Virginia Beach Tattoo Festival

A decade-old coastal-Virginia festival pairing a summer beach-town setting with tattoo contests at the Virginia Beach Convention Center.

Event details

About

The Virginia Beach Tattoo Festival is presented by GoodHumans, LLC and reached its 10th annual edition in 2025, with the next show set for August 7-9, 2026 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. The summer festival gathers tattoo artists, vendors and a steady stream of attendees for a weekend of live tattooing, contests and entertainment in a popular coastal-tourism destination.

For working artists, the August timing and beach-town location turn the event into a summer-vacation draw, putting booths in front of both local clients and out-of-town visitors. The contest program gives artists a competitive stage, while the convention-center floor and Mid-Atlantic position make it a useful stop for reaching the coastal-Virginia market and networking in a region with fewer major shows.

What to expect

Best for

Artists wanting a summer, beach-town show in the Mid-Atlantic

Notable: A summer beachfront festival that hit its 10th annual edition in 2025.

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.

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