It’s the most wonderful time of the year! 2020 isn’t exactly a year with many wonderful times, but I’m hopeful that a bit of festive cheer is just what we need to make things seem a bit brighter.

If you haven’t started thinking about your advent calendar yet - now is the time! There are so many amazing gluten free advent calendars on the market this year, so we’re totally spoiled for choice.

This guide is split into:

Gluten free
Gluten and dairy free
Non-food

Disclaimer: this guide contains gifted products.

Gluten free

Kit Kat Santa’s Workshop

Kit Kats usually aren’t gluten free, but the exception is the Kit Kat Santas! Luckily for us, Kit Kat have brought out a whole “Santa’s Workshop” advent calendar full of the gluten free chocolatey shapes with crunchy wafer pieces inside.

Joe & Seph’s Popcorn Advent Calendar

One of a number of popcorn advent calendars on the market this year, and this one has the most incredible variety of flavours! 19 different festive flavours including the likes of gingerbread, orange chocolate, pumpkin spice and toffee apple and cinnamon.

Reese’s Advent Calendar

If you’re a peanut butter lover, what could be better than a Reese’s advent calendar? This one contains dark, milk and white chocolate Reese’s pieces.

Popcorn Shed Jingle Bell Pop Advent Calendar

Another amazing advent calendar with six flavours of gourmet popcorn: say cheese, berry-licious, salted caramel, butterly nuts, pop’n’choc and pecan pie.

Note: Popcorn shed lists its products as ‘made in a factory that also handles gluten’ as two of its flavours contain gluten. However, these flavours are not in the calendar, Popcorn shed have rigorous cleaning processes in place, and the flavours in the calendar are certified gluten free.

Dairy Milk Advent Calendar

The classic dairy milk advent calendar (along with its admittedly difficult to identify shapes) is back this yer and still gluten free.

Milkybar Advent Calendar

The classic white chocolate advent calendar from Nestle is back and gluten free.

Marks & Spencer Advent Calendars

M&S have a fantastic selection of advent calendars this year, and all of those pictured below are gluten free.

Quality Street Advent Calendar

Quality Street is always a feature of my gluten free Christmas, and their advent calendar is the perfect festive treat!

Gluten and dairy free

Play in Choc 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar

This advent calendar is perhaps my favourite for kids this year. Every day contains a Christmassy figure to make, a fact card about that figure and a delicious gluten free, vegan, organic chocolate. At the end of the 12 days you have a gorgeous Christmas scene, and all of the packaging is compostable.

Cocoa Libre Advent Calendar

The Cocoa Libre advent calendar is a lovely option for anyone with allergies: it’s gluten, dairy and nut free and totally vegan. The chocolates are nice and chunky and deliciously creamy.

Moo Free Advent Calendar

The Moo Free advent calendar is a fab choice for anyone dairy free, it comes in milk and white chocolate and is also soya, palm oil, and gluten free.

Montezumas Advent Calendars

Montezumas make the most delicious vegan chocolate, which is all gluten free. They have a selection of calendars this year which are tasty options for anyone vegan and gluten free.

Livia’s Advent Calendar

For something a bit different, Livia’s have released an advent calendar full of their yummy gluten free vegan treats.

Nomo advent calendar

Nomo is up there with the best dairy free chocolate on the market, so you can’t go wrong with a Nomo advent calendar this Christmas!

Non-food

Alcohol advent calendars

Gin and tonic fan? Prosecco lover? There are some boozy options on the market this year to get you through lockdown 2.0.

Tea advent calendars

If you’re a fan of flavoured teas in the morning, why not treat yourself to a tea advent calendar? There are a few different options on the market this year.

Beauty advent calendars

There are hundreds of amazing beauty advent calendars this year, and I’ll leave it to the beauty blogs to delve into the details! Some of my faves are Lush, L’Occitane and White Company.