We are excited to announce that we are planning to display a set of the LEGO^® Braille Bricks during a portion of the event in Chicago.  The development of the braille brick fits seamlessly into the concept of inclusivity at Brickworld shows.

“Blind and visually impaired children have dreams and aspirations for their future just as sighted children” said John Goodwin, CEO of the LEGO Foundation. “They have the same desire and need to explore the world and socialise through play, but often face involuntary isolation as a consequence of exclusion from activities. In the LEGO Foundation, we believe children learn best through play and in turn develop the breadth of skills, such as creativity, collaboration and communication, that they need in the post 4th Industrial Revolution. With this project, we are bringing a playful and inclusive approach to learning Braille to children. I hope children, parents, caregivers, teachers and practitioners worldwide will be as excited as we are, and we can’t wait to see the positive impact.”  (excerpt from https://www.lego.com/en-us/aboutus/news-room/2019/april/lego-braille-bricks)

You can read more about Brickworld’s inclusivity focus at:  https://brickworld.com/inclusivity-focus/

We have been working hard on the event schedule and have finally released it on the website.  Always subject to change.  We will start tracking revisions to the schedule on the website this week so you can monitor if anything changes.  Once again, we have a fun filled agenda with over 100 activities planned – all thanks to the event attendees for helping us blast off to The Moon and Beyond!

You can check it all out at https://brickworld.com/event-schedule/

We are excited to reveal the 2019 GBC Workshop kit – Sawtooth, designed by John Brost.  Sawtooth is a larger, more complicated build and a more pure Technic build than the last couple years which were smaller and have used a significant amount of system bricks (studded parts).  Sawtooth is 320 pieces and can be built at a casual pace in about 90 minutes for the average builder.  This kit will be available via the workshop signup in May.  If you are registered for the Brickworld convention, you will get a more detailed email about workshop signup in early May.

After building your module, it can be put into the GBC loop for the weekend to help us break 300 modules and set a new world record for the number of modules in a GBC loop.  Bring back previous year kits and your own personal modules and be a part of the most exciting LEGO based collaboration there is!

We are excited to announce the Baja Challenge.  An off-road style remote control race.  The competition will be split into two classes to keep it fair for various participants.  Read more at https://brickworld.com/challenges/.  Go ahead, motorize a large scale version of a Brickmania tank.  We dare you.

Early registration for the convention ends April 30th.  Don’t miss out on the fun!

We are excited to do the full reveal of the artwork for “The Moon and Beyond”.  The artwork this year was created by Mark Larson and includes a fleet of the 2019 Hummingbird event kit.  The Hummingbirds are casually flying past a base on the moon.  Where they are headed is up to your imagination.

We are happy to announce the details and prizes for the 2019 Brick Film festival that happens during Brickworld Chicago.  Anyone is eligible whether you attend the event or not.

You can find the details at https://brickworld.com/brickfilm-festival/.

We want to find out who the next Stanley Kubrick will be!