Katy will have its first ever LEGO fan convention, when the Katy Brick Convention arrives at the Leonard E. Merrell Center, 6301 S. Stadium Lane in Katy, on March 14-15. It will be the ultimate event for LEGO lovers of all ages, organizers say. The event will be supporting Creations for Charity with a portion of the proceeds going to the all-volunteer nonprofit organization which buys new LEGO sets for underprivileged children around the world during the holidays.

For the Katy Brick Convention, professional LEGO artists will be coming in from around the United States to display their amazing LEGO creations and to meet with fans. There will also be meet-and-greets with LEGO celebrities.

Other attractions include:

· LEGO Retail: purchase LEGO merchandise, retired LEGO sets, new LEGO Sets, hard-to-find LEGO, and goodies from multiple different vendors

· Star Wars Zone: Amazing LEGO creations from the Star Wars universe

· Brick Pits: with thousands of LEGO bricks to build with

· Professional LEGO artist meet-and-greets

· Fan Zone: epic LEGO creations built by local fan builders


Tickets are $14.99 plus fees and are available for either Saturday, March 14 or Sunday, March 15. Tickets are available at www.brickconvention.com/katy.