NEW HOUSING 2025: What visitors can expect at Europe's largest Tiny House Festival
For the sixth time, the Tiny House community in Europe will meet at NEW HOUSING from 27 to 29 June 2025. But what can those who come to the Karlsruhe Trade Fair Centre to visit the Tiny House Festival expect?
Living in a small space is no longer a trend. Its niche existence is over. Minimalist living has arrived in society. Many people are consciously reducing – for environmental reasons, for financial reasons, or simply to live with less baggage. At NEW HOUSING – Europe's largest tiny house festival – they have all found their home, along with many more.
From 27 to 29 June 2025, visitors to NEW HOUSING will be able to marvel at, view and examine more than 30 houses. Among the cottages are the increasingly popular modular houses. These can be individually adapted according to your wishes, style and phase of life. If your partner moves in with you, the house gets bigger. Is there a new addition to the family? It gets even bigger. Are the children moving out again? Then you can downsize. That's not possible with a conventional house. What's more, a modular house can also be transported.
In addition to modular houses, exhibitors will also be showing classic tiny houses on wheels, accommodation in timber frame or aluminium construction, micro-apartments or containers.
Visitors can expect to see everything they need to live in a tiny house, including practical accessories, space-saving furniture, clean toilet solutions, clever ideas for the garden and much more.
A wealth of information at the Tiny Talks
First-hand information is available at NEW HOUSING 2025 during the Tiny Talks. In the context of compact 30-minute keynote speeches, residents talk about life in a tiny house and share their experiences, manufacturers present practical accessories and bankers explain how to finance tiny houses. The entire forum programme can be found on the website a few weeks before the Tiny House Festival.
‘The Tiny Talks, along with the unique variety of tiny houses, are at the heart of NEW HOUSING. The opportunity to learn so much about living in such a small space in such a condensed and compact way over three days is unique in Europe. With us, visitors get information and real and tangible added value that cannot be googled,’ says Ramona Jonait, NEW HOUSING project manager.
The workshops are back again this year, having made a comeback in 2025. They are aimed at people who are interested in tiny houses, but also at those who have already taken the step towards downsizing their living space and lifestyle. The workshops offer the opportunity to explore a topic in depth and in a very personal way. In 2024, all places were booked up, but interested parties can secure places as soon as the ticket shop opens.
Tiny Giants Area
In the outdoor area of the Karlsruhe Trade Fair Centre, very special miniature houses will be set up: the Tiny Giants. These houses are still tiny, but compared to those in the exhibition halls, they are somewhat larger spatial wonders. So if you prefer something small, but not quite as spacious and expansive, the Tiny Giants Area is the place for you. Tiny is not always just minimalist, but can be as diverse as the needs of its inhabitants.
Festival atmosphere
It is not for nothing that NEW HOUSING is also known as the Tiny House Festival. In the green atrium of the Karlsruhe Trade Fair Centre, visitors can enjoy numerous food trucks, DJ music and a relaxed atmosphere. Whether in the comfortable hammocks or on the lush green grass, everyone will find a cosy spot here. And for those who like live music, the performances of the musicians in the atrium are highly recommended.
‘NEW HOUSING is a first mover and trendsetter when it comes to tiny houses. As Europe's number one Tiny House Festival, we offer our visitors everything they need to live in the smallest of spaces. This also includes finding and selecting the right property – anywhere in Germany,’ says René Naumann, Director Market Area 1 at Messe Karlsruhe.
