21st Annual LEGO Contest

When

Sunday August 2, 2026: 9:00am to 6:30pm Add to Calendar / Add to Google Calendar

Where

The Michigan Room at the Sheraton Hotel (3200 Boardwalk Dr, Ann Arbor)

For Whom

Preschool–Adult

Description

Yellow banner featuring bold white and black text for AADL's 21st Annual LEGO Contest. A LEGO figure holds up a sign with a 10 on it. Contest details are listed to the right.

Enter your best LEGO project in AADL’s 21st annual LEGO Contest, held at the Sheraton Hotel.

9 AM–1 PM: Drop off projects at the Sheraton Hotel
1 PM–4 PM: Doors closed for judging
4 PM: Doors open for public display of all projects & collect game codes
6–6:30 PM: Awards Ceremony with prizes in six categories: Preschool, Grades K–2, Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12 & Adult

All projects must go home with their creators that night! There will be a LEGO Badge and game codes to collect from 4–6 PM.

View the contest guidelines here!

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Comments

I love this event,…

I love this event, especially seeing how much creativity is possible. My grandson enjoys it a lot, and whether he wins or not, it's important for him to participate.

Hi, I am attending this event every year. My Grandson participated and enjoy it too. I notice this year specifically preschool group. Your judging is not fair. Kids 3-4yrs old can not make those legos creations. I can understand parents are helping kids. But creations needs to be age appropriate.
Thanks

Hi there, we're sorry that…

Hi there, we're sorry that you feel the judging is not fair. It is not possible for us to fairly determine what the capabilities are of an unknown child or know to what extent parents helped, so we have always taken entries at face value.

Remember there are 5 year olds that are not going to Kindergarten in the fall and are still in the preschool category. Thank you for attending and thanks to your Grandson for participating; we look forward to seeing his entry next year!