Three Rivers Tattoo Convention 2026

Eastern Washington's biggest tattoo convention, a 15-plus-year fixture drawing artists to the Tri-Cities each September.

Event details

• Dates: September 25-27, 2026
• Venue: Three Rivers Convention Center, Kennewick, WA
• Location: Kennewick, WA
• Organizer: Three Rivers Tattoo Convention
• Founded: 2010
• Frequency: Annual
• Attendance: N/A
• Artists / booths: N/A
• Tickets: Single and multi-day tickets via Ticketmaster (from Aug 1) or at the box office; kids 5 and under free (price N/A)
• Tattoo competitions: yes, judged categories run across the weekend
• Website: https://trtattcon.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trtattcon/

About

The Three Rivers Tattoo Convention runs September 25 to 27, 2026 at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, in Washington's Tri-Cities. Around its 16th edition and backed by a 15-plus-year track record, it is the biggest tattoo convention in eastern Washington, bringing artists from across the United States together for a three-day weekend of tattooing, contests, and tattoo culture.

For working artists, the pull is geographic dominance. The Tri-Cities sit far from Seattle and Portland, so Three Rivers owns the inland Pacific Northwest market with little competing pull, concentrating collectors from eastern Washington, northern Oregon, and Idaho into one room. That makes it a dependable annual booking for artists who want to reach an inland audience that rarely sees a convention of this size, away from the saturated coastal scenes.

What to expect

• Around its 16th edition with a 15-plus-year track record
• The biggest tattoo convention in eastern Washington
• Held at the Three Rivers Convention Center in the Tri-Cities
• Three days of live tattooing and daily contests
• Draws collectors from inland Washington, Oregon, and Idaho
• Kids 5 and under admitted free

Best for

Artists targeting the inland Pacific Northwest away from Seattle and Portland

For artists: booths, applications, hours

The 2026 edition, the convention's 16th year, runs September 25 to 27 at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, Washington. Doors open at noon Friday and at 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Load-in is Thursday from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Shop applications for 2026 are closed.

Booth pricing is not published: the organizer quotes it after reviewing the application and invoicing the shop. Each 2026 booth includes access to power, one table with linen and skirting, two chairs, and pipe and drape. Deposits are non-refundable and non-transferable, and 100 percent of anticipated charges are due before the event starts. Artists bring a garbage can with a foot-pedal lid and a sharps container; one sharps container per shop is included from Coalition Tattoo Supply, and extras are on the artist.

Washington requires a tattoo artist license: 18 or older, a current bloodborne pathogens certificate, and $275 for a first license plus a $5 print fee under the 2026 fee schedule. Contest entry in 2026 is $5 per tattoo, one contest per tattoo, at the info booth at least 10 minutes before the posted time; the trophy goes to the artist. Registered vendors get the vendor Green Room, the Friday kick-off party, and Saturday dinner with two drink tickets.

Notable: Eastern Washington's largest tattoo convention, owning the inland market far from the coastal scenes.

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://trtattcon.com/, https://trtattcon.com/about/, https://threeriversconventioncenter.com/event/three-rivers-tattoo-convention/