Palm Springs Tattoo Arts Festival

A three-day Villain Arts tattoo festival at the Palm Springs Convention Center bringing hundreds of artists, live tattooing, and daily contests to the Coachella Valley.

Event details

• Dates: May 2027 (TBA)
• Venue: Palm Springs Convention Center
• Location: Palm Springs, CA
• Organizer: Villain Arts (Troy Timpel)
• Founded: N/A
• Frequency: Annual
• Attendance: Thousands over 3 days
• Artists / booths: Hundreds of artists
• Tickets: See website; ~$25/day, ~$50 weekend, under 12 free
• Tattoo competitions: yes, judged categories run across the weekend
• Website: https://villainarts.com/shows/palm-springs-ca/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/villainarts

About

The Palm Springs Tattoo Arts Festival takes place each May at the Palm Springs Convention Center, filling the desert resort city with three days of live tattooing, juried contests, and a sprawling vendor floor. It is part of the Villain Arts touring circuit run by Troy Timpel, the world's largest tattoo-festival organizer, which means the Palm Springs edition draws the same caliber of traveling artists and the same competitive judging found at the company's biggest events.

For artists working across the Coachella Valley, Inland Empire, and greater Southern California, the festival offers a concentrated weekend of walk-up clients, head-to-head contests, and direct access to supply vendors and shop owners. Pulling that much industry foot traffic into a single desert venue makes it a high-leverage stop for building a book and a reputation.

What to expect

• Hundreds of tattoo artists working live across three days
• Daily tattoo contests with trophies in dozens of categories
• Featured guest artists from the national Villain Arts circuit
• Stage entertainment including sideshow and burlesque-style acts
• A full vendor floor of supplies, apparel, art, and jewelry
• Walk-up tattooing available throughout the weekend

Best for

Southern California and Coachella Valley artists wanting desert-market exposure

Notable: Set in the heart of Palm Springs, a marquee Southern California resort destination.

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/palm-springs-ca/, https://villainarts.com/shows/