Brickmania Blog

Brickmania is a part of the international LEGO fan community and we participate in as many events as our schedule allow. Following the list of scheduled Brickmania appearance for 2012 so far. Brickmania will have a full selection of products for sale at all of these events.

Please note we will not have our usual month open house at the Brickmania Toyworks while we move into our new, bigger space (about 150 feet down the hall). We will have our regular open house at the current location January through March, but will not be hosting any birthday parties until after we have moved.

Updates and a visual calendar are located at brickmaniatoys.com/events/

January 14: Brickmania Open House: Minneapolis, MN
We open our warehouse doors to for a public open house on the second Saturday of each month. On display are massive Lego train layouts by the GMLTC and TCLTC, dioramas featuring Brickmania models, and regularly rotating guest builders. We also  have a play area for the kids, and a small store featuring hard-to-find Lego rarities and select after-market vendors (BrickArms, Brickmania, etc.). Admission to the fun is free.

January 14-15: Brickfair Alabama: Birmingham, AL
The first of a king LEGO fan event in Alabama and we will be present with a full Brickmania / Brickarms retail booth!

February 11: Brickmania Open House: Minneapolis, MN
We open our warehouse doors to for a public open house on the second Saturday of each month. On display are massive Lego train layouts by the GMLTC and TCLTC, dioramas featuring Brickmania models, and regularly rotating guest builders. We also  have a play area for the kids, and a small store featuring hard-to-find Lego rarities and select after-market vendors (BrickArms, Brickmania, etc.). Admission to the fun is free.

March 11: Brickmania Open House: Minneapolis, MN
We open our warehouse doors to for a public open house on the second Saturday of each month. On display are massive Lego train layouts by the GMLTC and TCLTC, dioramas featuring Brickmania models, and regularly rotating guest builders. We also  have a play area for the kids, and a small store featuring hard-to-find Lego rarities and select after-market vendors (BrickArms, Brickmania, etc.). Admission to the fun is free.

March 18: Bricks By the Bay: Santa Clara, CA
Brickmania will again participate in the now second annual Bricks by the Bay Lego fan convention, now moved to a bigger venue in Santa Clara, CA. They only have one day set aside the general public, so we recommend getting registering for the full convention if you want to be guaranteed admission.

May 18-20: Art-A-Whirl: Minneapolis, MN
The Brickmania Toyworks will be open once again during Art-A-Whirl 2012. We will be located in our bigger new space (150 feet down the hall) and will be hosting booths from local artisans, live entertainment and food available from Pizza Luce. More than 500 artists participate in the NE Minenapolis Art-A-Whirl, making it the largest art crawl in the world.

June 3: Bricks Cascade: Portland, OR
Bricks Cascade public exhibition will be held in Portland Oregon on Saturday, June 2nd and Sunday, June 3rd. Please join us at the Oregon Convention Center during these dates to view thousands of artistic and ingenious marvels created by Adult LEGO enthusiasts and very talented young builders from around the world. Vendors will also be available for purchase of T-shirts, LEGO Minifigs, Custom made plastic elements and old/vintage LEGO sets.  Public EXPOTickets can only be purchased on site at the Oregon Convention Center on the above dates.

June 9: Brickmania Open House: Minneapolis, MN
We open our warehouse doors to for a public open house on the second Saturday of each month. On display are massive Lego train layouts by the GMLTC and TCLTC, dioramas featuring Brickmania models, and regularly rotating guest builders. We also  have a play area for the kids, and a small store featuring hard-to-find Lego rarities and select after-market vendors (BrickArms, Brickmania, etc.). Admission to the fun is free.

July 4-8: Brick Fiesta: Houston, TX
Brick Fiesta 2012 will be held at the Westin Galleria Hotel in Houston, Texas. The hotel is situated in the Galleria mall and is only a two or three minute walk from the Houston LEGO Store!

