Candle Advent Calendar 2026 UK: 5 Picks from £6.00

Our top picks

Best overall: Yankee Candle Advent Calendar Wreath (£39.99). This calendar is shaped like an advent wreath and holds 24 tea lights and 1 glass tea light holder. The listing says there are 8 scents, including Christmas Cookie, Christmas Eve and Cinnamon Stick, and gives a burn time of up to 6 hours for each tea light. Note that the listing names this as the 2025 wreath design. It suits a candle lover who already knows and likes Yankee Candle scents. A delivery date of 25 October was shown when checked.

Best budget: airpure Merry Christmas Scented Candle Advent Calendar (£6.04). This is the cheapest of the 24-day calendars in this guide. The listing says it holds 23 scented tea lights plus a votive candle for Christmas Eve, describes the candles as vegan and says it is for adults and teens. The product description names the scents as Apple Cinnamon, Christmas Greetings, Festive Vanilla, Mulled Wine and Silent Night. A delivery date of 27 October was shown when checked, and free delivery on that date applied to a first order only.

Best for families: Talking Tables Holly Leaf Christmas Advent Candle (£6.00). This is the traditional kind of advent candle: one 30cm tall, 2.2cm wide dinner candle in unscented wax with a green and red holly design, marked with the dates 1 to 24. The listing says you light it each day in December and burn it down a little at a time, with a total burn time of up to 7 hours. Because it is unscented and there is only one candle, it works well as a shared evening ritual for a household. You will need a candle holder, which is not included. A delivery date of 25 October was shown when checked.

Other candle advent calendars

St Eval Christmas Tealight Advent Calendar (£50.00). The most expensive calendar here comes from St Eval, which says it makes its candles in North Cornwall. Behind the numbered doors are 24 scented tea lights and a gold-dusted tea light holder, and the listing says the scents range from winter spice to fresh coastal notes. The limited-edition box has illustrations of ocean myths and winter nights on the Cornish coast and measures 29.7cm by 40cm. It is sold by St Eval and dispatched by Amazon, and a delivery date of 25 October was shown when checked.

Pan Aroma Tealight Advent Calendar Wreath (£7.04). This calendar has 24 scented tea lights in six fragrances named on the listing: Mandarin and Myrrh, Apple and Cinnamon, Mulled Wine, Twisted Peppermint, Gingerbread and Sugar Plum Frosting. Each tea light weighs 12g and the listing gives up to 3 hours of burn time. It is a low-cost option for someone who wants a full 24 days of scent. A delivery date of 27 October was shown when checked.

What to look for in a candle advent calendar

Tea lights or a single candle. Most candle advent calendars give you a new tea light each day, so you get 24 small candles and often a range of scents. A traditional advent candle is one candle with the dates printed down the side, which you burn down to the next number each evening. The tea light calendars suit someone who likes trying different scents, and the single candle suits families who want a shared countdown.

Scents. Check the list of fragrances on the listing before you buy. The Yankee Candle, airpure and Pan Aroma listings name their scents, while the St Eval listing describes them more generally. If you or the person you are buying for prefers no scent at all, the Talking Tables advent candle is unscented.

Burn time. The listings give up to 3 hours for each Pan Aroma tea light and up to 6 hours for each Yankee Candle tea light. The Talking Tables candle has a total burn time of up to 7 hours across all 24 days, so each day is only a short burn.

Holder. Not every calendar comes with something to burn the candles in. The Yankee Candle and St Eval calendars include a tea light holder. Tea lights get very hot, and London Fire Brigade advises keeping candles in heat-resistant holders on a stable surface.

Safety. London Fire Brigade advises never leaving candles unattended, putting them out when you leave the room and before bed, and keeping candles and matches out of reach of children and pets.

Seller and delivery. Some of these calendars are sold by third-party sellers, and some show free delivery only on a first order. Check the seller, delivery charge and delivery date on the listing, and order with time to spare before 1 December.

Prices were checked on Amazon UK on 22 October 2026 and can change at any time. Check the current price, contents and delivery date on Amazon before you order.