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Top 10 Funko Pop Advent Calendars (2026)

Funko Pop advent calendars live or die on franchise fit, because a deep collector and a casual fan want completely different things behind the doors. Size decides the rest: full two-inch Pocket Pop figures behind twenty-four doors, or the sub-inch Bitty Pop format built for a shelf that is already crowded. Get those two calls right and the character choice more or less makes itself.

Two things separate these calendars from each other: how big the figure behind each door is, and how much of that franchise the person opening it already owns. Pocket Pop calendars run full mini-figure scale across twenty-four days, Bitty Pop calendars trade size for acrylic cases and stackable stands, and Funko's thirteen-door sets swap December for Halloween. Franchise coverage stretches from Disney and Star Wars through Pokemon, Marvel, Sanrio and the NFL.

1.Funko Pocket POP! Countdown Calendar: The Nightmare Before Christmas - by Funko

Funko Pocket POP! Countdown Calendar: The Nightmare Before Christmas
A Pocket Pop countdown calendar is the closest Funko gets to handing over a whole collection in one box, because every door holds a standalone figure instead of an accessory. Halloween Town gets the full treatment here, with a different Pocket Pop figure behind each of the twenty-four doors, Oogie Boogie and Santa Jack among them. At roughly two inches apiece, the finished lineup takes about one shelf. Tim Burton fans who want a display left over at the end of December, rather than a pile of torn card, should start here.
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2.Funko Pocket POP! Countdown Calendar: Disney - by Funko

Funko Pocket POP! Countdown Calendar: Disney
Tiana and Stitch sit in the same box as Mickey Mouse, which is why the Disney Pocket Pop! Countdown Calendar works in a house where nobody agrees on a favorite. All two dozen figures land at the same two-inch scale. It is the broadest cast of the ten, easy for a small child and a lifelong collector to open side by side.
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3.Funko Pocket POP! Countdown Calendar: NFL - by Funko

Funko Pocket POP! Countdown Calendar: NFL
Football is the rare fandom that gets a Funko calendar of its own, and this one mixes current players with an NFL Santa across the countdown. The figures match the two-inch scale of the other full-size sets. It suits the fan who already watches every Sunday and has nowhere left to hang another jersey.
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4.Funko Bitty POP! Countdown Calendar: Pokemon - by Funko

Funko Bitty POP! Countdown Calendar: Pokemon
Bitty Pop countdown calendars shrink the vinyl to under an inch and spend the reclaimed room on acrylic cases and stackable stands, which is the right trade when shelf space ran out years ago. Under an inch tall each, the ten figures in the Pokemon Bitty Pop! Countdown Calendar occupy less room than one standard Pop. The remaining doors hand over display stands and cases rather than more vinyl. Good for a Pokemon collector who stopped buying full-size figures because there was nowhere to put them.
$34.99
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5.Funko Bitty POP! Countdown Calendar: Star Wars - by Funko

Funko Bitty POP! Countdown Calendar: Star Wars
More than half the doors hold display gear rather than figures, and that is the point: the Star Wars Bitty Pop! Countdown Calendar builds into a small scene by the twenty-fourth day instead of a loose row of vinyl. Seven of those pieces stack. Worth choosing for the fan who enjoys assembling a calendar as much as opening one.
$34.99
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6.Funko Bitty POP! 24-Day Countdown Calendar: Marvel Comic - by Funko

Funko Bitty POP! 24-Day Countdown Calendar: Marvel Comic
Every figure arrives in a hard acrylic case whose bottom lid detaches into a base, so the Marvel Comic Bitty Pop! Countdown Calendar leaves a usable display behind. Two of the doors turn a figure into a keychain and two more into a pin. A sensible match for a Marvel collector who already owns the big Pops and wants something that does not compete for space.
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7.Funko Bitty POP! Countdown Calendar: Disney Princess - by Funko

