Inkin' the Coast Tattoo Festival
- Dates
- Nov 6 to 8, 2026
- Status
- Confirmed
- Venue
- Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center
- Price
- $20 to $50
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Sep 5, 2026
Inkin' the Coast Tattoo Festival returns to Biloxi, MS, Nov 6 to 8, 2026. Froligo tracks current ticket prices, attendee feedback and travel details.
Age, licensing and hygiene
No organizer age or ID rule is published. Under Mississippi law it is unlawful to tattoo or body-pierce anyone under 18, with no parental-consent exception, so state law bars minors from being tattooed or pierced at this event regardless of consent. This is a legal duty on the artists rather than a stated organizer policy
No bag policy, security screening or first-aid arrangement is published by the organizer on the pages read
The organiser publishes nothing on Any organizer age or ID rule, Any organizer statement on sterilisation, single-use needles or ink, or workstation barriers, Any organizer consent form or aftercare sheet and Any first aid, medical or security arrangement. Ask the artist you are booking with, and expect a licensed booth to answer without hesitating.
Checked 2026-09-05The experience
What's special
Inkin' the Coast is the long-running Gulf Coast tattoo festival run by Inkin Productions, held indoors at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center in Biloxi from November 6 to 8, 2026. Founded in 2010 and billed as now in its 12th year, it publishes a full roster of roughly 100 tattoo artists and studios working live across the weekend, alongside tattoo competitions, an artist seminar, vendors, and live entertainment that includes the comedy stunt and circus performer Alakazam. Admission is sold at the door, $20 for a single day or $50 for the full three days. The organizer publishes no age policy, and Mississippi law bars tattooing or piercing anyone under 18
What happens on the floor
Pieces go on in the open, start to finish. You can watch, and talk to artists between clients.
Finished and same-day work is judged on stage in named categories, usually late in the day.
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.
Teaching sessions aimed at working artists. Usually ticketed separately from admission.
Getting tattooed here
Admission gets you through the door, not into a chair. Tattoo work is arranged with the artist, not with the show.
Visitors who want a specific artist should contact that artist directly ahead of the event; the site publishes the attending-artists roster but no central booking system
The overview says visitors can get tattooed throughout the weekend; per-artist walk-up availability is not individually stated
Who is tattooing
The attending-artists page published a real roster on 5 September 2026: about 101 Instagram handles alongside artist and studio display names (for example aaronistattoo, davehandlebarclarke, diego_barros_tattoo, and studios such as Black Diamond Tattoo Collective, Good Cat Tattoo, Hattiesburg Tattoo). A clean one-to-one pairing of every display name to its handle could not be extracted from the page layout, so the artists array above is a representative sample; the full 101 handles are on the source page. Vendor and studio-versus-individual splits were not separately counted
14 artists are listed for this edition, and Instagram handles where the show publishes them.
Tattoo artist
- Aaron Is
- Dave Clarke
- Madisin Mai
Studio
- DarkWorks BodyArt
- Black Diamond Tattoo Collective
- Good Cat Tattoo
- Hand over Heart Tattoo
- Defiance Tattoo Company
- Grandma Mimi's Airbrush Tattoos
- Hattiesburg Tattoo
- Mozaik Tattoo and Art studio
- Lucky 7 Tattoo
- Minds Eye Tattoo
- Panthers Tattoo Emporium
Around the tattooing
Also running
- Live tattooingArtists tattoo live across the three days; the site publishes a full attending-artists roster
What it costs
Admission is the only price the show sets. No tattoo prices are published by the organizer; each artist sets their own rate at their own booth. Visitors can get tattooed throughout the weekend; the cost is whatever the chosen artist charges.
If you are exhibiting
Booth and vendor fees are what the show charges artists and traders. They are not visitor prices.
Artist side, not a visitor price
Vendor booth pricing runs through the same booth-registration route; no public figure published. Trader side, not a visitor price
Both gate prices ($20 day, $50 three-day) are door prices. No advance online sale is published, so no booking fees apply
The market and the food
No food program is published on the pages read
Hours and the floor
The Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center, a large arena and convention complex on Beach Blvd on the Biloxi waterfront. The festival is held indoors
An indoor, climate-controlled coliseum and convention complex on the Gulf Coast. The organizer publishes no visitor comfort detail of its own
Getting there
Nearest airport Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (GPT), about 8 miles west.
How do I get to Inkin' the Coast Tattoo Festival?
By car
The Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center is on Beach Blvd in Biloxi, on the Gulf beachfront among the casino resorts. Gulfport-Biloxi International (GPT) is about 15 minutes west; New Orleans (MSY) is about 1.5 hours west on I-10 for wider flights. The coliseum has large free lots, and casino-resort parking is plentiful along the beach
Most people drive to Inkin' the Coast Tattoo Festival. The nearest major airport is Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (GPT), about 8 miles west, 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.
🚙 Car hire
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Where
Venue
Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center
Camping & Accommodation
Where can I stay near Inkin' the Coast Tattoo Festival?
No on site camping. Here is where to stay nearby.
Airbnb & private camping
Biloxi and neighboring Gulfport and Ocean Springs carry beach condos and rentals along the coast; November is off-season on the Gulf with soft pricing, and the casino hotels are the easy walkable-to-the-coliseum option
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What the organiser or venue publishes about getting around, and what they do not.
The organizer publishes no age policy on the pages read: neither an admission age nor a tattooing age is stated. Mississippi law is the governing floor and is strict: it is unlawful to tattoo or body-pierce anyone under 18, with no parental-consent exception of any kind.
A tattooing-age rule should be confirmed with the organizer, but under state law a minor cannot legally be tattooed or pierced at this event regardless of parental consent
Confirm your specific needs with the organiser's access team before you travel.
Pricing
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