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Best Tattoo & Body Art Festivals 2026

100 festivals. Every US tattoo & body art festival, with confirmed dates, current ticket prices, lineups, camping info and clear updates on what's actually happening.

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We track 100 US tattoo & body art festivals for 2026, 99 of them live or upcoming. This guide shows where they cluster, when the season peaks and which ones the crowd rates. Every number and every festival here comes from real, team-checked records.

Festivals
100
99 live or upcoming
Peak month
Octo.
22 festivals
Top state
Texas
19 festivals
Biggest sound
Live Tattooing
then tattoo contests and tattoo conventions & expos

The 2026 Tattoo & Body Art scene by sound

How the 100 US tattoo & body art festivals split by sub-genre

Live Tattooing
90
Tattoo Contests
88
Tattoo Conventions & Expos
34
Piercing
32
Sideshow
4
Live Art
4

Live Tattooing is the biggest strand, tagged on 90 of the 100 tattoo & body art festivals we track. Tap a sound to see only those festivals.

Tattoo & Body Art festivals by month

When the 100 US tattoo & body art festivals happen across the year

Jan
5
Feb
7
Mar
8
Apr
6
May
1
Jun
1
Jul
5
Aug
10
Sep
18
Oct
22
Nov
6
Dec
0

Tattoo & Body Art season peaks in October, with 22 festivals that month. Tap a month for the full calendar.

Where the Tattoo & Body Art scene clusters

The states with the most tattoo & body art festivals

It clusters hardest in Texas (19 festivals), then Tennessee (9) and California (6). Tap a state for its full list.

Texas: 19 Tattoo & Body Art festivals19Tennessee: 9 Tattoo & Body Art festivals9California: 6 Tattoo & Body Art festivals6Georgia: 5 Tattoo & Body Art festivalsNorth Carolina: 4 Tattoo & Body Art festivalsPennsylvania: 4 Tattoo & Body Art festivalsKentucky: 4 Tattoo & Body Art festivalsMissouri: 4 Tattoo & Body Art festivalsOhio: 3 Tattoo & Body Art festivalsIdaho: 3 Tattoo & Body Art festivalsFlorida: 3 Tattoo & Body Art festivalsWashington: 3 Tattoo & Body Art festivalsNew Jersey: 2 Tattoo & Body Art festivalsColorado: 2 Tattoo & Body Art festivalsIndiana: 2 Tattoo & Body Art festivalsArizona: 2 Tattoo & Body Art festivalsMississippi: 2 Tattoo & Body Art festivalsIllinois: 2 Tattoo & Body Art festivalsWisconsin: 2 Tattoo & Body Art festivalsMichigan: 2 Tattoo & Body Art festivalsConnecticut: 2 Tattoo & Body Art festivalsHawaii: 2 Tattoo & Body Art festivalsVirginia: 1 Tattoo & Body Art festivalMassachusetts: 1 Tattoo & Body Art festivalWashington DC: 1 Tattoo & Body Art festivalOregon: 1 Tattoo & Body Art festivalWyoming: 1 Tattoo & Body Art festivalNew Hampshire: 1 Tattoo & Body Art festivalMaine: 1 Tattoo & Body Art festivalLouisiana: 1 Tattoo & Body Art festival
Texas 19Tennessee 9California 6Georgia 5North Carolina 4Pennsylvania 4

This week in Tattoo & Body Art

From the Froligo Desk: what the tattoo & body art scene is talking about right now.

What's moving · 2026-10-18

Froligo added five new kinds of festival this week

In the week to 18 October, 339 new records went live, almost all of them in five new sections: psychic, tarot and metaphysical fairs (128), tattoo and body art conventions (100), rodeos and state fairs (43), comic cons and anime (37), and yoga and wellness festivals (30). Each section has its own hub, and every event page carries dates, venue and prices the same way the music festivals do.

Tattoo & Body Art festivals in the next 30 days

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Tattoo & Body Art festivals 2026: quick answers

The questions people ask most, answered from our data

How many tattoo & body art festivals are there in the US?

We track 100 US tattoo & body art festivals, 99 of them live or upcoming for 2026.

When is tattoo & body art festival season?

It peaks in October, with 22 tattoo & body art festivals that month.

Where are the most tattoo & body art festivals?

Texas leads with 19, then Tennessee (9) and California (6).

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Dates move, lineups shift, prices climb. Froligo Pulse is built to tell you the moment a festival you care about changes. For what the tattoo & body art scene is talking about this week, read the Froligo Desk.

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Ancient Arts Festival

Pittsboro, NC
Expected October 2027
Expected$25 to $50 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Oddities, Tattoo Contests

Anime Ink Con

Richmond, VA
Expected October 2027
Expected$30 to $70 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Anime Tattoo, Tattoo Contests
Anime Ink Con poster

Asheville Tattoo Arts Festival

Asheville, NC
Expected September 2027
Expected$20 to $40 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

Atlanta Ink Masters Tattoo Expo

Atlanta, GA
Jan 22 to 24, 2027
Dates announced$20 to $40 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

Austin Tattoo Invitational

Austin, TX
Expected September 2027
Expected$36 to $71 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

Boise Tattoo Convention

Garden City, ID
Oct 23 to 25, 2026
Confirmed$20 to $45 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

Boston Tattoo Convention

Wilmington, MA
Expected September 2027
Expected$30 to $75 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

