II (40591)

The big freebie for this year’s May the 4th event is the LEGO Star Wars Death Star II (40591). This set is a miniature version of the 2nd Death Star and comes complete with a Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary plaque. The set comes with LEGO 18+ branding in an exclusive black box and consists of 289 parts. However, there is no LEGO Star Wars minifigure to watch out for from this one. The minimum qualifying purchase to bag this set has dropped slightly compared to last year. This LEGO Star Wars May the 4th promo will be available for all LEGO Star Wars purchases of $150 or more. This gift-with-purchase set is scheduled to be available from May 1st to May 7th, 2023, while supplies last.

LEGO Star Wars Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary Collectible (5007840)

As an additional free gift, there will be a Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary Collectible in the form of an exquisite medal, available for a minimum qualifying purchase of $85. This shiny collectible silver medal is engraved with the Death Star II on one side and the LEGO Star Wars wording on the other. It comes packaged in a matching box and covered with a transparent blue hologram of the Death Star, shaped to resemble the data cartridge containing the plans for the Death Star.

LEGO Star Wars X Wing Starfighter (30654) Polybag

From a minimum purchase value of $40 or more, LEGO Star Wars fans will receive the LEGO Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter polybag which has been available since January. This free gift has a value of $3.99 and can already be found in various shops as well.

VIP Perks on LEGO Star Wars May the 4th

Double VIP Points

As we’ve seen before, this year’s May the 4th event will see the return of double VIP points. However, unlike last year, all LEGO Star Wars purchases for this year’s event come with double VIP points. Double VIP points mean that logged-in VIP customers will be credited with 10% of the purchase value in the form of VIP points. These points can later be exchanged for shopping vouchers or physical rewards both online and in-store.

20% Off on Selected LEGO Star Wars Sets

This year, customers will be able to unlock a 20% discount on selected LEGO Star Wars sets with VIP vouchers. The discount vouchers will cost 100 VIP points, which is equivalent to a dollar or more, and will probably be limited in number. The exclusive sets to which the discounts apply are yet to be confirmed so be sure to keep your brick radars on.

More Exciting LEGO Star Wars May the 4th Items Over at the VIP Rewards Center

Likewise, the VIP Rewards Center is also loaded with LEGO Star Wars sweepstakes and rewards to celebrate the occasion. Be sure to join the raffle and get your chance to get these exclusive prizes. Each raffle entry and reward has a required number of VIP points.

Sterling Silver R2-D2 (50 LEGO VIP points required per raffle entry)

Signed Imperial Star Destroyer 75252 (no VIP points required)

Limited Edition X-Wing Starfighter Print (3,500 VIP points to redeem)

LEGO Star Wars Bundle (25 points required per raffle entry)

LEGO Star Wars Create a Comic Book (redeem points to create your very own comic book)

X-Wing Digital Download (10 VIP points to redeem)

We’re just counting the days before May the 4th is finally here! Don’t forget to check our blog site for more LEGO Star Wars reveals in the next couple of days. Let me know in the comments below what particular LEGO Star Wars set you are looking forward to.

LEGO Star Wars May the 4th Sets Now Available for Pre-Order

The LEGO Star Wars May the 4th event is just around the corner and this year’s event promises to be better than ever. According to the campaign page on LEGO Shop@Home, the largest Star Wars fandom event of the year will start on May 1, 2023, and will run until May 7, 2023. While many of the deals that will be offered by individual retailers are yet to be revealed, LEGO has released details of the upcoming LEGO Star Wars May the 4th sets that are now available for pre-order.

Let’s take a look at these latest sets by clicking on the following affiliate links below.

Pirate Snub Fighter (75346)

The Mandalorian fans will surely love to have this buildable starfighter model of the Pirate Snub Fighter. It comes with an opening minifigure cockpit, 2 stud shooters, and a compartment containing a thermal detonator element. The set also includes two new LEGO minifigures – a Snub Fighter Pilot with a blaster pistol and Vane with a sword, adding to the excitement of the action-play possibilities.

