The Knoxville Tattoo Convention's 2026 program brought artist discovery and tattoo competitions into the same three-day schedule. The organizer listed August 14–16 at the Worlds Fair Exhibition Hall in Knoxville, Tennessee. This archive follows those published plans, rather than reporting on who attended or which tattoos won.
Finding an artist before the weekend
The organizer's event page offered two ways to approach tattooing at the show. Visitors could explore the attending-artist directory and follow portfolio or social links to arrange an appointment. They could also speak with artists at the venue about work during the weekend. Those were the advertised options, not a guarantee that a particular artist had an opening.
That distinction matters when reading an old convention listing: an artist directory records the people promoted for an edition, while a completed appointment is a separate matter. The linked pages are useful starting points for identifying the advertised program, without treating every listed opportunity as a confirmed outcome.
Different contests on different days
The show-information page set out daily Tattoo of the Day judging alongside separate Saturday and Sunday categories. Saturday's program included size-based color and black-and-gray divisions. Sunday's categories included sleeves, cover-ups and style-specific work, with a Best of Show round restricted to the daily first-place winners.
This gives the archived schedule a practical distinction beyond its artist directory: someone tracing a particular competition needs the day's category as well as the convention name. The program establishes what was advertised for judging; it does not supply verified winners. No contest results are inferred here from the schedule.
Archive note
This entry is dated to the convention's opening day, 2026-08-14. It was compiled on 2026-10-27 from the linked organizer and venue or event-partner pages. It summarizes the published program, not an on-site review or confirmation of attendance, contest results or current ticket availability.