Cherry Hill Tattoo Expo

Cherry Hill, NJ
Expected September 2027
Expected$24 to $47 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Piercing

Crystal Lake Tattoo Expo

Fort Worth, TX
Nov 13 to 15, 2026
Confirmed$20 to $40 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Tattoo Contests, Live Entertainment

DC Tattoo Expo

Washington, DC
Feb 26 to 28, 2027
Confirmed$30 to $75 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Piercing

East Texas Tattoo Expo

Tyler, TX
Expected October 2027
Expected$20 to $50 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

E-Town Tattoo & Food Fest

Elizabethtown, KY
Feb 26 to 28, 2027
Dates announced$20 to $50 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

Evansville Tattoo Festival

Evansville, IN
Nov 6 to 8, 2026
Confirmed$25 to $60 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

Evergreen Tattoo Invitational

Eugene, OR
Mar 19 to 21, 2027
Dates announced$18 to $50 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

Fort Wayne Tattoo Festival

Fort Wayne, IN
Expected August 2027
Expected
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

Fountain City Tattoo Expo

Columbus, GA
Expected September 2027
Expected$15 to $60 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Piercing

Fresno Tattoo Expo

Fresno, CA
2027
Announced$10 to $25 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

Ghost Tattoo Expo

Savannah, GA
Apr 23 to 25, 2027
Confirmed
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

Golden State Tattoo Expo

Pasadena, CA
Expected September 2027
Expected$41 to $72 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

INKFEST

Memphis, TN
Expected September 2027
Expected$25 to $45 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Creative Market, Live Tattooing

Sweetwater Inkfest

Rock Springs, WY
Expected September 2027
Expected$13 to $30 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Live Music

inkLink Tattoo Convention

Monticello, IL
Expected August 2027
Expected
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

Keystone State Tattoo Expo

Altoona, PA
Expected July/August 2027
ExpectedFree
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

Knoxville Tattoo Convention

Knoxville, TN
Expected August 2027
Expected
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

Liger Town Tattoo Expo

Lava Hot Springs, ID
Expected October 2026
Dates TBA$10 to $20 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Vendors

Live Free or Die Tattoo Expo

Manchester, NH
Expected July 2027
ExpectedFree
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

Longhorn State Tattoo Expo

Dallas, TX
Oct 30 to Nov 1, 2026
Confirmed$30 to $60 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

Louisville Tattoo Festival

Louisville, KY
Jun 25 to 27, 2027
Confirmed
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

Macabre Arts Tattoo Festival

Louisville, KY
Oct 23 to 25, 2026
Confirmed$15 to $40 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Tattoo Contests, Macabre Art

Madison Tattoo Festival

Madison, WI
Expected October 2027
Expected$25 to $55 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Tattoo Contests, Live Tattooing
Madison Tattoo Festival poster

Middle Tennessee Tattoo Expo

Nashville, TN
Nov 6 to 8, 2026
Confirmed$25 to $50 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests
Middle Tennessee Tattoo Expo poster

Motor City Tattoo Expo

Detroit, MI
Mar 5 to 7, 2027
Dates announced
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

New England Tattoo Expo

Uncasville, CT
Apr 9 to 11, 2027
Confirmed
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

Nomad Legacy Tattoo Arts Expo

Waterford Township, MI
Expected August 2027
Dates TBA
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Body Modification

Oahu International Tattoo Expo

Honolulu, HI
Jan 15 to 17, 2027
Dates announced$25 to $60 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

Orlando Tattoo Show

Kissimmee, FL
Expected September 2027
Expected$25 to $50 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Piercing, Tattoo Contests

Pacific Ink & Art Expo

Honolulu, HI
Jul 9 to 11, 2027
Confirmed
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

Royal Disorder Tattoo Expo

Joplin, MO
Expected September 2027
Expected$15 to $35 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Piercing, Tattoo Contests

Seattle Tattoo Expo

Seattle, WA
Expected August 2027
Expected
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

Somerset Tattoo & Food Fest

Somerset, KY
Expected September 2027
Expected$20 to $50 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

South Texas Iron & Ink

Seguin, TX
Feb 26 to 28, 2027
Dates announced$15 to $40 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Motorcycle Culture

Syracuse Tattoo Arts Festival

Syracuse, NY
Expected September 2027
Expected$25 to $55 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

Tacoma Tattoo Expo

Tacoma, WA
Mar 12 to 14, 2027
Dates announced
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

Tattoo Mania Dallas

Dallas, TX
Expected October 2027
Expected$20 to $55 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Walk-up Tattoos

Tattoo Nooga

Chattanooga, TN
Apr 30 to May 2, 2027
Confirmed
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

The Texas Tattoo Convention

San Antonio, TX
Expected September 2027
Expected
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

Three Rivers Tattoo Convention

Kennewick, WA
Expected September 2027
Expected5k+$21 to $42 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Tattoo Contests, Seminars

Thundertats Expo

Oklahoma City, OK
Jul 23 to 25, 2027
Confirmed
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Body Modification

Tommy's Tattoo Convention

Uncasville, CT
Expected October 2027
Expected$25 to $50 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

Yuma Tattoo Fest & Car Show

Yuma, AZ
Expected September 2027
Expected$25 to $60 pp
Tattoo Conventions & Expos, Live Tattooing, Tattoo Contests

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