Kansas City Ink Masters Tattoo Expo
- Dates
- Feb 19 to 21, 2027
- Status
- Announced
- Venue
- Kansas City Marriott Downtown
- Price
- $20 to $40
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Sep 5, 2026
Kansas City Ink Masters Tattoo Expo comes to Kansas City, MO, Feb 19 to 21, 2027. Froligo tracks current ticket prices, attendee feedback and travel details.
One stop on a circuit of 18 conventions run to the same format by Ink Masters Tattoo Show.
Age, licensing and hygiene
The BBP certificate line is the organizer's, published circuit-wide on a form that serves every stop. The state legal layer for this venue's jurisdiction has not been detailed for this far-future stop
The organizer states 'Must be 18 and over with a valid Government Issued ID for Tattoo Services or Raffle' on the information page
The organizer's own requirement is one line, on the individual artist inquiry form: 'All Artist and Piercers must have an approved BBP Certificate'. State body art regulation applies to any artist working the floor and has not been detailed for this far-future stop
The experience
What's special
The Kansas City Ink Masters Tattoo Expo is a stop on the Ink Masters Tattoo Show touring circuit, held Feb 19-21, 2027 at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown at 200 W 12th St, Kansas City, MO 64105. The format is a walk-up floor: tattooists and piercers work on the spot across the show, and visitors turn up and find the right artist. Around that runs a twenty category contest programme at $10 per tattoo entered and a free daily raffle giving away two tattoos a day with the artist of the winner's choice. Admission is sold at the door only, at $25 for a day or $40 for the weekend, with $5 off before 5pm on the early-bird day, and ages 16 and under enter free with a parent. Anyone getting tattooed or pierced must be 18 with government issued photo ID. As a stop more than a year out, the artist roster is not yet published
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.
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.
Getting tattooed here
Admission gets you through the door, not into a chair. Tattoo work is arranged with the artist, not with the show.
No booking system or artist directory is published, so there is no way to pre-book from the official site
Walk up is the model. Artists work on the spot across a range of styles and visitors turn up and find the right one
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.
2027 lineup not yet published. The organizer publishes no artist roster for this stop, and as a stop more than a year out none is expected on the official site, which carries no artists page for any city
Contests and judging
20 categories are judged across the weekend. Judging pulls the whole floor to the stage, so it is the best hour of the day to watch even if you are not entering.
How entries work
Entry $10 per tattoo per piece.
Entry is $10 per tattoo with no cap on entries; sign-up is in person at the show only, and the canvas must be present to be critiqued by three judges
How entries work
Entry Free with paid admission per piece.
Two free tattoos are raffled each day, valued by the organizer at $1,200 across the weekend, with the winner choosing any attending artist. Must be present to win and 18 or over with a valid ID
Around the tattooing
Also running
- Live on-the-spot tattooingAdvertised as the core of the circuit format, run through all show days
- Live piercingAdvertised as part of the circuit format
What it costs
Admission is the only price the show sets. No tattoo prices are published, and none should be inferred. Each artist sets their own rate at their own booth. Walk up work is the format; the cost is whatever the artist charges. Budget for it as an unknown.
Extras, bought separately
Tattoo competition entry: A contest entry fee, not admission and not the price of a tattoo
If you are exhibiting
Booth and vendor fees are what the show charges artists and traders. They are not visitor prices.
The organizer publishes no booth price; artists go through an inquiry form and are quoted privately. Artist side, not a visitor price
The vendor inquiry form carries no price. Trader side, not a visitor price
Every gate price here is a door price; there is no online sale and so no booking fee. The $10 contest entry is not a visitor admission price and is fenced above
The market and the food
The market floor carries circuit sponsors, not confirmed as this city's exhibitors.
Nothing published for this stop
Hours and the floor
The stop is held at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown at 200 W 12th St, Kansas City, MO 64105. Finer venue detail is not yet published for this edition
Getting there
Nearest airport Kansas City International Airport (MCI).
How do I get to Kansas City Ink Masters Tattoo Expo?
By car
Most people drive to Kansas City Ink Masters Tattoo Expo. The nearest major airport is Kansas City International Airport (MCI), 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
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Taxi & rideshare
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Where
Venue
Kansas City Marriott Downtown
Camping & Accommodation
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