The Mandalorian N-1 Starfighter (75363)

Youngsters can get into the LEGO Star Wars experience with this set inspired by The Mandalorian series. This microscale, LEGO brick model of the N-1 Starfighter features an open cockpit, 2 stud shooters, and minifigure versions of Grogu and Din Djarin. The Mandalorian comes with a blaster pistol and jetpack accessory element to inspire active play. This latest offering combines well with other LEGO Star Wars Microfighter sets for more play possibilities.

Spider Tank (75361)

Recreate thrilling battle scenes from Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 3. This set includes flexible legs, grabbing claws, an opening cockpit, and an elevating hatch with 2 stud shooters. It also comes with the three most popular characters of the series: Din Djarin with a darksaber, blaster pistol, and jetpack, Bo-Katan Kryze with 2 blasters and a jetpack, and Grogu.

Emperor’s Throne Room Diorama (75352)

This build-and-display model is packed with authentic details, including a Death Star window element designed especially for this set and Emperor Palpatine’s rotating throne. Recreate the epic confrontation between Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker, each with lightsabers, and Emperor Palpatine with two Sith lightning bolt elements. The brick-built diorama is completed with a plaque featuring a famous line from Luke (“I am a Jedi, like my father before me.”) and a plaque with the Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 40th anniversary logo.

Endor Speeder Chase Diorama (75353)

This next LEGO diorama display set features LEGO minifigure versions of Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, and a Scout Trooper. It also includes 2 speeder bikes with transparent elements so you can pose them at angles as if flying through the forests of Endor. And to make this display sets even more nostalgic, it also includes 2 buildable trees and new-for-May-2023 fern elements. Similarly, it also includes an exclusive anniversary logo element with another quote from Luke Skywalker: “Quick! Jam their comlinks. Center switch!”

All of these LEGO Star Wars May the 4th Sets are available for pre-order, with release dates sometime between May and August. Which of these is your favorite, and what are you most excited about? Let’s talk about this in the comments section below.

Join Our Next Whatnot Episode and Win the Exclusive LEGO Star Wars UCS Razor Crest!

Stephen is hosting another huge giveaway event at Whatnot, and the LEGO Star Wars faithful won’t want to miss it. The highlight of the giveaway is the mammoth-sized LEGO Star Wars UCS Razor Crest (75331) from last year, inspired by the hit series The Mandalorian. This is a rare opportunity for LEGO collectors and Star Wars fans to have the chance to add this rare set to their collection for free.

To join the raffle, participants need to join our next WhatNot auction where they will be offered rare minifigures and custom LEGO sets by Build Better Bricks. As an added bonus, first-time participants will receive a joining bonus of $15, which can be used towards the auction or the raffle.

But that’s not all! Aside from the grand giveaway, participants will also have the chance to win some preliminary prizes such as the LEGO Star Wars AT-TE (75337) set, and an exclusive Brick Show LEGO Easter Bundle.

Super exclusive sets like these are hard to come by, and the opportunity to win them is even rarer. With this super exciting giveaway event, LEGO enthusiasts and Star Wars fans alike have a chance to win and add these super-sized sets to their Star Wars collection.

Joining the raffle is easy. All participants need to do is visit Whatnot and join the auction to get their chance to win these amazing prizes. Don’t miss this chance to add the LEGO Star Wars UCS Razor Crest to your collection and win other exciting prizes. Be sure to join via this Whatnot link (for first-time signups) on or before 4:30 PM EST.

Join the raffle and may the Force be with you!

ICYMI: 2023 LEGO Super Mario Sets Now Listed at LEGO.com

In addition to its LEGO Super Mario Series 6 Character Packs, LEGO continues to expand its portfolio of interactive LEGO sets with the introduction of its 2023 LEGO Super Mario expansion sets.

With six sets for its initial salvo of Q1 set offerings, this latest wave of 2023 LEGO Super Mario sets are scheduled to be available in-store and online on January 1, 2023.

Take a look at their official photos and product descriptions below. And in case you need to keep tabs on these upcoming sets, be sure to check them out by going to the links below.

