This is the current 3-Day Schedule for the 2017 Georgia Tiny House Festival.*
~ Thursday, March 2, 2017
Vendor & Builder Set-Up All Day (Not Open to the Public)
~ Friday, March 3, 2017
All Day: Vendor & Builder Set-up (Please contact us if you need to come in sooner to set up.)
9:00AM-2:00PM: FREE Field Trip School Day Session for Private, Public and Homeschool Students! This is for pre-registered schools and students ONLY and is NOT open to the general public.
5:00PM-8:00PM: FREE to the Public! Come out and enjoy the live music, visit with vendors & builders, and check out all the tiny houses. (Remember: Friday evening is FREE to anyone and everyone.)
5:00PM-8:00PM: Concession Sales Available (Most Concessions also open during the FREE Field Trip School Day Session.)
5:30PM: Student-Built Tiny House presentation to Veteran and his Wife (Sponsored by Elm Street Elementary School and Hallman Lumber)
6:00PM: Outdoor Fire Performances and Music Concert Begins
6:30PM: Barn Theatre Opens for VIP Red Carpet World Premiere of “Living Tiny Legally: Part 2” (Ticket available online and at gate while supplies last.)
~ Saturday, March 4, 2017 (Paid Admission Ticket Holders Only)*
9:00AM: Gates Open
BE SURE TO CHECK THE ANNOUNCEMENT BOARDS FOR LOCATION AND TIME OF SPECIAL GUEST PRESENTATIONS BY:
~ Callie Hilton (10-Year-Old Tiny House Builder)
~ Grace & Corbett Lunsford (TinyLab)
9:45AM: Main Stage, “Opening Comments and Announcements”
10:00AM – 4:00PM: Home Depot’s Hands-On Tool Workshops (Home Depot’s Booth Area)
10:00AM: Brian Kennedy – “Free Materials and Unique, Sustainable Designs” (Main Stage)
11:00AM: Kari ‘Yurt Grrl’ Cooper – “Yurt Grrl’s Top 10 Check List for Living Tiny” (Main Stage)
12:00PM – 4:00PM: Brian Kennedy’s Hands-On Pallet Re-Purposing Workshops (Brian Kennedy’s Booth Area)
12:00PM – Builders & Professionals Q&A Panel (Main Stage)
12:00PM: Trojan Battery Workshop – “Proper Battery Sizing and Maintenance for Your Tiny House” (Trojan Battery Booth)
12:00PM: Nature’s Earthly Way Workshop – “Composting Toilets” (Nature’s Earthly Way Booth)
12:00PM: HomeBiogas Workshop – “At-Home Biogas for Your Stove Through Garden Compost” (HomeBiogas Booth)
12:00PM: Susan Schaefer Bernardo – Reading of her children’s book, “The BIG Adventures of Tiny House” (Kidz Zone)
1:00PM: Felice Cohen – “How to Live Large in Any Space” (Main Stage)
1:00PM: Mandy Lea – “Ruling the Road: the Teardrop Queen Shares How You Can Rule Your Own Tiny Kingdom” (Barn Theatre)
2:00PM: Derek “Deek” & Dustin Diedricksen – “COMMON MISTAKES MADE: What Not To Do When Building/Designing Your Tiny House” (Barn Theatre)
3:00PM: Marc Frederick – “Living Small with a Big Family” (Main Stage)
3:00PM: Ted Miltiades, Director of Georgia Department of Community Affairs State Codes Program – “State Construction Codes Program Update” (Barn Theatre)
4:00PM: Keynote Address / Michelle Boyle, Tiny House Podcast – “Up-Cycling is the New Black: When, Why and How to Use Sustainably Responsible Materials for Your Tiny House” (Main Stage)
(Between the completion of Michelle Boyle’s 4:00PM Keynote Address and the incredible awesome concert scheduled for 6:00PM will be a great time to recharge, relax, have dinner from one of the great food concessions who will be in attendance, view the tiny homes, and visit with vendors.)
6:00PM: Outdoor Concert and Fire Performances featuring The Band Steele, The Captain Midnight Band, and Array of Lights.
Children’s activities, food concession sales, continuous viewing of “Living Tiny Legally”, and all the tiny homes will be available throughout the day.
~ Sunday, March 5, 2017 (Paid Admission Ticket Holders Only)*
9:00AM: Gates Open
BE SURE TO CHECK THE ANNOUNCEMENT BOARDS FOR LOCATION AND TIME OF SPECIAL GUEST PRESENTATIONS BY:
~ Callie Hilton (10-Year-Old Tiny House Builder)
~ Grace & Corbett Lunsford (TinyLab)
9:45AM: Main Stage, “Opening Comments and Announcements”
10:00AM – 5:ooPM: Home Depot’s Hands-On Tool Workshops (Home Depot’s Booth Area.) Note: There will be no workshops between 2PM-3PM on Sunday.
10:00AM – 5:ooPM: Brian Kennedy’s Hands-On Pallet Re-Purposing Workshops (Brian Kennedy’s Booth Area) Note: There will be no workshops between 2PM-3PM on Sunday.
10:00AM: Mandy Lea – “Live Mobile… Live Tiny… Live Free: Wisdom Learned on the Road Shared by the Teardrop Queen” (Barn Theatre)
11:00AM: Will Johnson – “How We Want to Live: Embracing a Minimalist Mindset” (Main Stage)
12:00PM – Private Owners & Tiny Dwellers Q&A Panel (Main Stage)
12:00PM: Trojan Battery Workshop – “Proper Battery Sizing and Maintenance for Your Tiny House” (Trojan Battery Booth)
12:00PM: Nature’s Earthly Way Workshop – “Composting Toilets” (Nature’s Earthly Way Booth)
12:00PM: HomeBiogas Workshop – “At-Home Biogas for Your Stove Through Garden Compost” (HomeBiogas Booth)
12:00PM: Susan Schaefer Bernardo – Reading of her children’s book, “The BIG Adventures of Tiny House” (Kidz Zone)
1:00PM: Alon “Vision” Barr – “Start Developing Your Community” (Main Stage)
2:00PM: Keynote Address / Alexis Stephens & Christian Parsons, Tiny House Expedition – “Revolutionizing Home & Community” (Main Stage)
3:00PM: Andrew Bennett & the National Organization of Alternative Housing (NOAH) – “Builders, Buyers, AND DIYers” (Main Stage)
4:00PM: Thom Stanton – “2 Keys to Living Legally in a Tiny House” (Main Stage)
5:00PM: Closing Ceremony and Awards
Children’s activities, food concession sales, continuous viewing of “Living Tiny Legally”, and all the tiny homes will be available throughout the day.
* Please Note: This schedule will be updated and added to. Also, this schedule is subject to change.