Ottawa Gatineau Tattoo Expo 2026

A long-running three-day tattoo expo held in Gatineau but serving the Ottawa market, combining a large artist roster with contests and a circus and sideshow programme.

Event details

• Dates: October 9-11, 2026 (18th edition)
• Venue: Palais des Congres de Gatineau, 50 Bd Maisonneuve, Gatineau QC
• Location: Gatineau, QC
• Organizer: Ottawa Tattoo Expo
• Founded: 2009
• Frequency: Annual
• Artists / booths: Over 400 per the show's own marketing, not independently verified
• Tickets: Single day $25, weekend pass $60, children 12 and under enter at no charge
• Tattoo competitions: yes, judged categories run across the weekend
• Website: https://ottawatattooexpo.ca/
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/tattoo_expo_ottawa_gatineau

About

The Ottawa Gatineau Tattoo Expo is a three-day October show at the Palais des Congres de Gatineau on Boulevard Maisonneuve. It is held on the Quebec side of the river but serves the Ottawa market, and it has been running since 2009, reaching its eighteenth edition. Alongside the tattoo floor it runs a circus and sideshow programme.

Roster size should be read with care: the show's own marketing claims over 400 artists, a figure we have not independently verified. Competitions run across the weekend. Admission is $25 for a single day or $60 for the weekend pass, with children 12 and under entering at no charge. For a working artist the draw is a long-established autumn show that reaches both sides of the Ontario and Quebec border from one floor.

What to expect

• Palais des Congres de Gatineau, 50 Bd Maisonneuve, Gatineau
• Annual three-day show in the October slot, running since 2009
• Eighteenth edition
• Over 400 artists per the show's own marketing, not independently verified
• Circus and sideshow programme alongside the tattoo floor
• Single day $25, weekend pass $60, no charge for children 12 and under

Best for

Artists working the Ottawa and Gatineau market who want an established autumn floor reaching both sides of the provincial border.

Notable: Running since 2009 and into its eighteenth edition, staged in Gatineau while serving the Ottawa market.

How we check this listing

We last confirmed these details on 2026-07-22. 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://ottawatattooexpo.ca/, https://instagram.com/tattoo_expo_ottawa_gatineau