Conkdor’s Noggin Bopper (71414)

130 pieces | Expected price: $14.99

LEGO® Super Mario™ fans can take on a big character with this Conkdor’s Noggin Bopper Expansion Set (71414). It features a big, buildable enemy Conkdor figure for an interactive LEGO® Mario™, LEGO® Luigi™ or LEGO® Peach™ figure (not included) to battle against. Jump on the trigger and avoid the Conkdor’s big beak and long neck as it attacks, then stomp on its head to defeat it. Leap on the springboard to make the Conkdor rise again.

Ice Mario Suit and Frozen World (71415)

105 pieces | Expected price: $24.99

Children can build a LEGO® Super Mario™ ice level with the Ice Mario Suit and Frozen World Expansion Set (71415). It features an Ice Mario suit for LEGO® Mario™ (figure not included) to wear and LEGO figures of a Cooligan and a Goomba. The buildable blue ice plate triggers skating sounds from LEGO Mario when he ‘skates’ on it. There is also a launcher to send the Cooligan flying into a brick-built ice block – when the ice block is smashed, the Goomba is revealed.

Lava Wave Ride (71416)

218 pieces | Expected price: $34.99

Children can create a red-hot level in their LEGO® Super Mario™ world with the Lava Wave Ride Expansion Set (71416). It features an oscillating lava wave with a Lava Lift for a LEGO® Mario™, LEGO® Luigi™, or LEGO® Peach™ figure (not included) to ride on. Players earn digital coins for staying on the moving wave and for defeating the 2 Lava Bubbles at each end. The set, which is ideal for social play, also includes a Fire Bro to defeat.

Fliprus Snow Adventure (71417)

567 pieces | Expected price: $64.99

Children can add an exciting ice level to their LEGO® Super Mario™ world with the Fliprus Snow Adventure Expansion Set (71417), featuring 4 Super Mario™ characters. Players earn digital coins for helping their LEGO® Mario™, LEGO® Luigi™ or LEGO® Peach™ figures (not included) defeat a Red Koopa Troopa, Freezie and a Fliprus, skate on ‘ice’, warm up by the ‘fire’ and give a hidden fruit element to the baby penguin as a gift.

Creativity Toolbox (71418)

588 pieces | Expected price: $59.99

Young builders can add extra detail and depth to their LEGO® Super Mario™ levels with this Creativity Toolbox Maker Set (71418). It features buildable trees, flowers, mountains, mushrooms, pyramids, a Checkpoint Flag, and more to recreate the look of Super Mario™ grass, desert, and lava levels. A great gift idea for kids aged 6 and up who own a Starter Course (71360, 71387 or 71403 – required for interactive play), it also includes 3 fruits, a gift box and a Super Mushroom with an Action Tag and 3 LEGO Super Mario characters: Wendy, a Blue Yoshi and a Goomba.

Peach’s Garden Balloon Ride (71419)

453 pieces | Expected price: $49.99 | Available for pre-order

Add extra coin-collecting challenges and role-play fun to kids’ LEGO® Super Mario™ world with the Peach’s Garden Balloon Ride Expansion Set (71419). Players can explore the detailed garden with their interactive LEGO® Peach™, LEGO® Mario™, or LEGO® Luigi™ figure (not included) in the brick-built hot-air balloon. Cool features include a Blue Toad’s house with a Super Star Block in the chimney’s ‘smoke’, a fountain with a Coin Block, and clouds over Pom Pom to part with the balloon.

Build and Take Home a Frankenstein Head at LEGO Branded Stores Next Week

We’re just about to wind up the month of October, and followers of holidays know what that means. Yep, Halloween 2022 is just a mere two Mondays from now. And while LEGO already has some Halloween-themed goodies lined up, there’s still more in store. Ah, “in store”. Speaking of which, LEGO Brand Stores all over have their own little event to celebrate All Hallows’ with. As The Brick Fan would have it, this is another in-store free-build opportunity for young LEGO builders. And the “spooky” build for this year will be the head of a famous and classic movie monster.

