Competitions

The contests are divided into the following categories and are open for visitors (participating is possible with “old” tattoos – excl. Best of Day/Days):

Jury members will be added each time so that this information remains up to date.

Friday 05/09/2025

19.15-  LETTERING/TEXT tattoos & BACK-PIECE tattoos (registration till 19.00)

Jury: ________ & __________ & __________ & ________ & ________

20.15-  BEST OF DAY (registration till 21.00)

Jury: ________ & ________ & ________ & ________ & ________

Saturday 06/09/2025

17.00- COLOR tattoos & OLD SCHOOL tattoos (registration till 16.45)

Jury: ________ & __________ & ________ & ________ & ________

18.45- ORIENTAL tattoos & DOTWORK tattoos (registration till 18.30)

Jury: ________ & ________ & ________ & ________ & __________

20.00- BEST OF DAY (registration till 21.00)

Jury: ________ & __________ & ________ & ________ & ________

Sunday 07/09/2025

15.00- SLEEVES tattoos & TRIBE / TRIBAL (incl. “Blackwork”) tattoos (registration till 14.45)

Jury: ________ & __________ & ________ & __________ & ________

16.30- BLACK & GRAY (registration till 16.15)

Jury: ________ & ________ & ________ & ________ & ________

18.00- BEST “tattooed”/painted wooden shoe (registration till 17.30) – Only for exhibitors!

18.15- BEST OF DAY (registration till 19.00)

Jury: ________ & __________ & ________ & __________ & ________

19.30- BEST OF 2 or 3 DAYS Tattoos (registration till 19.00)

Jury: ________ & ________ & ________ & ________ & ________

19.45- BEST OF SHOW (competition between 3 best of days & best of 2-3 days)

Jury: ________ & ________ & ________ & ________ & ________

The Best of Show competition will only occur when all four winners (Best of Friday, Best of Saturday, Best of Sunday & Best of 2-3 Days) are present.

• -Each participant is crucial to our event. They must register at the info stand (5€) and get a number. At a specific time, they must be present next to the stage. Our presenter will call the participant to the stage, and the jury will examine the tattoo.
• -Every category must have at least 7 participants to proceed.
• -Our experienced jury members will judge the tattoos for design, artwork, composition, placement, proportion, and originality. After the judging, the three best-judged tattoos in the category will be called to the stage. Only at this point, after the jury has made their decision, can the participant reveal the artist’s name. The artist will receive an award (1st and 2nd places).

 Rules for participating:

1: The artist’s name SHOULD NOT be revealed until after the judging (to prevent favouritism or personal preferences).

2: Participating costs are €5

3: Each participant automatically authorises the taking of pictures by our photographers and authorises the further publishing of these photos on our convention website, Facebook, Instagram, Tattoo Magazines, etc., without any right of compensation.

4: Best of day/days category: The tattoo must be ultimately (start to finish) done at the convention and on the relevant day.

5: Best of 2 or 3 days category: This category is for tattoos that were started and finished at the convention but not necessarily on the same day. The tattoo must be completed within a maximum of 3 days.

Rest assured, our jury members are experienced tattoo artists, ensuring a fair and knowledgeable judging process!!!