# Micro Dwelling Festivals Small Homes are Celebrated at Canada's Tiny House Festival By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2015-07-30 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/small-homes References: [treehugger](http://www.treehugger.com/tiny-houses/tiny-house-festival-canada-lantier-quebec.html) & [tinyhousefest](http://tinyhousefest.ca/) While micro-sized dwellings used to be inhabited by only some of the most passionate environmentalists, the [tiny house movement](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vagabond-haven-evergreen) is showing the average person how practical, affordable, [portable and super sustainable small homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kootenay) can be. This movement is becoming so widespread, Canada is now hosting its first ever Tiny House Festival in Lantier, Québec. One of the biggest obstacles that prevents tiny homes from being adopted are legal issues concerning where these houses are stationed. As the municipality of Lantier recently approved the development of homes under 1,000 square feet in size, this was the perfect place for the Tiny House Festival to be launched. In the coming months and years, Lantier could become a hub that leads the way in [small-scale eco-friendly housing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lou-tiny-house-1). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.3/10 - Popularity: 93% | Activity: 89% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) > [Eco Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/ecoarchitecture) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Micro-dwelling Movement:** The growing trend of sustainable tiny homes as a practical and affordable housing solution. - **Legal Framework for Tiny Houses:** The need for municipalities to revise zoning, building, and occupancy codes to encourage the adoption of tiny houses. - **Tiny House Festivals:** The emergence of festivals and events celebrating the tiny house movement and promoting education on sustainable living. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Construction:** Opportunity for companies to specialize in building and manufacturing tiny homes and to offer sustainable building materials and design solutions. - **Real Estate:** Opportunity for real estate companies to invest in and develop tiny house communities or work with municipalities to revise zoning laws and permits to allow for tiny homes. - **Travel and Hospitality:** Opportunity for hotels and tourism industries to incorporate tiny homes as an eco-friendly and experiential accommodation option. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Reinvented Compact Living](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/affordable-housing-prototype.md) - [Eco‑tiny Sanctuarys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tign-tiny-homes.md) - [Ultra-Efficient Tiny Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hirondelle-tiny-house.md) - [Affordable Tiny Home Communities](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oshawa-micro-housing-pilot.md) - [Low Footprint Compact Houses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nano-micro-house.md) - [Compact Sustainable Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-cabana.md) - [Canadian Winter-Ready Tiny Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thuya-tiny-house.md) - [Reimagined Micro Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mark-vi.md) - [Expanded Tiny Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ochoco.md)