Our tattoo festivals are unlike any tattoo event you have ever attended. The Grand Rapids Tattoo Festival offers a selection of over 200 of the best artists from all over the world right here in Grand Rapids for three days of tattooing, art making, merch selling, and much more.

At the Festival, attendees will have the opportunity to get tattooed from traveling and local artists alike. Many artists will book the festival in advance, but there will be opportunities each day to find artists that are taking walk up tattoos on a first come first serve basis.

If you do not want to get  tattooed over the weekend you will not be short of entertainment. Artists and vendors alike will be selling merchandise, there will be contests where you can enter your tattoos that you have previously collected, watch contests take place, and see some of the best artists from across the globe practice their craft.

Tattoo artists will have the opportunity to buy supplies from a variety of vendors for use at the festival and to take back to their home shop. There will be a tattoo of the day competition daily to show off the best tattoos made at the Festival.

Schedule:

Friday, October 24, 2025

12:00 PM: Festival Doors Open

2:00 PM: Booth Judging Begins

2:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Tattoo Contest Registration Open

9:00 PM: Contests Begin

*Best Booth
*Fresh Small Black & Grey 6”x6” or smaller
*Fresh Small Color  6”x6” or smaller
*Fresh Medium Black & Grey 8”x8” or smaller
*Fresh Medium Color 8”x8” or smaller
*Tattoo of the Day

10:00 PM: Doors Closed

Saturday, October 25, 2025

11:00 AM: Festival Doors Open

12:00 PM - 9:15 PM:  Tattoo Contest Registration Open

5:00 PM: Worst Tattoo Contest hosted by Removery

6:00 PM: Tattoo Contest Judging Begins

*Best Healed Small Black & Grey 6”x6” or Smaller
*Best Healed Arm/Leg Sleeve
*Best Healed Back Piece / Full Front
*Best Healed Small Color 6”x6” or Smaller

8:00 PM: Costume Contest - $1,000 Cash Prize

9:00 PM: Fresh Contests Begin

*Fresh Small Black & Grey 6”x6” or smaller
*Fresh Small Color  6”x6” or smaller
*Fresh Medium Black & Grey 8”x8” or smaller
*Fresh Medium Color 8”x8” or smaller
*Tattoo of the Day

10:00 PM: Doors Closed

Sunday, October 26, 2025

11:00 AM: Festival Doors Open

12:00 PM - 3:30 PM: Tattoo Contest Registration Open

4:00 PM: Tattoo Contest Judging Begins

*Best Healed Large Black & Grey
*Best Healed Pop Culture
*Best Healed Large Color

5:45 PM: Fresh Contests Begin

*Fresh Small Black & Grey 6”x6” or smaller
*Fresh Small Color  6”x6” or smaller
*Fresh Medium Black & Grey 8”x8” or smaller
*Fresh Medium Color 8”x8” or smaller
*Best Multi-Day Tattoo
*Tattoo of the Day

7:00 PM: Doors Closed

Date: October 24-26, 2025 

Time: Friday: 12PM – 10PM, Saturday: 11AM – 10PM, Sunday: 11AM – 7PM

Location: DeVos Place, 303 Monroe Avenue NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

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