July 14: Brickmania Open House: Minneapolis, MN
We open our warehouse doors to for a public open house on the second Saturday of each month. On display are massive Lego train layouts by the GMLTC and TCLTC, dioramas featuring Brickmania models, and regularly rotating guest builders. We also  have a play area for the kids, and a small store featuring hard-to-find Lego rarities and select after-market vendors (BrickArms, Brickmania, etc.). Admission to the fun is free.

July 14-15: Brickfete: Toronto, ON
Second annual Canadian Lego fan event, taking place at the Airport Hilton, Toronto. 10,000 sf of amazing Lego displays built by hobbyists from across Canada and the USA. You can also let your child build in the “Look What I Made” are, visit vendors for unique Lego and Lego-related merchandise, speak with the builders of these amazing creations, and so much more.

August 4-5: Brickfair: Dulles, VA
Brickfair is a massive LEGO fan event that takes place annually in the Washington DC area. To avoid the crush around the Brickmania & BrickArms booth, we now have eight(!) tables reserved for the our biggest convention booth ever! Public days are August 4th and 5th, but we STRONGLY encourage serious attendees to register for the private convention (starts 2 days earlier) and beat the crowds. Seriously.

August  11: Brickmania Open House: Minneapolis, MN
We open our warehouse doors to for a public open house on the second Saturday of each month. On display are massive Lego train layouts by the GMLTC and TCLTC, dioramas featuring Brickmania models, and regularly rotating guest builders. We also  have a play area for the kids, and a small store featuring hard-to-find Lego rarities and select after-market vendors (BrickArms, Brickmania, etc.). Admission to the fun is free.

September 8: Brickmania Open House: Minneapolis, MN
We open our warehouse doors to for a public open house on the second Saturday of each month. On display are massive Lego train layouts by the GMLTC and TCLTC, dioramas featuring Brickmania models, and regularly rotating guest builders. We also  have a play area for the kids, and a small store featuring hard-to-find Lego rarities and select after-market vendors (BrickArms, Brickmania, etc.). Admission to the fun is free.

October 6-7 BrickCon Exhibition: Seattle, WA
“Join us to view thousands of models created by LEGO® Hobbyist Builders from around the nation and the world! Build your own masterpieces with LEGO® parts at our Building Zone!Purchase current, past and custom LEGO® sets, parts and minifigs at our Brick Bazaar!”

October 13: Brickmania Open House: Minneapolis, MN
We open our warehouse doors to for a public open house on the second Saturday of each month. On display are massive Lego train layouts by the GMLTC and TCLTC, dioramas featuring Brickmania models, and regularly rotating guest builders. We also  have a play area for the kids, and a small store featuring hard-to-find Lego rarities and select after-market vendors (BrickArms, Brickmania, etc.). Admission to the fun is free.

November 9-11: Memphis Sci-Fi and Fantasy Convention: Memphis, TN
We will be returning to Memphis for the third annual Sci-Fi and Fantasy Convention. This weekend festival includes numerous events, guests, exhibitions and public performances, covering the entire gamut of Sci-Fi and Fantasy genres, including a mini Lego fan convention. This year’s event will be taking place at the Memphis Hilton.

November 10: Brickmania Open House: Minneapolis, MN
We open our warehouse doors to for a public open house on the second Saturday of each month. On display are massive Lego train layouts by the GMLTC and TCLTC, dioramas featuring Brickmania models, and regularly rotating guest builders. We also  have a play area for the kids, and a small store featuring hard-to-find Lego rarities and select after-market vendors (BrickArms, Brickmania, etc.). Admission to the fun is free.

December 9: Brickmania Open House: Minneapolis, MN
We open our warehouse doors to for a public open house on the second Saturday of each month. On display are massive Lego train layouts by the GMLTC and TCLTC, dioramas featuring Brickmania models, and regularly rotating guest builders. We also  have a play area for the kids, and a small store featuring hard-to-find Lego rarities and select after-market vendors (BrickArms, Brickmania, etc.). Admission to the fun is free.

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