Custom Advent Calendars | Bespoke Branded Countdown Calendars

At Magellan Branded, we design and produce premium custom advent calendars that help brands stand out during the most high-impact season of the year. Whether you’re launching a limited-edition gifting campaign or creating a cost-effective chocolate giveaway, our calendars deliver engagement, excitement, and brand visibility — day after day.

With decades of experience in luxury packaging and promotional production, we manage the entire process in-house — from structural design and artwork setup to full advent calendar printing, product filling, finishing, fulfilment, and global distribution. You’ll get a reliable, expert service at every stage and a result that reflects your brand’s quality and creativity.

Whether you’re creating high-end beauty advent calendars, fun branded desktop giveaways, or inclusive Ramadan gift formats, Magellan Branded makes sure your countdown campaign is remembered long after the final door is opened.

PROMOTIONAL BRANDED ADVENT CALENDARS

Strategic Applications for Branded Advent Calendars

Advent calendars have become one of the most effective formats for multi-day product reveals, brand awareness campaigns, and customer appreciation gifts. Their daily engagement factor ensures repeat brand exposure and gives your product or message sustained visibility.

Corporate Gifting: Send clients a memorable 12 or 24-day countdown filled with samples, messages, or chocolate to strengthen relationships during the holiday period.

Retail & Product Launches: Create buzz with limited-edition branded calendars designed to launch or showcase new products — especially in the beauty, wellness, and drinks sectors.

Employee & Internal Campaigns: Reward and engage staff with festive countdowns that boost morale and reinforce company culture, perfect for desks and offices.

Direct Mail & Promotions: Use lightweight advent calendars for high-volume promotional giveaways or incentive campaigns. They’re cost-effective and easy to mail.

Seasonal and Cultural Celebrations: Go beyond Christmas with Ramadan countdowns or tailored cultural campaigns. Our inclusive formats are fully customisable for any market.

STRATEGIC APPLICATIONS FOR ADVENT CALENDARS

Industries We Serve

Custom advent calendars are a versatile promotional tool used across a wide range of industries. Whether you’re creating a luxury gifting experience, driving seasonal sales, or launching a new product range, branded advent calendars offer high-impact engagement and daily visibility — all while keeping your brand front of mind.

Alcohol and Drinks

Bespoke Alcohol and Drinks Advent Calendars

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Advent calendars are ideal for packaging miniature spirits, wine, or RTD cocktails. Rigid formats and protective trays keep products secure, while custom branding makes them perfect for festive retail and gifting campaigns.

Beauty and Cosmetics

Branded Beauty and Cosmetics Advent Calendars

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From skincare to fragrance, beauty advent calendars deliver luxury presentation and daily delight. Add drawers, printed trays, and high-end finishes for a standout retail or influencer-ready format.

Candles and Fragrance

Custom Candles and Fragrance Advent Calendars

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Perfect for wax melts, votives, or scent samples, these calendars bring sensory appeal to seasonal gifting. Add magnetic lids, foil details, and branded fitments for a premium unboxing experience.

Confectionery and Gourmet Food

Promotional Confectionery and gourmet Food Advent Calendars

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Chocolate and treat calendars are a festive classic. We offer food-safe trays, printed messages, and full-colour branding — with options for your own product or fulfilment handled by us.

Fashion and Accessories

Fashion and Accessories Branded Advent Calendars

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Countdown calendars for socks, jewellery, or accessories help turn everyday items into giftable moments. Fully customisable inside and out, these are great for retail drops or holiday gifting.

Stationery and Crafts

Stationery and Crafts Promotional Advent Calendars

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Fill each window with pens, stickers, washi tape, or tools — ideal for creative brands and DIY kits. Compact, colourful, and endlessly customisable for mailers or ecommerce.

Toys and Collectibles

Branded Toys and Collectibles Advent Calendars

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From toy figures to trading cards, these calendars build excitement with every open. Designed with safe inserts and bold graphics, they’re perfect for licensed brands and seasonal product lines.

Technology and Gadgets

Promotional Technology and Gadget Advent Calendars

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Metallic foil stamping adds a premium, eye-catching shine to logos or design elements. Available in gold, silver, rose gold, and custom colours for a polished, high-end finish.

Our 3 Core Advent Calendar Styles

We offer three primary styles of branded advent calendars, each built to suit different campaign goals, product types, and budgets. All formats are fully bespoke — from print and finish to fitments and fulfilment.

Luxury Advent Calendars

Bespoke Luxury Branded Advent Calendars

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Traditional Advent Calendars

Custom Traditional Advent Calendars

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Ramadan Advent Calendars

Promotional Ramadan Advent Calendars

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Luxury Advent Calendars

Our luxury advent calendars are designed for impact. Constructed from rigid board with custom inserts, drawers, magnetic doors, or sleeve openings, these calendars are ideal for high-end brand promotions, product launches, and VIP gifting. Choose from 12-day, 24-day, or 25-day formats — or have us create a bespoke layout to suit your product sizes and quantities.

Each calendar can be finished with premium embellishments such as foil stamping, embossing, soft-touch lamination, magnetic closures, ribbon handles, die-cut windows, and even LED lighting. Inside, trays can be made from card, vacuum-formed plastic, or foam to securely hold everything from skincare to spirits.

