Australia’s tiny home scene has quietly turned into one of the most active in the world, and the clearest place to see it is the Tiny Homes Expo circuit — a travelling show that sets up in a different state every few weeks with 25-plus finished builds you can walk through, climb into, and open the cupboards of.
Four stops remain on the 2026 schedule, running from late August through the end of November. If you have been following our coverage of Australian builders, this is your chance to see that work in person rather than through a screen.
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The Four Remaining 2026 Stops
- Brisbane — Friday 28 to Sunday 30 August 2026, Cleveland Showgrounds, Long St, Cleveland, Queensland (the venue is also known as Redlands Showgrounds)
- Coffs Harbour — Friday 18 to Sunday 20 September 2026, Coffs Harbour Showgrounds, New South Wales
- Bendigo — Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October, Sunday 1 November 2026, Bendigo Showgrounds, Victoria
- Rockingham (Perth) — Friday 27 to Sunday 29 November 2026, Dowling St Reserve, Western Australia
Looking further out, a Hobart expo is planned for February 2027 with the venue still to be confirmed. Adelaide has moved to an occasional schedule — the organisers are candid that South Australia does not yet have enough builders to fill a show.
The Staggered Ticket System, Explained
This is the part that confuses first-time attendees, so it is worth laying out properly. Tickets are priced by day and arrival time:
- Friday — 10am to 3pm, $25 all day
- Saturday — 9am to 5pm, $35 if you arrive before 1pm, $20 if you arrive after
- Sunday — 9am to 5pm, $30 if you arrive before 1pm, $20 if you arrive after
Children 16 and under are free and do not need a ticket — they come in on the accompanying adult’s admission.
The pricing is not arbitrary. Left alone, general-admission shows load almost everyone into the 10am–1pm window, which produces long queues at the door of every tiny house and a dead afternoon. Charging more for the morning peak flattens that curve. The organisers state the goal plainly: they want serious researchers to be able to get inside, go up the stairs, open the cupboards, and actually talk to the builder.
They also explain why the event is not free — they estimate 25,000 people would turn up “for a look” and the show would collapse under its own popularity. Their suggestion if you only want to peek inside a cute house: visit a builder’s showroom instead, which costs nothing.
How Many Homes Will Actually Be There?
The organisers set expectations deliberately: every expo has a different house count, and they always have over 25 physical builds present. They also note that visitors arriving expecting more than 50 homes tend to leave disappointed — the Australian tiny house industry is still relatively young, and they are bringing as many builders as is logistically viable to each stop.
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Twenty-five homes you can properly explore beats fifty you queue forty minutes to glimpse. The display mix runs well beyond tiny houses on wheels, too — modulars, container homes, cabins, granny flats, portable homes, and domes all appear.
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The Speaker Program Is the Real Draw
Plenty of attendees report going back a second day purely for the talks. The main pavilion runs a continuous schedule, and the Saturday and Sunday programs are identical — so you only need one of the two. Friday runs two to three fewer speakers because of the shorter hours.
A sample of what the schedule covers:
- 10:00am — Rules and regulations with Danielle Lester, president of the Australian Tiny House Association, joined at 10:15 by Phae Barrett for a state-by-state look at where the regulations currently sit
- 11:00am — Going tiny, honestly with Vicky Sinclair, who worked for one of the country’s top builders before going tiny herself
- 11:30am — Sustainable materials with Kylie Bickle, covering new, old, and recycled options
- 12:00pm — Community tiny living with Andrew McLean, co-founder of Eco Villages Australia, on the “Collective Stewardship” land-ownership model he has lived under at Maleny Eco Village for seven years
- 1:00pm — Just do it with Kim Connolly, a former ATHA president with a decade of tiny living, building, and hosting behind her
- 1:30pm — Finding land with Briony Jenkinson of ParkMyTinyHouse, including how to risk-mitigate council problems
- 2:00pm — Site planning 101, an off-grid panel on solar, water filtration, towing, and site prep
- 3:15pm — The big Q&A, an open-floor session with a full panel of tiny house and off-grid consultants
That Briony Jenkinson talk is one to plan around. “Where do I put it?” is the question that stops more Australian tiny house projects than budget does, and a land-matching service operator who also lives in a tiny house is about as direct a source as you will find.
Brisbane Gets a Second Speaker Hall
The Cleveland show in August runs an event-within-an-event: a second talks hall hosted by My Self Reliance, covering preparedness, permaculture, community building, medicinal herbs, and long-term food storage. Sessions include the P.R.E.P. method, edible weeds, 72-hour go-bags, Mylar-and-oxygen-absorber food storage, natural remedies, and building strong local hubs.
My Self Reliance does not appear at every expo — it is a Brisbane and Sydney addition. If that material interests you, Brisbane is the stop to pick.
The Off-Grid Product Halls
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Beyond the homes themselves, the exhibitor mix covers solar and alternative energy, composting and waste systems, water filtration, sustainable building products, and land services. Composting toilets in particular are a category where seeing four brands side by side, with the lids open and a rep to answer questions, saves weeks of forum reading.
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Practical Notes Before You Go
- It is an outdoor event on grass and it runs in rain and showers. Many builders ask that shoes come off at the door to keep mud out — wear something that slips off easily.
- Parking is free at all venues, with ample spaces.
- Buy online if you are travelling far. Gate tickets are available with EFTPOS and cash, but gate sales close once the event hits capacity. Online buyers also get notified about postponements.
- Dogs are welcome on a leash at most venues, though individual builders may ask you not to bring them inside, especially in wet weather. Check the FAQ page for venue-specific exceptions.
- There is no advance exhibitor list. Displays change right up to the event. Exhibitors are announced on each stop’s Facebook event page, and everyone appears in the free magazine handed to you at the gate.
- Accessibility: tiny homes mean small spaces, steps, and steeper-than-normal stairs. Disability Companion Cards are honoured at the gate. There are no pension, senior, or family discounts — children are already free.
- Check the FAQ page the night before you attend. Adverse weather updates are posted there.
Learn More
- Tiny Homes Expo Australia — schedule and tickets
- Expo FAQs — weather updates, ticketing, venue details
- Current speaker schedule
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Which stop would you go to — Brisbane, Coffs Harbour, Bendigo, or Rockingham? Tell us in the comments.
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