TinyFest California – Bay Area (Tiny Home & ADU Expo)

TinyFest is a US festival series for tiny-home, ADU and nomadic-living enthusiasts, organised by TinyFest, LLC. Each edition lets visitors tour professionally built tiny houses on wheels, backyard cottages and modular/manufactured ADUs, professionally converted vans and bus conversions, plus DIY builds — dozens of homes are on site and open for tours.

Bay Area edition

The Bay Area edition of TinyFest California was held at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, 344 Tully Road, San Jose, CA 95111.

Last confirmed edition: Saturday 14 – Sunday 15 September 2024, 10:00–17:00 on both days (exhibitor load-in from Friday 13 September; tear-down from 17:30 on Sunday).

Typical programme of a TinyFest weekend:

• Tours of 40+ tiny homes, ADUs and 30+ professionally converted vans, all open for walk-through
• Simple Living Marketplace — vendors covering ADU permitting and financing, solar and off-grid power, composting toilets, eco-friendly home components and more
• Main Stage speaker presentations, Community Stage Q&A sessions and panel discussions
• Nomad Village — meet full-time nomads and tour their campervans, skoolies and box trucks
• Live music, food and family activities

Current status (checked September 2026)

TinyFest, LLC is still active and publishes its line-up at tinyfest.events: TinyFest 2025 ran 8–9 March 2025 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds (Del Mar, CA) and TinyFest 2026 ran 18–19 April 2026 at the OC Fair & Event Center, Costa Mesa, CA. The Bay Area edition is not listed on the current official line-up and no 2027 dates have been announced for any city yet.

Organiser: TinyFest, LLC — info@tinyfest.events — https://www.tinyfest.events/