NEW HOUSING 2027 – Tiny House Festival Karlsruhe
About the event NEW HOUSING 2027 marks the eighth edition of the event focused on compact living at Messe Karlsruhe. This year's event is officially presented as the NEW HOUSING TINY HOUSE FESTIVAL and includes a dedicated Business Day.
The festival showcases current possibilities and future developments in tiny houses, modular homes, and similar living concepts. The previous 2026 edition of NEW HOUSING featured 99 exhibitors and nearly 40 different modular homes and tiny houses, alongside numerous service providers.
What visitors will find Visitors to NEW HOUSING 2027 will find the Business Day, a feature first introduced in 2026. The event provides insights into both existing and future possibilities for tiny houses and various forms of compact living.
The 2026 edition of the festival provided visitors with access to almost 40 different modular homes, tiny houses, and similar living concepts. These exhibits were presented by 99 on-site exhibitors.
Getting there Messe Karlsruhe in Rheinstetten is centrally positioned on multiple traffic routes, allowing for convenient access via car, train, or plane. The venue grounds are notable for their modern infrastructure, featuring 105,000 square meters of open space and 60,000 square meters of indoor exhibition area. On-site, a regional public transport network operates, encompassing tram, bus, and S-Bahn services for visitor movement.
For those traveling by car, the Messegelände is connected to federal motorways A5, A8, and A65. Drivers using the A5/A8 motorways should take exit no. 48 “Karlsruhe-Süd”, while those on the A65 or B10 motorways should take exit no. 8 and follow signs for “Messe”. Messe Karlsruhe offers 7,000 car parking spaces distributed across three car parks. Car park P1 provides parking spaces for people with disabilities in its first rows, alongside e-charging stations situated near the administration entrance. Parking tickets can be secured in advance through the event's online ticket shop, and reservations for motorhome parking spaces must be made via a form at least 14 days before the event commences.
Public transport options are comprehensive, with direct train services from cities such as Basel, Paris, Hamburg, and Berlin via TGV or ICE. From Karlsruhe’s main train station, visitors can board Line 2 or Line 3 to the Europaplatz Underground stop, then transfer to Underground Line S2 towards Rheinstetten, alighting at the Messe/Leichtsandstraße stop. During event days, tickets for “Tarifwabe 100” are valid up to the Messe/Leichtsandstraße stop, with the Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund (KVV) offering further information on departure times and prices. A shuttle service is available between the main railway station and Messe Karlsruhe for large events, and KVV.nextbike, a public bicycle and e-bike rental system, offers another option for reaching the exhibition center. Bus route 106 provides direct service from Ettlingen to the Messe Karlsruhe bus stop, with a transfer option available from Rastatt at the Silberstreifen stop.
Three regional airports serve air travelers: Baden Airpark, Frankfurt Airport, and Aéroport Strasbourg, all within an hour's car or train journey to the city center. The Messegelände is fully barrier-free, ensuring ground-level access to all halls. Wheelchairs are provided free of charge by contacting the DRK on-site at 0721-3720 5230 at the main entrance. Additionally, disabled WCs and adult changing rooms are available on the exhibition grounds.