Next week on Wednesday and Thursday, October 26-27, build a LEGO Frankenstein’s Monster to take home! Starting at 5PM local time on LEGO Branded Stores near you, get a chance to create Frankie with your kids. Yeah, that late afternoon timeslot makes for a Halloween-y feel before October 31 itself. These LEGO Stores will have limited materials each day to provide visitors for building Frankenstein’s Monster. Only those who have completed their builds can take them home, and the freebies can’t be conventionally purchased. It also means participating guests are first come, first served at their local LEGO Branded Store.

Get These Creator Polybags During LEGO Day at Macy’s Toys R Us Stores this Saturday

With a lengthy history at its back, it’s no small wonder that the LEGO brand has become quite ubiquitous. No toy retail chain worth its prominence would ever lack LEGO products in stock. And at times, some of the biggest toy store names have entered promotional partnerships with LEGO over the years. The most obvious example of this marketing synergy may well be Toys R Us, home of the annual Bricktober events. Not even the momentary disappearance of TRU in North America dampened this partnership. With Toys R Us back as stores within Macy’s, LEGO’s gearing up to celebrate with them again this coming weekend.

The Brick Fan reports that LEGO Day 2022 is on at Macy’s and their Toys R Us stores. Regular LEGO shoppers at Macy’s better clear calendars on Saturday, October 22. When you drop in at the TRU store-within-the store, they’re in for some nice LEGO collectibles. The pack consists of an issue of “LEGO Life” Magazine, a LEGO-Macy’s-TRU birthday postcard, and 2021’s Creator Clown polybag (30565). And that’s just for when you come in! On your way out you’ll receive another grab bag. This is a collection of various toy brands at Toys R Us Macy’s. LEGO too has an item there: Creator Parrot (30472).

You can tell this will be a fun LEGO Day weekend at Macy’s TRU stores. It’s on at every location, and will be available all Saturday or until the polybag supplies last, whichever comes first.

LEGO House Skaerbaek 2022 Gives Away 3D-Printed Mini-Wooden Duck Piece

Before developing the plastic building bricks synonymous with its name today, the LEGO company had an earlier iconic “face” toy. Founder Ole Kirk Christiansen was a carpenter; thus, LEGO’s original products were traditional wooden toys. One item in particular stood out in historical memory: a wooden duck on wheels. Pull it along and the wheel mechanism makes the duck’s beak open and close ala “quacking”. LEGO certainly remembers this early toy fondly enough to give it an official LEGO-brick set. True, it’s only exclusive to LEGO House Billund, but it’s there. And this year it even got a limited-edition miniature.

Brick Fanatics reports to us that LEGO “released” another LEGO House exclusive based on their classic wooden duck. Actually, the item was a giveaway at the recent AFOL event Skaerbaek Fan Weekend at LEGO House Billund. On Friday, September 23, event-goers who bought exclusive AFOL Day 2022 minifigures received a minifig-sized plastic duck accessory. This unique LEGO piece came to be thanks to 3D-printing, a LEGO first for plastic pieces. Amazingly, even for its size the plastic duck replicates its larger original’s quacking function when rolled along flat surfaces. It even features a front handle fitting a minifigure’s hands for posing.

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This LEGO minifig-scale duck toy is bound to become a new rare find after this one-off event. Will it come back in future occasions? We can always believe in possibilities. A Minifigure Factory created the Skaerbaek AFOL 2022 limited minifigures. Maybe other LEGO locations with the Minifigure Factory could offer the duck as an accessory. Only time will tell.

LEGO Brick Train Awards 2022 Announced for September

While the COVID pandemic caused the world to mostly shut down in 2020, it didn’t exactly end everything. Numerous public events tried to make a go at hosting online alternatives, like the major Comic Cons and media awards. And then some events actually debuted because of the pandemic, like this themed LEGO building competition. Year 2020 saw the beginning of the Brick Train Awards, an online global competition with LEGO train builds. The competition has been going on straight through to last year. And now, they’ve announced their third edition set to start next month.

