Lego lovers will find more than 1 million bricks at Resch Expo for this weekend's Brick Fest Live

ASHWAUBENON - If yours is a house where there’s always a Lego masterpiece in progress and an equal chance of stepping on a stray Lego, Brick Fest Live beckons.

The touring event is coming to Resch Expo for the first time this weekend with more than a million Lego bricks to marvel at, play with and buy. As anticipation builds and setup begins Thursday, here’s the blueprint for all the family fun.

When and where is Brick Fest Live?

Brick Fest Live is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Resch Expo, 840 Armed Forces Drive, Ashwaubenon.

Admission is by timed entry: 9 a.m., 11:30 a.m. or 2 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday. Entry times can sell out.

Life-size models made from Lego bricks will be among the attractions at Brick Fest Live Saturday and Sunday at Brick Fest Live.
Life-size models made from Lego bricks will be among the attractions at Brick Fest Live Saturday and Sunday at Brick Fest Live.

A brick pit, Glow Zone and car races are among the activities

Families can check out life-size Lego models and try their hand at building their own. Among the interactive experiences:

  • Play in a pit of more than 200,000 colorful bricks

  • Help build a Guinness World Records-setting floor mosaic

  • Enter the Glow Zone to build with bricks that shine under blacklight

  • Race Lego-built cars down 35-foot derby ramps

  • Make your mark on the graffiti wall by writing your name in Lego bricks

  • Get creative at the hands-on build zones and the walls of Lego mosaics

  • Meet builders from the “LEGO? Masters” TV show

  • Shop hard-to-find Lego merchandise

Super Mario welcomed guests to Brick Fest Live's stop last month at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. The touring event will be at Resch Expo on Saturday and Sunday.
Super Mario welcomed guests to Brick Fest Live's stop last month at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. The touring event will be at Resch Expo on Saturday and Sunday.

How much are tickets?

Tickets are $24.99 and $19.99 for general admission, which includes hands-on activities, photo opportunities, the Glow Zone, car racing and other fun. The $19.99 admission is good for 1 p.m. Sunday only; all other entry times are $24.99.

A $39.99 VIP ticket includes all the activities of a general admission ticket as well as an exclusive build, VIP badge and a collectible pin.

Tickets are required for ages 3 and older and are sold in advance at reschcomplex.com and brickfestlive.com. Tickets are not sold through Ticket Star. Fees and taxes are additional.

Sprawling Lego exhibits are part of the traveling Brick Fest Live event coming to Resch Expo this weekend for the first time.
Sprawling Lego exhibits are part of the traveling Brick Fest Live event coming to Resch Expo this weekend for the first time.

What about parking?

Parking is $10 in the Lambeau Field lot and the Blue Lot across from the Resch Center.

Next up for Lego fans: 'The Bricktionary' exhibit at Mulva Cultural Center in De Pere

The love for Legos will continue when “The Bricktionary: The ultimate LEGO A-Z” opens June 6 at the Mulva Cultural Center in De Pere. The touring exhibit will feature more than 150 custom creations, from life-size animals to fashion, and some of the largest Lego creations ever built. There will be hands-on activities as well. The exhibit will run through Sept. 2. Ticket prices have not yet been announced.

Kendra Meinert is an entertainment and feature writer at the Green Bay Press-Gazette. Contact her at 920-431-8347 or [email protected]. Follow her on X @KendraMeinert

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