UK Tattoo Conventions & Tattoo Shows 2026

 

January

 

• Tattoo Freeze 2026 — 30 January–1 February — Telford, Shropshire

    Telford International Centre. (World Tattoo Events)

 

February

 

• Titanic Tattoo Convention Belfast #10 — 20–22 February — Belfast, Northern Ireland

• Brighton Tattoo Convention #17 — 28 February–1 March — Brighton, East Sussex

    Brighton Centre; 375+ artists. (World Tattoo Events)

 

March

 

• Anime Tattcon #2 — 7–8 March — Belfast, Northern Ireland

    Anime/tattoo convention with tattoo battles, cosplay and gaming. (World Tattoo Events)

• Sheffield Tattoo Meeting #3 — 8 March — Sheffield

• UK Tattoo Fest #5 — 14–15 March — Milton Keynes

• North Lakes Tattoo Show #17 — 27–29 March — Carlisle, Cumbria

• Tattoo Tea Party #14 — 28–29 March — Manchester

    Manchester Central; 400+ tattoo artists. (World Tattoo Events)

• Scottish Tattoo Convention #13 — 28–29 March — Edinburgh

    Edinburgh O2 Academy. (scottishtattooconvention.net)

• Portsmouth Tattoo Fest — 28–29 March — Portsmouth, Hampshire

 

April

 

• Maidstone Tattoo Extravaganza — 4–6 April — Detling/Maidstone, Kent

• UKTTA Birmingham / Birmingham Tattoo Expo — 11–12 April — Birmingham

• Big North Tattoo Show #8 — 25–26 April — Newcastle upon Tyne

    Utilita Arena; international artists, competitions and entertainment. (World Tattoo Events)

 

May

 

• Tattoo Expo UK — 2–3 May — Esher, Surrey

    Sandown Park Racecourse; 200+ artists/traders. (World Tattoo Events)

• Big Tattoo Meltdown #2 — 16–17 May — Nottingham

• Tattoo Factory Bedford #2 — 30–31 May — Bedford

 

June

 

• Belfast Tattoo Convention #3 — 5–7 June — Belfast

• Leeds International Tattoo Expo #11 — 6–7 June — Leeds

• Oxford Tattoo Expo — 13–14 June — Oxford/Banbury area

• York International Tattoo Convention #14 — 20–21 June — York

• Ink & Oil Tattoo & Art Convention — 26–28 June — Burton/Lincolnshire area

• Royal Down Tattoo Convention #3 — 26–28 June — Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland

 

July

 

• Bristol Tattoo Convention #10 — 4–5 July — Bristol

• Dino Tattoo Show — 11–12 July — Rotherham

• Great Western Tattoo Show — 25–26 July — Swindon

• Hull Tattoo & Gaming Convention — 25–26 July — Hull

 

August

 

• Newbury Tattoo Convention — 1–2 August — Newbury, Berkshire

• Mancunia Tattoo Convention — 1–2 August — Manchester

• UKTTA Manchester Tattoo Convention — 8–9 August — Manchester

• South of England Ink Fest — 8–9 August — Haywards Heath, West Sussex

• Tatcon Blackpool #12 — 14–16 August — Blackpool

• Ink & Engines Fest — 14–16 August — Costessey/Norwich, Norfolk

• Maiden City Ink Tattoo Convention #14 — 21–23 August — Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland

• Cornwall’s Tattoo Convention #8 — 21–23 August — Wadebridge, Cornwall

• Shropshire Tattoo Show — 28–30 August — Ludlow, Shropshire

 

September

 

• Big London Tattoo Show #5 — 4–6 September — London

• Kustom Kulture Blast Off Festival #14 — 4–6 September — Market Rasen, Lincolnshire

• Locked Up Shrewsbury Tattoo Convention #4 — 5–6 September — Shrewsbury

• Chester Tatt Fest — 26–27 September — Chester

• Big Tattoo Burn-Up — 26–27 September — Exeter

 

October / November

 

• Ink on the Tees Tattoo & Comic Convention — 31 October–1 November — Middlesbrough

 

Best-known / biggest shows

 

• ⭐ Brighton Tattoo Convention

• ⭐ Tattoo Tea Party — Manchester

• ⭐ Scottish Tattoo Convention — Edinburgh

• ⭐ UK Tattoo Fest

• ⭐ Big North Tattoo Show — Newcastle

• ⭐ Tattoo Expo UK

• ⭐ Leeds International Tattoo Expo

• ⭐ Belfast Tattoo Convention

• ⭐ York International Tattoo Convention

• ⭐ Bristol Tattoo Convention

• ⭐ Great Western Tattoo Show

• ⭐ UKTTA Manchester

• ⭐ Big London Tattoo Show

• ⭐ Cornwall’s Tattoo Convention

• ⭐ Shropshire Tattoo Show

• ⭐ Ink on the Tees