Brickset gives us word that the 2022 Brick Train Awards are soon to kick off, by next month in fact. Like its two predecessors, the competition involves LEGO builders showcasing their best brick-built locomotives and settings. Entries will be open to all interested participants classified into three regions (Americas, Asia/Australasia and Europe). Specialty retailer Trixbrix.eu is sponsoring the event, which will pick winners from 15 categories at regional level. From there, the Brick Train Awards panel will choose the global winners. They’ve also earmarked three categories for TFOLs (teenaged fans of LEGO), so everybody gets a shot at LEGO-train greatness. Here are the official categories:

Best steam locomotive
Best diesel locomotive
Best electric locomotive
Best other locomotive
Best consist / full train
Best passenger wagon
Best freight wagon
Best special wagon
Best digital locomotive
Best digital wagon
Best TFOL (Teenage Fan of LEGO) locomotive
Best TFOL wagon
Best TFOL display
Public vote
Best display

Applicants to the Brick Train Awards will have the rest of this month to perfect their ideas. That’s because the official entry period will be throughout all of September 2022. The awards in 2021 fielded more than 750 locomotive builds. Let’s see if this year’s contest can go better than that.

SDCC ’22 LEGO Panel: Ninjago-es On

San Diego Comic Con 2022 is now behind us, and we congratulate them for pulling it off. It was definitely nice to see plenty of new upcoming media from a wide variety of sources. Of course, we include LEGO among them. Already we got a taste of some LEGO set tie-ins with “Avatar: The Way of Water” for example. But LEGO also has its own original content that’s been consistent hits with kids worldwide. They’ll never let us forget about their “Ninjago” animated series, which has been on for double-digit seasons already. SDCC gave the perfect opportunity to tell fans what’s in store later on.

As reported by The Brick Fan, new info on the continuation of current LEGO Ninjago season surfaced at SDCC22. “Ninjago: Crystalized” started just this past May, with 12 episodes premiered. The rest, according to the LEGO Entertainment panel, will premiere October. In the US, that comes by way of Netflix exclusively. Only Nickelodeon Denmark and Canada’s YTV and Teletoon still carry the series on good old TV channels. The only other hints given on plot points for “Crystalized” involve more screentime for Dareth and Harumi.

But that’s not all. “LEGO Ninjago” animation will not yet end anytime soon. Another season is in the works that’ll premiere in 2023. The series production team can only hint at the next part of the saga being “new” and “different”. That doesn’t mean a reboot however. More info might come to light when next year’s first LEGO Ninjago wave gets teased towards the Holidays. Aside from “Ninjago”, the LEGO panel at SDCC showcased some LEGO Star Wars shorts. They also had “LEGO Masters US” judges Jamie and Amy hype season 3. That one premieres on September 21 at FOX.

Build a Red Brick in LEGO Stores, July & August

Quite a few years ago, a possible surprise awaiting customers at a LEGO Store are brick-building events. You get to sit at a worktable and given several LEGO bricks along with instructions to assemble simple builds. You complete the exercise and you get to bring your build home. These activities not only hype up the kids, they can also serve as sources for extra LEGO bricks. Of course, in-store building events went quiet for a couple years due to the pandemic. Now however, they’re returning to a nice regularity, if this new activity is indication.

Brickset brings us word of this cool in-store building event at LEGO Store branches this month and next. In yet another part of “Celebrating 90 Years of Play”, store customers can build a big Red LEGO Brick. The event kicked off in US and UK LEGO Stores this July 20, lasting until the 21^st. And it’ll recur this coming August, this time from the 10^th to 11^th. The Big Red Brick looks fairly impressive and can be built from Ages 6 and up. If nothing else, the red and black pieces could be added later to one’s loose LEGO-brick stock.

Local LEGO Store customers will be able to participate in the Red Brick build, first come first served. Each store will also have limited quantities of LEGO bricks for building in all event days. Furthermore, only one Red Brick can be assembled and brought home per person. Lastly, this simple set can’t be bought conventionally. You miss the building event period this week however, and you’ll have to wait for August 10-11 for another chance.