GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- The Brickworld LEGO Exposition will return to Grand Rapids next month.
For the second year in a row, it will be held at the DeVos Place Convention Center. A V-I-P preview night will take place on Friday, September 13th. The public expo will be on September 14th and 15th. It features 50-thousand square feet of displays, including giant spaceships, castle and train cities, pop culture and some working LEGO machines at the Great Ball Contraption.
The V-I-P preview night will entail a "World of Lights" display in which the lights in the hall will be dimmed so guests can view the lighting that exhibitors have designed into their builds.
Here is more information from a news release:
At Brickworld Grand Rapids, thousands of enthusiasts of all ages will enjoy seeing spectacular original creations and layouts, building at LEGO and DUPLO play stations and interactive exhibits, and visiting vendor booths to enhance their collections. The Grand Rapids Expo features 50,000 square feet of displays including giant spaceships, castle and train cities, pop culture and movie creations, classic art, and even some ingenious working LEGO machines at the Great Ball Contraption.
Friday night’s VIP guests will be awed by the World of Lights! The lights in the display hall will be dimmed for the evening as our guests are treated to the mesmerizing lighting our exhibitors have designed into their builds. Guests will have the opportunity to build their own lit-up creation as well!
The Brickworld Expo will also feature an Interactive City where guests can express their own creativity by contributing an individual module to a city display that will appear all weekend at the expo. Guests can also build at the Play Brick area with tens of thousands of loose LEGO bricks; and the Graffiti Wall where guests can build mosaic-style images with thousands of multi-colored LEGO “pixels.” Guests won’t want to miss the Great Ball Contraption (GBC), a giant collection of small LEGO machines that pass thousands of LEGO soccer balls around a loop. The now-world-famous GBC originally debuted at Brickworld. Guests can see, in-person, the phenomenon that has a huge social media presence, and maybe even join the community themselves. Brickworld holds the record for the longest GBC loop, and this area is often the most popular display where attendees should plan to spend time watching the entire system.
“Brickworld encourages families and friends to come be inspired by all the engineering and creativity our LEGO artists have to offer. Take your eyes off your screens for a day and enjoy building together at our interactive displays, increasing your LEGO collection by visiting our vendors and, of course, seeing massive LEGO cities, castles, spaceships, and so much more! You may even learn something new about the LEGO community or be inspired to start your own displays!” said Chief Brick Officer and Master Model Builder Mark Larson.
Brickworld Grand Rapids guests can come downtown and experience two great events in one weekend! A portion of the ArtPrize gallery runs through the DeVos Place Convention Center, so guests will be able to stop at Brickworld along their journey through the artwork installed around the city!
Upcoming Brickworld shows in 2024:
- Fort Wayne, October 12-13, Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
- Holiday Joy, December 7-8, Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center
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