HELL CITY TATTOO FEST 2025

May 2nd-4th, 2025
Hyatt Regency Downtown
Columbus, Ohio

August 22nd-24th, 2025
Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa,
Phoenix, Arizona

Join us for an epic weekend at Hell City 2025 “Strikes Back”! Prepare yourself for the ultimate Galactic Tattoo Experience at “Hell City Strikes Back” in 2025! We are thrilled to announce that this year’s Hell City Tattoo Fest will have an exciting Galactic theme, making it even more unforgettable. This special edition of Hell City coincides with Star Wars Day weekend, so expect a weekend full of galactic excitement and creative energy from May 2nd-4th, 2025 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Columbus, Ohio! We’ll be introducing **exclusive Tattoo and costume contests where fans can show off their best tattoo or show off their best tattoos and characters from a galaxy far, far away. Whether you’re a fan of the classic trilogies, the new saga, or anything in between, there’s a place for you at Hell City 2025!

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FESTIVAL HOURS:
FRIDAY – 12PM – 11PM
SATURDAY 12PM – 11 PM
SUNDAY 12PM – 8 PM

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE!
FRIDAY-  1 DAY Pass  = $27
SATURDAY-  1 DAY Pass  = $32
SUNDAY-  1 DAY Pass  = $27
WEEKEND FEST-  Pass  = $75

Tickets at Gate –

FRIDAY 1 DAY Pass  = $30
SATURDAY 1 DAY Pass  = $35
SUNDAY 1 DAY Pass  = $30
WEEKEND FEST Pass  = $80

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America's Favorite Tattoo Fest featuring the World's Best Tattoo Artists for the last two decades! As seen on the History Channel and The Learning Channel! Don’t miss "America's Favorite Tattoo Convention"! The Hell City Tattoo Festival is a fun and unique glimpse into the amazing world of tattooing and the community behind it!

Hell City "The Best Tattoo Fest In The Midwest" returns in 2025 for another exciting year of great times, incredible tattoo artists, tons of tattoo events and amazing body art! Hell City "America's Favorite Tattoo Fest" returns IN 2025 for another exciting year of great times, incredible tattoo artists, tons of tattoo events and amazing body art! Hell City hosts over 250 of the world's best tattoo artists, vendors, live painters and industry professionals. Experience artistic tattooing and fine art on a whole new level while enjoying a wide range of entertainment all weekend.

The Hell City Tattoo Festival 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. Hell City hosts over 250 of the world's best tattoo artists, vendors, live painters and industry professionals. Experience artistic tattooing and fine art on a whole new level while enjoying a wide range of entertainment all weekend. Don’t forget about the action packed after parties at the Big Bar on 2 in Ohio! The Hell City Tattoo festival brings you some of the best times with the world’s best tattoo masters and also showcases many of today's young, up and coming artists! 

Hell City is not only a great time because of the amazing tattooing and it's friendly atmosphere, Hell City also has brand new, live acts and unique entertainment all three days of the Fest. In addition to the talented artists, there are also exciting Tattoo Competitions for the crowd, Live acts at the mainstage , The Fine Art Gallery, The Art Fusion ExperimentThe Wet Paint Project LIVE and much, much more! Hell City is one of the tattoo industry's favorite conventions! Hell City is a fun, unique tattoo convention that has new, live acts everyday of the fest.  It’s one of a kind because there are many other activities that you won’t see at any other tattoo convention. There are also exciting Tattoo Competitions, Live Freakshows, Seminars, Live Bands, Fine Art Gallery, The Art Fusion Experiment, Wet Paint Live Painting Project, Hell City Hotties, after parties and much more!

  

Hell City Documentary Film! 20 years of Hell City!

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Watch the first ever tattoo documentary film about the legendary Hell City Tattoo Festival and the connection of fine art, tattooing and those that have dedicated their lives to the art form. Filmed for over 7 years at the Hell City Tattoo Festival, this in depth journey into the minds and world of tattoo artists and collectors sheds a new light on the art of tattooing and the community behind it.http://www.hellcity.comhttp://www.hellcityfilm.com#hellcity #hellcitytattoofestival ##tattooconvention

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