Brickworld® LEGO® EXPOSITION COMES TO KANSAS CITY

Kansas City – July 9, 2019 – Brickworld® is excited to bring North America’s premier LEGO® display and exposition to the public at the Overland Park Convention Center in Kansas, on Saturday, August 3, and Sunday, August 4, 2019. The event will fill the 32,000 square-foot space with displays, hands-on activities and vendors.

This year, Brickworld Kansas City will welcome hundreds of hobbyists and approximately 15 vendors. Hands-on activities include LEGO and DUPLO play brick areas, seek and finds, and more. LEGO creations range from medieval castles to futuristic space stations featuring movie scenes, replicas of real-world buildings, and re-creations of famous paintings.

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 children’s development and confidence. Using LEGO bricks exercises creativity skills, hand-eye coordination, and matrix reasoning. Brickworld is a family-oriented event with activities for kids and adults of all ages. At Brickworld, participants can witness and learn an amazing variety of ways to use the brick for art and engineering applications.

“Since 2007, our motto has been ‘Share – Learn – Explore – Discover,’ which reflects our intent to create a fun and educational event where LEGO artists can meet and gain wisdom from each other,” said executive director and Master Model Builder Mark Larson. “Ultimately, Brickworld is about the fans. Without fans, the LEGO is just a brick. At Brickworld, LEGO toys are a passion!” Larson is available for interviews.

Extra activities at this year’s Brickworld Kansas City include SciFi Battle Station Trench Community Build; create race cars at Speed Champions; pose with life-size versions of semi-popular and not-very-well-known cartoon characters bRick & sMorty; and write your name or build a mosaic picture on the Graffiti Wall.

Brickworld Kansas City will be held on Saturday, August 3, and Sunday, August 4, 2019, at the Overland Park Convention Center, 6000 College Boulevard in Overland Park, Kansas. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. General admission tickets are $14 at the door, and children 3 and under are admitted for free. Active duty and reserve service members, veterans and first responders can purchase discounted $11 tickets (identification required). Tickets are available at the door and online at the Brickworld website.

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 with creations
from brick artists to engineers. For more information on Brickworld events, call 317-572-LEGO (5346) or visit Brickworld.com.