This is the current 3-Day Schedule for the 2017 Florida Tiny House Festival.*
~ Thursday, November 16, 2017 (Not Open to the Public)
Vendor, Builder & Private Home Owner Set-Up All Day (Please contact us if you need to come in before Thursday to set up.)
~ Friday, November 17, 2017
9:00AM-2:00PM: FREE Field Trip Day for Public, Private and Homeschool Students. This is for pre-registered schools and students ONLY and is NOT open to the general public.
11:00AM-12:00PM: Indoor Theatre / The Big Adventures of Tiny House, “An interactive, fun, and educational presentation for kids of all ages with the author of “The Big Adventures of Tiny House”, Susan Schaefer Bernardo, and the traveling, DIY tiny house that inspired the book, Tiny House Expedition.”
12:00PM-8:00PM: Food Concession Sales Available.
5:00PM-8:00PM: FREE to the public! Come out and enjoy the live music & fire performances, visit with vendors & builders, and check out all the tiny houses. (Remember: Friday evening is FREE to anyone and for everyone.)
5:30PM: Outdoor Entertainment & Music Stage (Under the Tree) / Nightime Concert & Fire Performances Begin
~ Saturday, November 18, 2017 (Paid Admission Ticket Holders Only)*
9:00AM: Gates Open (Entrance to the event closes at 3PM Saturday and the event ends for Saturday when the gates close at 5PM. The event resumes on Sunday morning at 9AM. Only those who have already been inside the gated area prior to 3PM on Saturday will be allowed reentry between 3PM-5PM on Saturday.)
9:45AM: Arena Stage / Opening Comments and Announcements
10:00AM-5:00PM: Workshops, Presentations & Lectures. (Full Hour-by-Hour Schedule posted below.)
10:00AM-5:00PM: On-Site Tiny House Build. (Watch, and even participate, in the construction of an actual bus/skoolie conversion.)
10:00AM-10:45AM: Arena Stage / Felice Cohen, “How Living Tiny Made My Life Larger.”
10:00AM-10:45AM: Indoor Theatre / Eric Korn, “Tiny House Transport Considerations.”
11:00AM-11:45AM: Arena Stage / Maggie Daniels, “Breaking the Barriers to Tiny Living.”
11:00AM-11:45AM: Inside Stage / Derek “Deek” Diedricksen, “Creative Building on a Bare-Bones Budget.”
11:00AM-12:45PM: Indoor Theatre / 9-9-9… Keep It In Mind, “9 Speakers… Presenting 9 Individual Topics… 9 Minutes-Per-Topic… Followed By a 30+ Minute Q&A Session.”
12:00PM-12:45PM: Arena Stage / Michelle Bredeson Boyle, “Finding a Place to Park Your Tiny Home. (It’s Not as Hard as You Think!)”
12:00PM-12:45PM: Indoor Theatre / Robert ‘Chicago Bob’ Clarizio, “Overcoming Obstacles: Building Codes, Insurance & Financing.”
VENDOR WORKSHOPS:
12:00PM-12:45PM: Solar Energy Workshop: Presented by Hannah Solar at Hannah Solar’s Booth.
12:00PM-12:45PM: Battery Storage Workshop: Presented by Trojan Battery at Trojan Battery’s Booth.
12:00PM-12:45PM: Composting Toilet Workshop: Presented by Nature’s Earthly Way at Nature’s Earthly Way’s Booth
PRIVATE JAY SHAFER SESSION!
1:00PM-1:45PM: Inside Stage / Jay Shafer, “An Intimate Interaction with the Father of the Modern Tiny House Movement”. (Limited seating available. $5.00 at the presentation hall’s door as a fund raiser for Jay Shafer and his endeavors.)
KEYNOTE:
2:00PM-2:45PM: Indoor Theatre / KEYNOTE – Elizabeth Singleton, “Reclaiming the American Dream… TINY HOUSE”.
3:00PM-3:45PM: Arena Stage / Private Home Owners Q&A Panel, “Hear From Those Living BIG Lives by Walking the Tiny Walk.”
3:00PM-3:45PM: Indoor Stage / Mandy Lea, “Life on the Road: Finding the New Balance.”
3:00PM-3:45PM: Indoor Theatre / Showing of “Living Tiny Legally – Part 1, “Followed by Q&A with the filmmakers and producers of Tiny House Expedition.”
