Dateline: DALLAS, June 1, 2026 - The Sinners Tattoo Expo returns to Dallas Market Hall from June 12 to 14 for its fourth edition, bringing together more than 600 tattoo artists from around the world for three days of live tattooing, competitions with $60,000 in prize money, and what organizers are calling the largest tattoo event in Texas history.
Founded in 2018 by Brandon and Susu, the expo has tripled in size since its inception and now fills the Dallas Market Hall with over 500 tattoo booths. "Walk into Market Hall this June and you'll feel it before you see it," the event's promotional materials read. "Tattoo machines buzzing from every corner of the room. Music bleeding through from the main stage. Artists you've followed for years working right in front of you."
The artist lineup includes renowned names such as Jon Nelson, Daria Pirojenko, Kevin Laroy, Winnie The Jroo, Andy Pho, and João Morais, alongside artists from the hit television series Ink Master. The expo covers every style of tattooing, from traditional black and grey to neo-traditional, Japanese, anime, bio-organic, realism, and micro-realism.
Live band performing at the Sinners Tattoo Expo with crowd watchingCompetitions are a centerpiece of the weekend, with 31 categories running across all three days. Fresh tattoos must be started and completed at the show to qualify for daily Best of Day awards in black and grey and color categories. Healed and fresh categories span black and grey small through large, color small through large, traditional, neo-traditional, Japanese, Latin, anime, comic, bio-organic, horror, portrait, floral, geometric, script, and micro-realism, among others. Overall best male and female awards cap the competition schedule.
Beyond tattooing, the expo offers what organizers describe as a full entertainment experience. The schedule includes belly dance and burlesque performances, live bands and DJs each night, the Miss Sinful Beauty Pageant, body painting demonstrations, and stilt performers. Fort Worth-based rock band CROTEX joins the Sunday lineup. Hourly raffles give attendees chances to win free tattoos, exclusive merchandise, and VIP upgrades.
Ticket prices are set at $29.99 for a single day, $59.99 for a three-day weekend pass, and $159 for a VIP pass that includes early entry, priority seating for live events, and access to VIP lounges and bars. Children 12 and under enter free. Free secure parking is available on site, and food and drinks will be available throughout the weekend.
Vendors and merchandise booths will line the venue offering tattoo supplies, art, apparel, and collectibles. The event has earned a 94% recommendation rate on Facebook, where its page has grown to 5,000 followers since launching.
"We started back in 2018 with nothing but a vision and relentless hustle," the founders said in a statement. "This is more than an expo - it's a movement uniting art, music, and culture under one roof."
With Texas tattoo culture continuing to expand and Dallas cementing its position as a hub for the industry, the Sinners Tattoo Expo is poised to set attendance records when doors open on June 12.
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