August 2, 2026; 11am Pacific
NAME Workshop: Making Grilled Cheese with Natalie Tolchin
Online via Zoom
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August 15, 2026; 9am Pacific
Create.miniatures.org workshop: Cape Dutch Manor House FURNITURE with Belinda McWilliams
Online via Zoom
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August 23-30, 2026
NAME’s Camp Make-a-Mini
Online via Zoom
NAME invites you to step into the Conservatory for Camp Make-A-Mini’s “Writers’ Retreat”. This year’s theme of The Conservatory encourages members to bring a miniature story to life in any style you choose. The kit is available in 1:12, 1:24 and 1:48 scales. Online workshops will be held to make and furnish the conservatory.
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August 23-30, 2026
NAME hosts Quick Minis — online sales
Find kits in all scales to complement the Camp Make-a-Mini project, The Conservatory.
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September 5, 2026; 10am Pacific
Create.miniatures.org workshop Workshop: Sago Palm with Pam Ridgley
Online via Zoom
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September 26, 2026; 9:30-4 pm
MiniCals and Through the Looking Glass host NAME Day
M&L Precision, 18665 Madrone Parkway, Morgan Hill, CA
The event cost is $45 and will include a light breakfast and lunch. The theme is Time to Relax. Shoebox sales, exhibits, silent auction, door prizes. Project info and photos
Contact Ruth Heisch

October 6, 2026; 10am Pacific
Mini Cyber Club hosts NAME Day
Online via Zoom
Registration not necessary. Assemble the kits of your choice on Zoom while visiting with other miniaturists. The theme is Time to Relax. Door prizes, sharing. All scales. You may order your own kit(s) from one of the cutters or bring an old one you haven’t yet finished. Project info and photos
Contact Barbara Thornton-Hill for the Zoom link

October 10 & 11, 2026; Sat. 10am – 5pm, Sun. 11am – 4pm
Good Sam Showcase of Miniatures – 50th Annual Show & Sale
Doubletree Hotel San Jose; 2050 Gateway Place, San Jose, CA 95110-1047
The largest miniature show west of the Mississippi. Benefiting The Auxiliary of Good Samaritan Hospital. 100 sales tables. Workshops: Friday. Saturday: youth pre-registered workshops. Saturday evening: 50th Gala event. Saturday & Sunday: miniature exhibits.
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October 24, 2026 10am-3pm
NAME Day in Sacramento
Governor’s Inn Hotel, Sacramento, CA
The theme is Time to Relax.
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2027

February 6 & 7, 2027; Sat. 10:00 am – 5:00pm, Sunday 11:00 – 4:00pm
52nd Annual San Diego Miniatures Show & Sale
University of San Diego, Hahn University Center
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May 22 & 23, 2027
Miniatures in the Wine Country Shows and Sales
Lodi Grape Festival Grounds, 413 Lockeford St., Lodi, CA
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Weekly Events

Every other Sunday (ongoing); 11am Pacific: Quarter Connection
Online via Zoom
Miniature enthusiasts interested in quarter scale (1:48) chat about minis. More info

Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays (ongoing); 4pm Pacific: Mini Cyber Club (MCC)
Online via Zoom
Every week on Sun, Tue, Thu, & Fri, Mini Cyber Club hosts a group of miniaturists who want to work on minis with others. More info

Mondays (ongoing); 11am-3pm Pacific: Quarter Persuasion
Online via Zoom
Members meet online to talk and create all things quarter scale (1:48). Contact Barbara Thornton-Hill or Ynez Fritsch for more info.

Wednesdays (ongoing); 4pm Pacific: Round TUIT Roundtable Work Sessions
Online via Zoom
Welcome, Fellow Miniaturists to Wednesday Round Tuits. Everyone always says that they will finished their kits… when they get “around to it”. The Create Committee is giving you a weekly opportunity to get around to it! Carolyn Eiche, Barbara Thornton-Hill, and other members of the Create team will join you weekly as we make minis with friends and make friends with minis! More info

Fridays – every other (ongoing); 9am Pacific: UFO Sightings
Online via Zoom
Join members of the Create team as they host a weekly day time meeting to work on UFO’s (unfinished objects). If you don’t have any to work on don’t worry — you can work on any project you would like to — or join us just to chat. Visit with others while working on miniatures. Everyone is welcome. More info