4:00PM-4:45PM: Arena Stage / Kari ‘Yurt Grrl’ Cooper, “How to be Like Yurt Grrl: Yurt Grrl Shares All Her Tiny House Tips, Tricks and Treats.”
4:00PM-4:45PM: Indoor Theatre / Jo-Anne Peck, “Building and Zoning Codes for Tiny Homes.”
6:00PM: Outdoor Entertainment & Music Stage (Under the Tree) / Exclusive night-time entertainment and activities for speakers/presenters, on-site campers, vendors, tiny home owners, and tiny home builders.
Children’s activities, food concession sales, repeat showings of Tiny House Expedition’s documentary “Living Tiny Legally”, live music & entertainment, workshops & presentations, and all the tiny home tours will be available throughout both Saturday and Sunday during event hours.
~ Sunday, November 19, 2017 (Paid Admission Ticket Holders Only.)*
9:00AM: Gates Open (Entrance to the event closes at 3PM and tiny house tours will begin to close down at 5pM on Saturday. Only those who have already been inside the gated area prior to 3PM will be allowed reentry after 3PM for the evening and night-time activities.)
9:45AM: Arena Stage / Opening Comments and Announcements
10:00AM-5:00PM: Workshops, Presentations & Lectures. (Full Hour-by-Hour Schedule posted below.)
10:00AM-5:00PM: On-Site Tiny House Build. (Watch, and even participate, in the construction of an actual bus/skoolie conversion.)
10:00AM-10:45AM: Arena Stage / John Kernohan, “We Should NOT Be Here… HA!”
10:00AM-10:45AM: Indoor Theatre / Sarah Boren, “LEEDing Tiny House.”
11:00AM-11:45AM: Arena Stage / Tiny House Expedition (Alexis DeHart Stephens & Christian Parsons), “Our Tiny House Movement, It’s A Revolution.”
11:00AM-11:45AM: Inside Stage / Shorty Robbins & John Kernohan, “United Tiny House Advocacy! (UTHA!)”
11:00AM-12:45PM: Indoor Theatre / 9-9-9… Keep It In Mind, “9 Speakers… Presenting 9 Individual Topics… 9 Minutes-Per-Topic… Followed By a 30+ Minute Q&A Session.”
12:00PM-12:45PM: Arena Stage / Bryce Langston, “Living BIG in a Tiny House.”
12:00PM-12:45PM: Inside Stage / Brittany & Steven Altmann, “Get SKOOLED: Building Our Adventure.”
VENDOR WORKSHOPS:
12:00PM-12:45PM: Solar Energy Workshop: Presented by Hannah Solar at Hannah Solar’s Booth.
12:00PM-12:45PM: Battery Storage Workshop: Presented by Trojan Battery at Trojan Battery’s Booth.
12:00PM-12:45PM: Composting Toilet Workshop: Presented by Nature’s Earthly Way at Nature’s Earthly Way’s Booth.
PRIVATE JAY SHAFER SESSION!
1:00PM-1:45PM: Inside Stage / Jay Shafer, “An Intimate Interaction with the Father of the Modern Tiny House Movement”. (Limited seating available. $5.00 at the presentation hall’s door as a fund raiser for Jay Shafer and his endeavors.)
KEYNOTE:
2:00PM-2:45PM: Indoor Theatre / KEYNOTE: Andrew Bennett, “Living Tiny Can Change the World.”
3:00PM-3:45PM: Arena Stage / Professional Builders and Vendors Q&A Panel, “Hear From the Pro’s.”
3:00PM-3:45PM: Inside Stage / Gwendolyn McShepard, “Living the Build.”
3:00PM-3:45PM: Indoor Theatre / Showing of “Living Tiny Legally – Part 2, “Followed by Q&A with the filmmakers and producers of Tiny House Expedition.”
4:00PM-4:45PM: Arena Stage / Roger Lehet, “Experience of 100K Miles of Road Tripping.”
4:00PM-4:45PM: Indoor Theatre / Thom Stanton, “Your 6 Steps to Go Tiny.”
5:30PM: Outdoor Entertainment & Music Stage (Under the Tree) / Tiny House Awards Presentations, Prize Give-Aways, 2017 Tiny House Scholarship Recipient Announcement, and Closing Statements.
Children’s activities, food concession sales, repeat showings of Tiny House Expedition’s documentary “Living Tiny Legally”, live music & entertainment, workshops & presentations, and all the tiny home tours will be available throughout both Saturday and Sunday during event hours.
* Please Note: This schedule is subject to change.