Cherry Hill Tattoo Expo
- Dates
- Expected September
- Status
- Confirmed
- Venue
- DoubleTree by Hilton Cherry Hill Philadelphia
- Price
- $24 to $47
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Sep 5, 2026
Cherry Hill Tattoo Expo's next dates haven't been announced yet. The last festival was 18 to 20 September 2026 in Cherry Hill, NJ. Froligo tracks current ticket prices, attendee feedback and travel details.
Age, licensing and hygiene
Nothing here is an organizer statement, because the organizer makes none. This is a one page website run by a local shop, with no FAQ and no policy pages, so there is no other document where the missing rules might live. What follows the age line is New Jersey regulation, which applies to this event by operation of law whatever the organizer says, and it is recorded as legal backdrop only
The organizer publishes NO age policy at all: no minimum age for admission, no minimum age to be tattooed, no ID requirement and nothing about minors, on its website, its Eventbrite listing, its Instagram or its Facebook. On a public tattoo event that is the most consequential gap on this record. New Jersey law fills part of it, and the local rule is stricter than the bare statute. The criminal statute makes it a disorderly persons offence to knowingly tattoo or body pierce anyone under 18 without first obtaining the written permission of a parent or legal guardian, so written parental consent IS a lawful route in New Jersey, unlike Massachusetts or North Carolina. The body art rules that Camden County enforces go further: no tattoo shall be applied to anyone under 18 without the PRESENCE, written consent AND proper identification of a parent or legal guardian, and genital piercing of a minor is barred regardless of consent. Individual artists routinely set a higher floor than the law, so ask the artist, and bring photo ID whatever your age
Context only, NOT an organizer claim, and it is worth reading because New Jersey's regime is one of the strictest in this branch. A tattoo convention operates as a temporary establishment under the state body art rules, permitted by the LOCAL health authority for no more than 14 calendar days in connection with a single event. A temporary establishment is governed by ALL the rules of a permanent tattoo shop, not a relaxed convention standard. The operator must apply in writing at least 30 days before the event, listing every service, the hours, the names and addresses of all practitioners, and supplying copies of the client application, health history and informed consent forms to be used. The health authority must inspect and issue the permit BEFORE any procedure is performed, the permit is not transferable and must be posted where patrons can see it, work must happen inside a completely enclosed non-mobile facility, sterilising facilities must be physically separated from the procedure area, and a negative biological indicator test must be supplied before the event. Every client must be given a complaint and infection reporting procedure together with written aftercare instructions, signed and kept with their records. So a reader can expect a posted permit at a lawfully run New Jersey convention. No permit number for this event is published by anyone, and nothing here says whether this organizer has obtained one
The organiser publishes nothing on any age or ID rule from the organizer, health department licensing or a temporary establishment permit number, sterilisation or autoclave procedure, single-use needles and inks, sharps disposal, a consent, release or health history form and aftercare guidance. Ask the artist you are booking with, and expect a licensed booth to answer without hesitating.
Checked 2026-09-05The experience
What's special
The Cherry Hill Tattoo Expo is a three day tattoo convention in the DoubleTree by Hilton at Cherry Hill, just across the river from Philadelphia, billed by its organizer as the 6th annual. It is run by Krieg and Sieg, a tattoo and jewellery shop in nearby Blackwood, which makes it a shop-run local convention rather than a stop on a touring circuit. The organizer advertises artists from around the world, vendors, live tattooing, live music and sideshows across the weekend. Admission is sold on one ticket listing at $24.71 for a day and $47.47 for the weekend, fees and sales tax included, and the event runs inside a hotel with a room block, so you can stay where the show is. The attending artist and vendor list is published on the organizer's Instagram rather than on its website
What happens on the floor
The core format: artists take a booth for the weekend and work on the open floor, with the public walking through.
Pieces go on in the open, start to finish. You can watch, and talk to artists between clients.
Piercers work alongside the tattoo booths. The same questions apply: age, ID, sterilisation and aftercare.
Machines, inks, aftercare, art and clothing. Aimed at artists, but open to anyone through the door.
Stage acts between judging: sideshow, suspension and burlesque are common. Worth knowing before you sit down with a child.
Getting tattooed here
Admission gets you through the door, not into a chair. Tattoo work is arranged with the artist, not with the show.
There is no central booking system and no artist list on the website, so the practical route is the organizer's Instagram, where the attending artists and vendors are announced, and then the artist's own channels
Live tattooing is advertised across all three days but the organizer says nothing about walk-ups or waiting lists
Who is tattooing
No artist roster has been published for this edition, so there is no way to pick an artist in advance from the official pages.
