LEGO convention coming to Springfield in May
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Ozarks LEGO fans will be saying, ''LEGO' to the convention,' next month, as a massive LEGO convention is coming to the Springfield Expo Center soon.
According to a news release, the LEGO Brick Convention — which is available for LEGO lovers of all ages — arrives in Springfield on Saturday and Sunday, May 10 and 11, marking the first LEGO convention Springfield has seen so far.
The event will support Creations for Charity, with a portion of the convention's proceeds going to the all-volunteer nonprofit organization. Creations for Charity is an organization that buys new LEGO sets for underprivileged children around the world during the holidays, according to the news release.
At the convention, professional LEGO Artists will come in from around the United States to display their LEGO creations and to meet with fans.
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Additionally, there will be meet-and-greets with LEGO celebrities, including the cast from the LEGO Masters TV show.
'LEGO fans will be able to get creative in the Construction Zone, with thousands of bricks available, as well as live builds to watch and engage with,' the release says. 'Galleries have also been set up with life-sized and extraordinary LEGO models on display.'
Other attractions include:
LEGO Retail: purchase LEGO merchandise, retired LEGO sets, new LEGO Sets, Hard-to-Find LEGO, and goodies from multiple different vendors
Star Wars Zone: Amazing LEGO creations from the Star Wars universe
Brick Pits: with thousands of LEGO bricks to build with
Castle Build Zone: build a medieval LEGO creation onsite
Professional LEGO artist meet-and-greets
Fan Zone: epic LEGO creations built by local fan builders
Ticket purchases and more information can be found at brickconvention.com/springfieldmo
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