Louisville Tattoo Festival

Join us at the Kentucky International Convention Center. Our tattoo festivals are unlike any tattoo event you have ever attended. The Louisville Tattoo Festival offers a selection of over 200 of the best artists from all over the world right here in Louisville for three days of tattooing, art making, merch selling, and much more.

200+ Tattoo Artists
30+ Vendors
3000 Attendees
45 Awards

Get A Tattoo
See Live Tattooing
Enter Contests
Live Art Competitions
Shopping + Collecting

Tattoo Competitions

11:00 AM Festival Doors Open

12:00 PM-3:30PM Tattoo Contest Registration Open

4:00PM Tattoo Contest Judging Begins

*Best Healed Large Black & Grey
*Best Healed Pop Culture
*Best Healed Large Color

5:15PM FRESH CONTESTS BEGIN

*Fresh Small Black & Grey 6”x6” or smaller
*Fresh Small Color  6”x6” or smaller
*Fresh Medium Black & Grey 8”x8” or smaller
*Fresh Medium Color 8”x8” or smaller
*Tattoo of the Day

7:00 PM DOORS CLOSED

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