18 • 20 July 2025
★ 200 TATTOO ARTISTS ★
LOCATION
Expo Idaho
5610 N Glenwood St, Garden City, Idaho 83714,
United States
SHOW INFO
208 Tattoo Fest 2025 Join us to be part of Idaho’s Oldest & Largest Tattoo Festival!
Returns in 2025 for another exciting year of great times, incredible tattoo artists, tons of tattoo events and amazing body art in Boise at the Expo Idaho!
The 208 Tattoo Fest is a celebration of body art and the education of tattooing as well as other forms of body modification. This is a world class convention, smooth running and packed with hundreds of brilliant artists from the world over. Nowhere else can you find such a collection of skilled tattoo artists under one roof.
208 Tattoo Fest 2024 Best of Show by @madelart_
TICKETS
Day Pass
$18 Pre-Purchase – $20 Day of Event
Weekend Pass
$50 weekend pass – $55 Day of Event
Kids 12 and under FREE
CONTESTS
FRIDAY JULY 18
Best Large Black & Grey Tattoo
Best Small Black & Grey Tattoo
Best Realism Tattoo
Best Anime
TATTOO of the DAY
SATURDAY JULY 19
Best Small Color Tattoo
Best Large Color Tattoo
Best Lettering
Best American Traditional Tattoo
TATTOO of the DAY
SUNDAY JULY 20
Best Neo-Traditional Tattoo
Best Asian Tattoo
Best Ornamental Tattoo
TATTOO of the DAY/ TATTOO of the SHOW
PAST EDITIONS
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208 Tattoo Fest 2012
(26-27 May)
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what time does it get over
what time does it get over
The dates are June 12th-14th, 2015. :)
Elizabeth Fuller is a massage therapist at 208 Tattoo & Massage Lounge. They were told they would need to be put on the waiting list for our convention and were apparently so offended by that, that they are posting negative things all over the internet about the convention. Not accepting their shop at our convention has nothing to do with respect to local artists and everything to do with respect to quality and experienced tattooers. We have very limited space available and want to use that space for the most talented artists possible. We invite experienced artists from all across the nation in order to give the people of Boise the opportunity to work with incredible artists. Please feel free to check out their website: http://www.208tattooandmassage.com/ and to check out ours: http://www.208tattoofest.com. We are in no way associated with this shop. They named their shop after our convention as a marketing tactic.
Jason Dunn is the owner of 208 Tattoo & Massage Lounge. They were told they would need to be put on the waiting list for our convention and were apparently so offended by that, that they are posting negative things all over the internet about the convention. Not accepting their shop at our convention has nothing to do with respect to local artists and everything to do with respect to quality and experienced tattooers. We have very limited space available and want to use that space for the most talented artists possible. We invite experienced artists from all across the nation in order to give the people of Boise the opportunity to work with incredible artists. Please feel free to check out their website: http://www.208tattooandmassage.com/ and to check out ours: http://www.208tattoofest.com. We are in no way associated with this shop. They named their shop after our convention as a marketing tactic.
208 tattoo fest is lame, kay Lee doesn't respect or give a shit about local artists. You should feel embarrassed calling it 208 tattoo fest.
Maybe you should invite more then 3 artist from Boise this is 208 tattoo fest we want local artists people who we can come back too!
Contessa.. The date has changed and we are working on updating all the sites with our new dates. Thank you for the inquiry! The correct dates and information are on our website, http://www.208TattooFest.com
Question…then event on here is dated for March 2015 yet the event on their web page is dated for June 2015..Does anyone know where I can get the actual dates??? Thanks!
Would like to get ink done there who's open?
Did this show last year and was awesome. Great town great people, and lots of fun I'll be working it this year as well. Cheers to many more.
You piss me off but I hope your okay
Inkfliction tattoo Gallery.
If you ain't gettin' inked at Inkfliction in Chipley Florida you got short changed.
how much are the booths and do you need any side shows we do suspension! let me know details and we just might give your show a shot..
I'm there. getting ink done. now what to get?
I would rather worry about from WHO to get the ink done ;-)!