Common applications include cosmetic advent calendars, miniature drinks calendars, wellness sets, premium confectionery, or collectable product kits. These calendars are often used in retail launches, press campaigns, or exclusive DTC promotions and are designed to be kept, reused, and remembered.

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Traditional Advent Calendars

Our traditional chocolate advent calendars offer unbeatable brand visibility at scale. These calendars feature 24 or 25 perforated doors, each hiding a milk chocolate behind fully custom-printed cardboard. Chocolates are made in the UK and EU to high quality standards, and are suitable for vegetarian, kosher, and halal diets.

Available in single-sided and double-sided formats, they can also feature:

  • Foil backing for freshness
  • Custom messages behind each door
  • Personalised trays
  • Built-in desk stands for display
  • Direct mail sleeves for postal campaigns

This format is ideal for promotional giveaways, festive employee gifts, charity partnerships, and branded merchandise. With fast turnaround and a low MOQ, they’re a simple yet effective way to make your brand part of the holiday season.

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Ramadan Advent Calendars

Designed with cultural inclusivity in mind, our Ramadan advent calendars offer 30 windows for chocolate or product inserts to celebrate each day of the holy month. These are an increasingly popular option for brands looking to meaningfully connect with Muslim audiences.

Filled with high-quality milk chocolates (vegetarian, halal, and kosher compliant), the structure can be tailored to suit either desktop, wall-mounted, or flat-pack mailing formats. Branding, colour themes, and messages can all be personalised, and optional extras such as foil backing, personalised inner trays, and outer cartons are available.

Ideal for corporate gifting, community engagement campaigns, and inclusive seasonal outreach.

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Alternative Formats for Compact Campaigns

If you’re planning a shorter campaign, working with a tight budget, or looking for a more postal-friendly option, we offer two compact advent calendar formats designed to deliver strong impact in a smaller footprint. These variations of our traditional calendars maintain all the key features — including full-colour branding, high-quality chocolates, and custom messaging — but come in sizes and shapes better suited for mailouts, desks, or mid-season promos.

Desktop Advent Calendars

Designed for display, these compact calendars come with a built-in fold-out stand and 24 perforated windows, making them ideal for desks, reception areas, and internal corporate gifting. They’re lightweight yet sturdy, offering plenty of branding space on both sides. Chocolates are individually sealed behind printed doors, and custom messages can be added behind each one for a more personal touch.

This style is particularly effective for employee engagement, B2B gifting, and events where space is limited but brand presence still matters.

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12-Day Advent Calendars

Our 12-day advent calendars are perfect for shorter countdowns, mid-season campaigns, or themed promotions beyond the typical 24 or 25-day formats. Available in both traditional and luxury styles, they offer a tailored approach for brands looking to create excitement over a condensed period.

Traditional 12-day calendars are compact, lightweight, and postal-friendly, making them ideal for influencer mailers, subscriber rewards, and high-volume giveaways. The luxury version is crafted from rigid board, offering a smaller but still premium format — perfect for elevated gifting, retail launches, or exclusive campaign drops.

Both styles are fully customisable with chocolates, printed messages, voucher codes, or small gifts behind each door or drawer — allowing you to deliver daily impact with a focused, flexible format.

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Video Advent Calendars

Video advent calendars merge traditional countdown packaging with modern digital engagement. Each unit includes a built-in LCD screen that plays your custom video content — from festive greetings and product demos to brand stories and daily messages.

Fully bespoke in structure and branding, these calendars combine high-end packaging with multimedia interaction, making them ideal for corporate gifting, VIP campaigns, and standout retail promotions. Whether on a desk, in a reception area, or sent as a direct mail piece, video advent calendars deliver a unique and memorable experience that keeps your brand top of mind throughout the season.

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Branding, Finishes & Fulfilment Options

Every part of your advent calendar is an opportunity to communicate your brand. We offer full-colour CMYK and Pantone printing, with options for:

  • Foil stamping (gold, silver, rose gold, and more)
  • Embossing & debossing
  • Spot UV gloss
  • Soft-touch and gloss laminations
  • Magnetic closures, ribbons, and drawer pulls
  • Window cut-outs and LED illumination
  • Custom tray inserts (card, plastic, or foam)

For chocolate calendars, options include vegetarian, kosher, and halal chocolate, foil-sealed trays, and branded back prints or internal messages behind each door.

Our fulfilment team can pack your calendars with your own items or coordinate production of chocolates, minis, and printed inserts. We also offer outer cartons, mailers, and global delivery options — meaning we can handle every detail from start to finish.

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We and our clients were so impressed with the Luxury Drink Advent Calendars. Such a fun and inventive way to promote our company!

MS Lending

Harrods do Luxury Beauty Advent Calendars every year! They are such a great way to get people excited about what we offer.

Harrods

Everyone loved the traditional advent calendars and matching card. Would definitely recommend this as a small gift to clients.

NAVIEN

We did branded chocolate advent calendars in 2021 and were amazed with the results. We have been and will continue to get more with a different design every year.

CARWOW