Hampton Roads Tattoo Expo
A 14-year-strong Virginia coast convention drawing world-class tattooers to the Hampton Roads Convention Center each March.
Event details
- Dates: March 2027 (TBA)
- Venue: Hampton Roads Convention Center
- Location: Hampton, VA
- Organizer: N/A
- Founded: 2013
- Frequency: Annual
- Attendance: N/A
- Artists / booths: N/A
- Tickets: Door only: $30/day or $50 for the weekend; $5 off weekend for military/first responders; kids 12 and under free with paid adult.
- Tattoo competitions: yes, judged categories run across the weekend
- Website: https://thehrcc.com/event/hampton-roads-tattoo-expo/2026-03-06/
- Instagram: @tattooconventions
About
The Hampton Roads Tattoo Expo is held each March at the Hampton Roads Convention Center in Hampton, Virginia, and marked its 14th anniversary edition in 2026. The weekend features live tattooing by artists from across the country, professional piercing, vendors, tattoo contests, live music, and entertainment, with door-only ticketing and free entry for kids 12 and under.
For working artists, the Hampton Roads region is a dense, military-heavy coastal Virginia market, and the expo's discount for service members and first responders speaks directly to that base. With well over a decade of history, the show has an established regional draw, and its early-March slot makes it a strong season-opener on the Mid-Atlantic convention calendar.
What to expect
- 14th anniversary edition with a long regional track record
- Held at the Hampton Roads Convention Center in Hampton, VA
- World-class artists plus professional piercing on the floor
- Tattoo contests, live music, and entertainment
- Military and first-responder ticket discounts
- Early-March timing as a Mid-Atlantic season opener
Best for
Artists targeting the military-heavy coastal Virginia market
Notable: The expo offers $5 off weekend passes for military and first responders, reflecting its heavy service-member audience.
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://thehrcc.com/event/hampton-roads-tattoo-expo/2026-03-06/, https://visithampton.com/event/hampton-roads-tattoo-expo/2026-03-07/, https://www.worldtattooevents.com/hampton-roads-tattoo-arts-festival-2026/