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Barnes & Noble Announces Hogwarts Express LEGO Build Event

by Alyssa Scott · August 3, 2018

Does your little witch or wizard love LEGO? Could you use a trip to the bookstore? Do you have anything going on Saturday, August 4, at 2:00 p.m.? Why not head to your local Barnes & Noble for a free Harry Potter children’s event?

The bookseller is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the US publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by holding a special LEGO build event at select stores, and those attending Saturday can build a mini Hogwarts Express and take it home with them! There are limited quantities, so check with your store in advance to see if there’s a sign-up list.

A new line of Harry Potter LEGO sets will also be available for purchase at the event “including LEGO ® Fantastic Beasts™ Newt’s Case of Magical Creatures and LEGO ® Harry Potter™ and Fantastic Beasts™ Minifigures,” according to the Barnes & Noble press release.

LEGO products aren’t all that will be available! Customers will also receive 25% off the Harry Potter paperbacks in-store and online through August 6.

Do you plan on attending the event? Let us know in the comments, and be sure to share your pictures online with the hashtags #BNHarryPotter20 and #BNLEGOBuild! Read the full press release from Barnes & Noble below!

 

Press Release
Barnes & Noble Announces LEGO ® Harry Potter™ Hogwarts™ Train Build Event at Select Stores Nationwide Saturday, August 4

Event Continues Barnes & Noble’s Celebration of the 20 th Anniversary of the Publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States

New Line of LEGO ® Harry Potter Products will be Available for Purchase at the Event, While Supplies Last

25% Off All Harry Potter Paperbacks, Including the New Books Featuring Brian Selznick’s Artwork

NEW YORK– July 31, 2018 – Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest retail bookseller, today announced that it will be hosting a LEGO ® Harry Potter™ Hogwarts™ Train build event at select stores nationwide on Saturday, August 4, at 2 PM, where customers will have the opportunity to build a mini Hogwarts train that they can take home with them. There are limited quantities available and select stores may require customers to sign up for the event in advance. Customers should contact their local store for details as soon as possible so they do not miss out on this exciting event!

A new line of LEGO ® Harry Potter products will be available for purchase at the event, while supplies last, including LEGO ® Fantastic Beasts™ Newt’s Case of Magical Creatures and LEGO ® Harry Potter™ and Fantastic Beasts™ Minifigures. The full list of new LEGO ® Harry Potter products that launch at Barnes & Noble on August 1 and will be available for purchase at the event, while supplies last, will include the following:

  • Hogwarts™ Express
  • Aragog';s Lair
  • Newt’s Case of Magical Creatures
  • LEGO ® Harry Potter™ and Fantastic Beasts™ Minifigures
  • Hogwarts™ Great Hall
  • Grindelwald's Escape
  • Hogwarts™ Whomping Willow™

The event continues Barnes & Noble’s 20th anniversary celebration of the publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States, and also will include 20 Years of Magic event kits featuring cool giveaways.

In addition, customers will receive 25% off all Harry Potter paperbacks, including the new books featuring Brian Selznick’s artwork, in-store and online through August 6.

Customers are encouraged to share pictures of the event on their social media channels using the hashtags, #BNHarryPotter20 and #BNLEGOBuild.

For more information, customers should visit the Barnes & Noble Store Locator or speak with one of the knowledgeable booksellers at their local store.

About Barnes & Noble, Inc.

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) is the world’s largest retail bookseller, and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products. The Company operates 630 Barnes & Noble bookstores in 50 states, and one of the Web’s premier e-commerce sites, BN.com ( www.bn.com ). The Nook Digital business offers a lineup of popular NOOK ® tablets and eReaders and an expansive collection of digital reading and entertainment content through the NOOK Store ® . The NOOK Store ( www.nook.com ) features digital books, periodicals and comics, and offers the ability to enjoy content across a wide array of popular devices through Free NOOK Reading Apps ™ available for Android ™ , iOS ® and Windows ® .

General information on Barnes & Noble, Inc. can be obtained by visiting the Company's corporate website at www.barnesandnobleinc.com .

Barnes & Noble ® , Barnes & Noble Booksellers ® and Barnes & Noble.com ® are trademarks of Barnes & Noble, Inc. or its affiliates.

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