No artist roster is published on the website. The organizer states plainly that the attending artists and vendors live on its Instagram account instead, and the website's sitemap contains exactly one page, the homepage, so there is no roster page, no booth map and no artist index to find. Thirteen days out, that means there is no way to choose an artist in advance except by scrolling the organizer's Instagram
What it costs
Admission is the only price the show sets. Tattoo work is priced by each artist and paid to them directly. The organizer publishes no price guide, no minimum and no deposit rule, and publishes no artist list either, so there is nothing to derive a range from. Any tattoo price quoted for this show would be invented.
If you are exhibiting
Booth and vendor fees are what the show charges artists and traders. They are not visitor prices.
No artist booth fee, booth size, application form or deadline is published. There is no application page at all: the site has one page and directs artists and vendors to Instagram or to the organizer's email. Artist side, not a visitor price
The displayed ticket prices already include the booking fee and New Jersey sales tax, so what you see is what you pay. The 2 for 1 day pass banner still showing at the top of the listing is exhausted on all three days
No food vendor or catering information is published. The venue is a full service hotel with its own bar and restaurant, but the organizer says nothing about food at the show
The market and the food
No food vendor or catering information is published by the organizer. The show is inside a full service hotel with its own bar and restaurant, but that is the building's facility and not part of the event
Hours and the floor
Indoor
Published hours are Friday 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM, Saturday 12:00 PM to 11:00 PM and Sunday 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with the caveat that the organizer's hours block is headed 2024 and that the ticket listing puts the Friday session half an hour earlier at 1:30 PM. Being a hotel, there is a bar and restaurant on site, and rooms upstairs under an event room block
Getting there
Nearest airport Philadelphia International (PHL).
How do I get to Cherry Hill Tattoo Expo?
By car
The DoubleTree sits on Route 70 (W Marlton Pike) in Cherry Hill, about 12 miles / 20 to 25 minutes from PHL via I-95 and the Walt Whitman Bridge. No parking policy or price is published by the organizer; suburban hotel self-parking at the property is the norm, confirm any event-day fee with the hotel
Most people drive to Cherry Hill Tattoo Expo. The nearest major airport is Philadelphia International (PHL), and from there it is a straightforward drive to the venue. Check current road and traffic conditions before you set off, and see parking below.
By train
No direct passenger rail to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
By bus & public transit
No scheduled intercity bus or public transit route to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
Taxi & rideshare
Taxis and rideshare such as Uber and Lyft can be limited near the venue, especially late at night or in rural areas. Agree a pickup point and time in advance and keep a backup plan.
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Where
Venue
DoubleTree by Hilton Cherry Hill Philadelphia
Camping & Accommodation
Where can I stay near Cherry Hill Tattoo Expo?
No on site camping. Here is where to stay nearby.
Mid-range hotels 1
2349 W Marlton Pike (Route 70), Cherry Hill: the expo venue itself, across the Delaware from Philadelphia. Book through the organizer's room block link for the event rate; rates and cutoff are only shown inside the reservation flow
Book direct →Airbnb & private camping
Cherry Hill and Collingswood carry suburban listings within 10 minutes; Philadelphia itself is 20 to 25 minutes across the Ben Franklin Bridge for anyone making a city weekend of it, with the PATCO Speedline as a late night fallback into downtown Camden County
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What the organiser or venue publishes about getting around, and what they do not.
The organizer publishes NO age policy at all: no minimum age for admission, no minimum age to be tattooed, no ID requirement and nothing about minors, on its website, its Eventbrite listing, its Instagram or its Facebook.
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On a public tattoo event that is the most consequential gap on this record. New Jersey law fills part of it, and the local rule is stricter than the bare statute. The criminal statute makes it a disorderly persons offence to knowingly tattoo or body pierce anyone under 18 without first obtaining the written permission of a parent or legal guardian, so written parental consent IS a lawful route in New Jersey, unlike Massachusetts or North Carolina.
The body art rules that Camden County enforces go further: no tattoo shall be applied to anyone under 18 without the PRESENCE, written consent AND proper identification of a parent or legal guardian, and genital piercing of a minor is barred regardless of consent.
Individual artists routinely set a higher floor than the law, so ask the artist, and bring photo ID whatever your age
Confirm your specific needs with the organiser's access team before you travel.
Pricing
Price history and tiers
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