Funko Bitty POP! Countdown Calendar: Disney Princess
Two of the Bitty Pop calendars lean squarely cute, which matters when the gift is going to a younger collector or to someone who keeps figures on a desk rather than behind glass. Nine stackable display pieces come out of the Disney Princess Bitty Pop! Countdown Calendar, so its ten figures finish the month with somewhere proper to stand. The princess cast keeps it narrower than the general Disney set. Best for a collector who already knows exactly which corner of Disney they care about.
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8.Funko Bitty POP! Countdown Calendar: Hello Kitty & Friends - by Funko

Funko Bitty POP! Countdown Calendar: Hello Kitty & Friends
Sanrio characters were made for small-scale collecting, and the Hello Kitty and Friends Bitty Pop! Countdown Calendar leans into that with ten sub-inch figures plus a pair of keychain cases. Three doors hold holiday accessories instead of vinyl. This is the gentlest of the ten and the easiest to hand to a young fan.
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9.FUNKO POP!: 13-Day Spooky Countdown - Simpsons Countdown W1 - by Funko

FUNKO POP!: 13-Day Spooky Countdown - Simpsons Countdown W1
Funko runs the same countdown idea in October on a shorter thirteen-door format, which is the answer when December is already covered. Treehouse of Horror supplies the cast for this Funko countdown, so its thirteen doors hide Springfield regulars in Halloween form rather than everyday versions. Figures top out around two inches. Anyone who treats the Treehouse specials as an annual ritual will get more from it than from a generic horror set.
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10.FUNKO POCKET POP!: 13-Day Spooky Countdown Advent Calendar - by Funko

FUNKO POCKET POP!: 13-Day Spooky Countdown Advent Calendar
Classic horror characters fill the thirteen doors of the Pocket Pop! 13-Day Spooky Countdown Advent Calendar, at a slightly larger scale than the Bitty Pop sets above. Figures measure between an inch and a half and one and three-quarter inches. For a collector who would rather count down to Halloween than to Christmas, this is the one.
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Count the Doors, Then the Fandom

Franchise fit settles this faster than door count, so pick the cast the collector already displays and then match the figure scale to the space they have. If none of these franchises is the right one, the wider Funko range is the place to look next.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between a Pocket Pop and a Bitty Pop countdown calendar?
Scale, mostly. Pocket Pop sets such as the Nightmare Before Christmas Pocket Pop! Countdown Calendar put a two-inch figure behind every one of the twenty-four doors, so you finish with two dozen standalone collectibles. Bitty Pop sets like the Star Wars Bitty Pop! Countdown Calendar hand over ten much smaller figures and spend the rest of the doors on cases and stands.
Are Funko Pop advent calendars only a Christmas thing?
Not entirely. Funko also makes a thirteen-door Halloween format, and both the Simpsons 13-Day Spooky Countdown and the Pocket Pop! 13-Day Spooky Countdown Advent Calendar are built for October instead. The twenty-four-door versions are shaped around the December countdown, though nothing stops anyone opening a door a day for another occasion.
What if the collector already owns most of the full-size Pop figures?
Go small. Bitty Pop vinyl sits under an inch tall on a completely separate scale from the standard line, so the Marvel Comic Bitty Pop! Countdown Calendar or the Pokemon Bitty Pop! Countdown Calendar will not repeat what is already on the shelf. Their acrylic cases also let them sit in front of larger figures instead of crowding them.
How do the figures get displayed once the countdown is finished?
The Bitty Pop calendars build the answer in. The Disney Princess Bitty Pop! Countdown Calendar comes with nine stackable pieces, and each figure's case lid detaches into a base. Pocket Pop figures, like the ones in the NFL Pocket Pop! Countdown Calendar, are loose two-inch vinyl and want shelf space instead.
Which calendar suits a household opening one door a day together?
Go for the widest cast. The Disney Pocket Pop! Countdown Calendar covers enough characters that a small child and an adult collector will both recognize someone, and the Hello Kitty and Friends Bitty Pop! Countdown Calendar plays the same role in a Sanrio household. Franchise-narrow sets work better when one person is doing all the opening.

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