TATTOO COMPETITIONS

FRIDAY

PUBLIC HOURS 12P-10P

12:00 PM Festival Doors Open

2:00 PM Booth Judging Begins

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

8:00 PM Best Booth Award

8:00PM Fresh Small Black & Grey

8:30PM Fresh Small Color

9:00 PM Tattoo of the Day Contest

10:00 PM DOORS CLOSED

SATURDAY

PUBLIC HOURS 11A-10P

11:00 AM Festival Doors Open

12:00 PM-9:30P  Tattoo Contest Registration Open

Today’s Contests
*Worst Tattoo
*Best Healed Small Black & Grey 6”x6” or Smaller
*Best Healed Arm/Leg Sleeve
*Best Healed Backpiece / Full Front
*Best Healed Small Color 6”x6” or Smaller
*Fresh Small Black & Grey
*Fresh Small Color
*Tattoo of the Day

5:00 PM Worst Tattoo Contest hosted by Removery

6:00PM Tattoo Contest Judging Begins

8:00PM Fresh Small Black & Grey

8:30PM Fresh Small Color

9:00PM Tattoo of the Day Contest

10:00 PM DOORS CLOSED

SUNDAY

PUBLIC HOURS 11A-7P

11:00 AM Festival Doors Open

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

Today’s Contests
*Best Healed Large Black & Grey

*Best Healed Traditional
*Best Healed Portrait – (Color or Black & Grey)
*Best Healed Large Color
*Fresh Small Black & Grey
*Fresh Small Color
*Tattoo of the Day

4:00PM Tattoo Contest Judging Begins

5:15PM Fresh Small Black & Grey

5:45PM Fresh Small Color

6:15PM Tattoo of the Day Contest

7:00 PM DOORS CLOSED

COMPETITION RULES

**BY ENTERING TATTOO COMPETITIONS, YOU AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS**
  1. $10 TO ENTER EACH CATEGORY. TATTOO OF THE DAY IS FREE TO ENTER. ENTRY FEE IS NON-REFUNDABLE.
  2. ALL AWARDS WILL HAVE A 1ST, 2ND, & 3rd PLACE WINNER, EXCLUDING FRESH CATEGORIES & TATTOO OF THE DAY.
  3. COMPETITION REGISTRATION CAN BE FOUND AT THE ADMISSION BOOTH.
  4. CLIENTS ENTERING: BE AT THE STAGE 10 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE COMPETITION STARTING. THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS FOR NO SHOWS!
  5. TATTOOS MUST BE FULLY HEALED  TO ENTER TATTOO COMPETITIONS WITH THE EXCEPTION FOR FRESH CATEGORIES AND TATTOO OF THE DAY.
  6. TATTOO OF THE DAY AND FRESH CATEGORY ENTRIES MUST BE PROPERLY CLEANED AND PRESENTABLE. NO BLOOD, NO PLASMA, OR TEGEDERM COVERINGS!
  7. TATTOO OF THE DAY IS FREE TO ENTER AND MUST BE DONE THAT DAY BY AN ATTENDING ARTIST AT DAYTON TATTOO FESTIVAL. TATTOOS FINISHED AFTER TATTOO OF THE DAY COMPETITION CAN BE ENTERED THE FOLLOWING DAY. MULTIPLE DAY TATTOOS CAN BE ENTERED ON THE DAY THEY ARE COMPLETED.
  8. BY ENTERING DAYTON TATTOO FESTIVAL COMPETITIONS, YOU RELEASE DAYTON TATTOO FESTIVAL OF ANY AND ALL LEGALITIES STEMMING FROM COPYRIGHTED TATTOOS, ARTWORK, CLOTHING, PHOTOGRAPHS OR ANYTHING ELSE DEEMED COPYRIGHTED OR TRADEMARKED.
  9. ANY AND ALL PHOTOS TAKEN OF TATTOOS AT DAYTON TATTOO FESTIVAL BY OFFICIAL DAYTON TATTOO FESTIVAL PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE SOLELY THE PROPERTY OF DAYTON TATTOO FESTIVAL.