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$25 Day / $50 3-Day Pass
Admission is free for children under 12
Tickets are sold at the show or:
General Info
Location
Chicago Tattoo Arts Convention
Donald E Stephens Convention Center
5555 N River Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018
Show Times
Friday 2 PM - 11 PM
Saturday 11 AM - 11 PM
Sunday 11 AM - 8 PM
Load-In Information (Vendor Only)
Thursday: 12 PM - 6 PM Load-In
Friday: 9 AM - 2 PM Load-In
Hotel Info (2024)
Crowne Plaza Chicago Ohare Hotel & Conf Ctr 5440 North River Road Rosemont, Illinois 60018 BOOK ONLINE HERE!
Hilton Rosemont/Chicago O'Hare 5550 N. River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018 BOOK ONLINE HERE!
Comfort Inn O'Hare 2175 E Touhy Ave Des Plaines, IL 60018 BOOK ONLINE HERE!
For all other information please email INFO@VILLAINARTS.COM
After Hours
Entertainment
FRIDAY
2:00 PM Show Open
4:00 PM Camille Zamboni Contortionist
5:00 PM Reggie Bügmüncher
6:00 PM Deadman's Carnival
7:00 PM Ringling Brother's star James Maltman
8:00 PM America's Got Talent stars Captain and Maybelle
8:45 PM Verona Fink Burlesque Sideshow
9:00 PM Candi Crucifix Burlesque
9:15 PM Suspension
10:00 PM Tattoo of the Day
11:00 PM Show Close
SATURDAY
11:00 AM Show Open
12:00 PM Camille Zamboni Contortionist
12:30 PM Reggie Bügmüncher
1:30 PM Deadman's Carnival
2:30 PM Ringling Brother's star James Maltman
3:30 PM America's Got Talent stars Captain and Maybelle
5:00 PM Tattoo Contests
7:00 PM Deadman's Carnival
7:45 PM Ringling Brother's star James Maltman
8:30 PM America's Got Talent stars Captain and Maybelle Sideshow
9:15 PM Verona Fink Burlesque Sideshow
9:30 PM Suspension
10:00 PM Tattoo of the Day
11:00 PM Show Close
SUNDAY
11:00 AM Show Open
12:00 PM Camille Zamboni Contortionist
12:30 PM Reggie Bügmüncher
1:30 PM Deadman's Carnival
2:30 PM Ringling Brother's star James Maltman
3:30 PM America's Got Talent stars Captain and Maybelle
5:00 PM Tattoo Contests
7:00 PM Tattoo of the Day and Best of Show
8:00 PM Show Close
Featured Entertainment
Cenobyte Suspension
Camille Zamboni Contortionist
Aztec Dance
Olde City Sideshow Reggie Bügmüncher
Dead Man's Carnival
Mischief The Clown
Ringling Brother's star James Maltman
Verona Fink
America's Got Talent stars Captain and Maybelle
Tattoo History
James Hawk's Tattoo History
Tattoo History by Dana Brunson
with Gideon Schory from Amsterdam (tattoocollection.eu)
Debra Cooper of Royboy's Badlands Tattoo
Featured Artists
Clarke Gable from Borneo Malaysia
Specializing in Traditional Borneo Handtap Tattooing
Special Guests
Robert Mukes from House of 1000 Corpses & Westworld
Cleen Rock One from Ink Master Season 11, 9 & Runner Up of 5 & 7
Kyle Dunbar from Ink Master Season 3 & 4
Candy Dunbar
Holli Marie from Ink Master season 12 and 14
Big Jaz from Ink Master season 12
Dane Smith from Ink Master season 9
Elva Stefanie from Ink Master Season 12
Gary Parisi from Ink Master Season 10
Fon from Ink Master Season 12
Jozzy Camacho from Ink Master season 15
Emily Elegado from Ink Master season 5
Aaron Is from Ink Master Season 5 & 9
Trap from Black Ink
Trocon Talhouk from VH1
Charles Whitfield from VH1
Anwon Boneface Johnson from Ink Master Season 8, Season 9 and Ink Master Grudge Match.
Al Fliction from Ink Master Season 1
Jake Parsons from Ink Master Season 13
E MAC from Ink Master season 13
Jordi Pla from Ink Master season 13
International Artists
Penny Boy Tattoo from ITALY
Filip Kotarlic from ITALY
Maria Kupushta from Germany
Seminars
AI IN TATTOOING. Seminar by Bryan Sánchez M.
Past Event Coverage
- Hollywood Chicago - Photo Gallery: Chicago Tattoo Arts Convention in Rosemont, Ill., on March 24, 2018
- Urban Matter - Chicago Tattoo Arts Convention Welcomes the World’s Best Tattoo Artists
- Chicago Tribune - 5 things we learned at the Chicago Tattoo Arts Convention
- The Columbia Chronicle - Villain Arts’ 12th Annual Chicago Tattoo Festival offers more inclusion and diversity for its return
- The Columbia Chronicle - Tattoo artists from around the world gather for Chicago’s largest tattoo convention