diff --git a/sdk/python/feast/infra/offline_stores/bigquery.py b/sdk/python/feast/infra/offline_stores/bigquery.py
index 1ab979f3f6..34cff25951 100644
--- a/sdk/python/feast/infra/offline_stores/bigquery.py
+++ b/sdk/python/feast/infra/offline_stores/bigquery.py
@@ -503,7 +503,15 @@ def to_bigquery(
                 temp_dest_table = f"{tmp_dest['projectId']}.{tmp_dest['datasetId']}.{tmp_dest['tableId']}"
 
                 # persist temp table
-                sql = f"CREATE TABLE `{dest}` AS SELECT * FROM {temp_dest_table}"
+                # added expiration to table: https://stackoverflow.com/a/50227484
+                # as in bytewax materialization, these tables are not otherwise deleted
+                sql = f"""
+                    CREATE TABLE `{dest}`
+                    OPTIONS(
+                        expiration_timestamp=TIMESTAMP_ADD(CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(), INTERVAL 3 DAY)
+                    )
+                    AS SELECT * FROM {temp_dest_table}
+                """
                 self._execute_query(sql, timeout=timeout)
 
             print(f"Done writing to '{dest}'.")