17 Best Advent Calendars for Men

For some men, there’s only one Christmas spirit: whiskey. For those guys, this set — which ships worldwide — comes with 30 ml drams of 24 whiskies from around the world. The 2021 advent calendar is scheduled to be released in September 2021.

Is he more of a tequila guy? This calendar has 12 different, handmade 30ml wax-sealed drams of tequila and mezcal spirits. (The Spirit Co. also has 12-drink advent calendars for rum, gin and other spirits, too.)

Get this for your Pop: He can sample 24 different flavors of jerky with this meaty box, which includes flavors like orange habanero and sarsaparilla. To make it even more father-themed, each one comes packaged behind a dad joke.

Think his tongue can take it? This spicy advent calendar includes flavors like Comet’s Cayenne Colon Cleanser, Feliz Trinidad or Hark the Habanero Sings. Try a different one each night leading up to Christmas, and it’ll be a hot holiday for sure.

Editor’s note: In my house, the LEGO Star Wars advent calendar was a yearly tradition … before we ever had kids. The 335-piece set lets kids-at-heart build ships and vehicles almost every day, and also comes with Christmas-specific minifigs.(Is Baby Yoda wearing an Christmas PJs?)

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Or, if he’s more of a comic book guy, this LEGO advent calendar features all of his favorite Marvel characters. In lieu of an Avengers team-up happening again any time soon, he can create his own scene.

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Whether he’s always wanted to work or Dunder Mifflin or feels like he already does, get him socks that say, “That’s what she said.”

Let him wake up each morning to a different brew. Each flavor comes pre-ground, and there are seasonal flavors like Christmas Cookie and Cranberry Creme Brûlée in addition to regular breakfast blends.

Or, if he’s more of a tea guy, this advent calendar will let him taste 24 new blends. It’s expected to ship at the end of September.

You have to fill this one yourself, but he’s sure to dig the outsdoorsy vibe of this DIY advent calendar. Try to find cool camping gifts to fill the wooden drawers.

Hingston and Olsen, the publishing company that also does The Ghost Box of scary stories each Halloween, each year offers a boxed set of 24 individually bound short stories to get readers into the yuletide spirit. The 2021 stories haven’t been announced yet, but last year’s included works by Amber Sparks, Adam Sternbergh and Jim Shepard. (And if he hasn’t read them yet, they’re new to him!)

Beatle fans can take a magical, mystery tour through 24 gifts made for serious collectors. Gifts include items like a Yellow Submarine-shaped tea infuser or a set of coasters with album art.

Launched last year, this calendar celebrates carefully sourced whiskies from all over the world. It comes with 24 vials of premium whiskies, an award-winning Glencairn tasting glass and a concrete Flaviar coaster.

Men can pamper their skin during the dry winter with this advent calendar of grooming products. Despite the name, it’s filled with masks, including face masks and eye masks.

For some fans, Dr. Who is synonymous with Christmas, since it puts out such beloved holiday episodes each year. This calendar not only looks like the TARDIS, it comes with collector’s items fans would go crazy for, including a Sontaran egg cup.