Seattle Tattoo Expo
Long-running Pacific Northwest tattoo convention at Seattle Center, featuring 200+ artists, live tattooing, and competitions each August.
Event details
- Last held: August 14-16, 2026
- Next edition: to be announced
- Venue: Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, Seattle, WA
- Location: Seattle, WA
- Organizer: Connors & Co, Hidden Hand Tattoo & Super Genius Tattoo
- Founded: 2005
- Frequency: Annual
- Attendance: N/A
- Artists / booths: 200+ artists
- Tickets: $32/day ยท $75 weekend (see website)
- Tattoo competitions: yes, judged categories run across the weekend
- Website: https://www.seattletattooexpo.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seattletattooexpo/
About
The Seattle Tattoo Expo is one of the Pacific Northwest's longest-running tattoo conventions, held annually at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall and produced by three local studios: Connors & Co, Hidden Hand Tattoo, and Super Genius Tattoo. It marked its 20th year in 2025 and gathers more than 200 tattoo artists from around the world for a weekend of live tattooing, vendors, and contests.
The 2026 edition is confirmed for August 14-16 at the same venue. Weekend and single-day passes are sold through the official site, and the show is known as a community-rooted, artist-run event rather than a corporate touring brand.
What to expect
- Over 200 tattoo artists from around the world
- Held at Seattle Center Exhibition Hall in the heart of the city
- Artist-run by three respected local Seattle studios
- Daily and weekend tattoo competitions
- Marked its 20th anniversary in 2025
- Vendors, live tattooing, and tattoo culture programming
Best for
Artists building a Pacific Northwest collector base at a community-rooted show
Notable: Celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2025, one of the region's most established conventions.
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://www.seattletattooexpo.com/, https://www.worldtattooevents.com/seattle-tattoo-expo/, https://lynnwoodtimes.com/2025/07/06/seattle-tattoo/