Brickworld Chicago (our convention in Schaumburg, IL) begins on Wednesday the week of the event. Wednesday through Friday are devoted to badged attendees with Friday holding more younger attendee activities. During the day and evening of Wednesday through Friday, AFOLs have lots of time for bonding, sharing and set up of displays. During the day and early evening Thursday and Friday, there are workshops, presentations and round table discussions provided by fellow AFOLs and other community partners. These sessions are designed to give badged attendees the opportunity to share with each other, learn from each other, discover new aspects of the hobby, and explore the various creations fellow AFOLs have on display. There are opportunities to:

• Build creations on site
• Participate in contests and games
• Hang out with friends
• Learn more about the hobby
• Have fun in many ways

The convention schedule will show the specific, planned activities and will be posted as Brickworld approaches. Generally speaking, there is a mixer on Wednesday evening, opening ceremonies are Wednesday morning evening, workshops, presentations & set drafts are on Thursday and Friday, and set up the display rooms is Wednesday, Thursday & Friday. There are plenty of other activities too – all day long and most of the night for any Full Convention Badge attendee interested in joining the fun.

There are three badge types available: Convention Badge, Late Convention Badge, and Saturday Sunday Badge.  The differences in badge types are illustrated in the table below. Late Convention Badge goes up in price because we want to encourage people to decide on attending before we are consumed by the details of final planning.  So, please purchase your badge sooner rather than later.

For more information about being an attendee, go to the Should I Be Badged FAQ page.

	Badge Type
Item	Full	Weekend
Late Registration after May 31st, 2025	$200	$120
Badge Cost from March 1st, 2025 – May 31st, 2025	$160	$100
Early registration price ending February, 28 2025	$120	$80
	Limited to 2,000 total badges
Check in at show begins	Wednesday Afternoon	Saturday Morning**
Access
Mixer Access (Wednesday)
Opening Ceremony Access (Wednesday)
Workshop Access
Presentation and Round Table Access
Set Draft Access
Kidsworld Kids Event Access (Friday)
Event Hall Access (Wed – Sat 10 AM)
Eligible for Brickworld Competitions
Wednesday – Friday Game Access
Wednesday – Friday Social Activity Access
Garage Sale Access (Thursday evening)
Event Hall Access (Sat 10 AM – Sun)
World of Lights Access
Saturday Game Access
Saturday Social Activity Access
Awards Ceremony Access (Sunday)
Other Cool Stuff
Ability to Display Creations (Individual Display)
Able to participate in Charity Fundraiser
Ability to Display Creations (Existing Collaborative Display)
Eligible for Brickworld Creation Awards
Brickworld Printed Badge
Brickworld Commemorative Brick	*	*
Option to purchase preorder items (shirts, brick badge, etc) before deadline
Receive Swag Bag

* – if available.

** – badges valid from 9 AM Saturday morning until close of the event. Badges will be available for pickup starting at 8:30 AM Saturday morning at the box office.