Stay tuned for our 2009 schedule. If you have questions or would like more information about any of the Ink Fest Tattoo Conventions, please use the form located on the Contact Us page and enter a detailed description of your question or comment.
General Show Information
Admission:
$15 per day and $25 per weekend pass (Texas shows) and $20 per day and $35 per weekend pass (Vegas Show). Children under 12 get in free! Cash only at the door, there is an ATM but we do recommend you bring enough cash to avoid the fees. Entertainment is all inclusive in your admissions price. Tickets are sold at the door only.
Show Hours:
The Tattoo Expo opens at 12:00pm on Friday and we stop admitting people at 10pm. The doors officially close when the last tattoo is completed. The doors re-open at 12:00pm on Saturday and close when the last tattoo of the day is completed. On Sunday the doors open at 12:00pm and the show closes at 8:00pm. We ask that people schedule their work to be complete as close to 8:00pm as possible so that we can get everything cleared out.
Contests: Best Ink of the Day Awards will be judged at 9pm on Friday and Saturday and at 7:00pm on Sunday. Best Ink of the Weekend will be judged on Sunday at 7:30pm. All other contest categories will be judged beginning at 3pm on Sunday. You may enter multiple tattoos into contests but you may only enter one category per tattoo. And as always, Contest entries are FREE for work performed at the show only. All other contest entries are $10.
Contest Categories:
Best Coverup * Small Color (4"x4") * Medium Color (4"x4"-8"x8") * Large Color (8"x8"+) * Small Black & Grey (4"x4") * Medium Black & Grey (4"x4"=8"x8") * Large Black & Grey (8"x8"+) * Best Traditional * Best Tribal * Most Unique * Best Sleeve * Best Back * Best Modern * Best Chest * Best Portrait * Best Overall Male * Best Overall Female * Best Ink of the Day (1st & 2nd) * Best Ink of the Weekend * Best Temporary Piercing * Best Piercing of the Weekend * Best Overall Pierced Male * Best Overall Pierced Female
Artist and Vendor List: Click Here to see Artist List If you are interested in becoming an artist or vendor at the show, please click on Exhibitor Information to the left of the page.
Entertainment:
Dallas Ink Fest 08 will feature live entertainment by Rob Hill as well as side shows by Texas Ink and the Human Suspension Show as well as live music by various performers. Additionally, we will be crowning Ms. Ink Fest at 7pm on Saturday night. Please stay tuned for information about entertainment for other tattoo shows.
Seminars: Piercing Fundamentals Seminar: Rob Hill will be hosting a Free Seminar on Basic Piercing Fundamentals which is open to all attendees and artists of the show. Rob will cover in detail such topics as: Jewelry, Aftercare, Tray (setup and teardown), Cross Contamination Prevention, Personal Professionalism and an open Q & A.
The Seminar is designed for beginner as well as advanced piercers and the general public. It gives the common piercer the basic platform of knowledge to build from and promote them to think for themselves and use common sense in Body Piercing. It is also designed for people interested in body piercing in general or starting a career, The experienced piercer can benefit from updating their knowledge and/or learning a different perspective. Friday ¡V Oct 10, 2008 9:00pm Costt: Free ..... ALSO, Micro Dermal Anchor Seminar: Aimed for advanced body piercers looking for a new challenge, Micro Dermal Anchors are a semi-permanent body piercing, where a titanium anchor is imbedded underneath the tissue and protrudes through the top of the skin, where a decorative top is placed. The seminar covers such topics as Jewelry, Aftercare, Placement, Piercing and Insertion Techniques, Removal and more. Friday ¡V Oct 10, 2008 9:00pm Cost: 100.00 More to come…
Art Gallery:
We will have an art gallery open during the duration of the show. All prints will be available for sale at the show. Although we will have an ATM machine, we recommend that you bring plenty of cash to avoid ATM charges.
Media:
Ink Fest is covered by several industry magazines as well as local area media. If you are interested in providing coverage of this years’ events, please use the Contact Us page and provide details of your publication as well as your contact information. To see media coverage from previous events, Click Here and scroll down to Media Coverage.
After Parties:
If you are interested in sponsoring an afterparty, please use the contact page and email us information.
Additional information:
May be found in the links to the on the top left of this page. Bookmark this page for more information about upcoming Ink Fest Tattoo Expos.
