Cleveland Tattoo Arts Festival
Villain Arts' 3-day Cleveland convention with hundreds of tattoo artists tattooing live, daily contests, and stage entertainment.
Event details
- Dates: February 19-21, 2027
- Venue: Huntington Convention Center
- Location: Cleveland, OH
- Organizer: Villain Arts (Troy Timpel)
- Founded: N/A
- Frequency: Annual
- Attendance: Thousands over 3 days
- Artists / booths: Hundreds of artists
- Tickets: $25/day, $50 weekend 3-day pass, under 12 free
- Tattoo competitions: yes, judged categories run across the weekend
- Website: https://villainarts.com/shows/cleveland-oh/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/villainarts
About
The Cleveland Tattoo Arts Festival runs each February at the Huntington Convention Center in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, and is produced by Villain Arts, the world's largest tattoo-festival organizer. Across three days the show brings hundreds of tattoo artists, vendors, and entertainers under one roof for live tattooing from open to close.
For working artists, the festival is a chance to take walk-ins in front of a packed crowd, compete in daily judged contests for trophies, and connect with peers and shops from across the Great Lakes region. It's one of the strongest weekends of the year to build a client base and raise your profile in the Cleveland metro and broader Midwest tattoo scene.
What to expect
- Hundreds of tattoo artists working live all weekend
- Daily tattoo contests with trophies across multiple categories
- Featured guest artists and headliners
- Stage entertainment including suspension and sideshow acts
- Large vendor floor with supplies, art, and apparel
- Walk-ins welcome throughout the three days
Best for
Working artists building a Midwest client base
Notable: Held at downtown Cleveland's Huntington Convention Center on the lakefront.
How we check this listing
We last confirmed these details on 2026-07-06. Dates and prices are taken from the organizer and change between editions, so treat the organizer's own page as final before you book travel or a booth.
Checked against: https://villainarts.com/shows/cleveland-oh/, https://villainarts.com/shows/