LEGO's seasonal decor lineup is leaning further into Halloween for 2026, and the brand's own official reveal confirms three new sets landing on the same day: August 1, 2026. This is the first LEGO Halloween guide on this site, so alongside the confirmed set details, this post covers a genuine mixed-fit situation in the current EVORETRO catalog worth knowing about before deciding how to display these once they're built.
Here is what's confirmed about all three sets, what makes the Pumpkin Lantern the standout of the trio, and how to handle display and protection for a lineup that includes one item that's a real catalog match and two that aren't.
LEGO's own official reveal, corroborated by dedicated LEGO trade press, confirms the following for all three sets, each releasing August 1, 2026:
All three are confirmed as exclusive to LEGO.com and LEGO Brand Retail Stores based on their 40-series set numbering, which LEGO typically reserves for seasonal and gift-with-purchase-style releases sold directly rather than through third-party retailers.
The Halloween Pumpkin Lantern is the only one of the three sets that includes a minifigure, and it's a notable one: a one-piece, glow-in-the-dark ghost sheet design that LEGO fans have specifically wanted to see return after it was absent from recent seasonal waves. According to dedicated LEGO trade press, this set is essentially a reworked reissue of a 2024 gift-with-purchase pumpkin, now sold as a standalone retail set with a slightly higher piece count and a proper minifigure ghost in place of what was previously a built ghost model.
That distinction matters for anyone chasing the glow-in-the-dark ghost specifically, since it's exclusive to this set among the three and isn't a separate pack-in across the whole Halloween wave.
Neither the Skull Candle nor the Colorful Lantern includes a minifigure, and both are built primarily as standalone decor pieces rather than sets with a play or display-alongside-a-scene angle. The Skull Candle leans fully into Halloween with its spiderweb and poison-bottle details, while the Colorful Lantern is styled more toward Día de los Muertos and general festive decor, explicitly noted as non-illuminating despite looking like a lantern.
Collectors chasing a themed shelf display for either Halloween or Día de los Muertos will want both, since LEGO built them as complementary seasonal pieces rather than two versions of the same concept.
Several of LEGO's 2025 Halloween sets remain available alongside this new 2026 wave rather than being fully replaced by it, including the Halloween Wreath (40825), the Jack-o'-Lantern Pickup Truck (40822), and the Wild Animals: Surprising Spider set from the Creator 3-in-1 lineup. Of those, only the pickup truck is currently confirmed to be retiring by the end of the year, meaning the rest of last year's seasonal catalog and this year's three new sets will sit on shelves together for the 2026 season.
That's worth knowing if you're deciding how much of a Halloween LEGO collection to build in one go, since the overlap means there's a wider selection available this year than just the three sets covered here, for anyone who wants to round out a full seasonal display.
EVORETRO's LEGO Mini-Figurine Display Case is a real, direct match for one specific piece here: the Pumpkin Lantern's glow-in-the-dark ghost minifigure, if you'd rather display it separately from the built pumpkin rather than attached and floating above it. The case is purpose-built for LEGO minifigure scale and gives that piece a clean, dust-free home on its own.
What the catalog doesn't currently offer is a case sized specifically for any of the three built models themselves, since all three are seasonal decor builds rather than standard boxed sets or minifigure-scale pieces. For displaying a finished pumpkin, skull, or lantern build directly, a general-purpose acrylic case is the more realistic option, giving a completed seasonal build a stable, dust-protected shelf presence without forcing it into a case sized for something else.
All three sets, the Pumpkin Lantern, Skull Candle, and Colorful Lantern, are confirmed to release August 1, 2026.
Only the Halloween Pumpkin Lantern (40872), which includes a glow-in-the-dark ghost minifigure.
No. Despite its name and lantern styling, LEGO's own listing confirms this set does not illuminate.
Based on their set numbering, all three are expected to be exclusive to LEGO.com and LEGO Brand Retail Stores rather than third-party retailers.
LEGO's 2026 Halloween lineup gives collectors three distinct seasonal builds rather than three versions of the same idea, with the Pumpkin Lantern standing out specifically for bringing back a genuinely requested glow-in-the-dark ghost minifigure. Knowing which set includes what before August 1 makes it easier to decide whether to chase all three or just the ones that fit a specific display plan.
Once built, a general acrylic case is the honest recommendation for any of the three models, while the ghost minifigure itself has a real purpose-built home in EVORETRO's LEGO minifigure case.
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