Brickworld® LEGO® Exposition Celebrates 11 Years in Indianapolis

The Brickworld® LEGO® Exposition has moved its Indianapolis Show to the weekend of November 14 - 15, 2020, at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, Blue Ribbon Pavilion, 1202 East 38th Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46205. The Expo runs Saturday from 10 am-6 pm, and Sunday from 10 am-5 pm. General admission tickets are $12, and $9 for military members and first responders (at the door only). Kids under three are free. State Fairgrounds parking is $8. Tickets that were purchased in advance for the original show dates will still be honored.

At Brickworld Expo Indianapolis, hundreds of hobbyists of all ages will enjoy playing at LEGO and DUPLO brick stations, seeing spectacular creations, and visiting vendor booths to enhance collections. The Indy Expo will feature 50 displays, including a large working “Jurassic Roller Coaster,” the “M-Tron Space Mining Company” and the “Geonosis Droid Factory” from Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones. A large-scale model of the Indiana State Soldiers and Sailors Monument from downtown Indy will be on display (pictured below).

The Brickworld Expo will also feature a Play Brick area with many brick options; a community Graffiti Wall, where participants can create whatever they like; and the Great Ball Contraption (GBC) a giant collection of small LEGO machines that pass thousands of LEGO soccer balls around a loop. The now-world-famous GBC originally debuted at Brickworld. Many Expo attendees film GBC demonstrations, walkthroughs and module-building tutorials to post online. Brickworld holds the record for the longest GBC loop, and this area is often the most popular display where attendees should plan to spend time watching the entire system.

Brickworld attracts LEGO fans from all over the world, including from England, Norway, Japan and Australia, and provides a large convention space to explore new ideas and strengthen creative communities in person. “Brickworld invites fans to take their eyes off of screens and put their hands onto bricks to submerge in the fun of 3D playing and collaboration among friends,” said executive director and Master Builder Mark Larson.

“Brickworld is also delighted to see the new Lego Masters series on FOX,” Larson added. “LEGO bricks deserve to be in primetime, and we plan to use those on-air competitions as inspiration for some Expo events.” Larson invites enthusiasts to these upcoming expos across the Midwest:

• Milwaukee, October 24-25 , Wisconsin State Fair Park (New Dates!)
• Chicago, June 20-21, Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center
• Kansas City, July 25-26, Overland Park Convention Center
• Detroit, September 26-27, Suburban Collection Showplace
• Fort Wayne, October 10-11, Allen County War Memorial Coliseum

Carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen created LEGO in 1932, named after the Danish world leg godt, meaning play well. The LEGO brick is widely recognized as one of the most educational toys in the world. Research suggests children learn best through play and LEGO bricks offer a wide range of benefits to development and confidence. Using LEGO bricks exercises creativity skills, hand-eye coordination, and matrix reasoning. At Brickworld, participants of all ages can witness and learn a variety of ways to use the brick for art and engineering applications.

Brickworld LLC is a private company that is not associated with the LEGO group of companies. Brickworld operates expositions and conventions dedicated to LEGO enthusiasts and to supporting the creative community. For details, call 317-572-LEGO (5346) or visit Brickworld.com.