Coal Country Tattoo Expo

08/24/2026

🚨 FOUR DAYS OUT! 🚨

Coal Country Tattoo Expo is officially only 4 DAYS AWAY! 🔥⛏️

August 28–30, we’re taking over the Appalachian Wireless Arena in Pikeville, KY for a full weekend of tattooing, competitions, vendors, cash prizes, and a whole lot of Appalachian chaos. 🖤

ARTISTS & VENDORS: We’re in the final stretch! If you have ANY questions about setup, arrival, the weekend schedule, competitions, or anything else — please message the Coal Country Tattoo Expo page ASAP! We want everyone squared away before the doors open.

It’s almost time. 👀🔥
FOUR. MORE. DAYS.

📍 Appalachian Wireless Arena — Pikeville, KY
📅 August 28–30

08/21/2026

THIS IS THE STANDARD !!!

08/18/2026

08/18/2026

🚨 ARTIST REMINDER — $500 VIDEO CONTEST! 🚨

If you’re attending the Coal Country Tattoo Expo, don’t forget to get your video posted! 👀🔥

🎥 Make a video introducing yourself and letting everyone know you’ll be tattooing at the expo
📲 Post it to Facebook and TAG the Coal Country Tattoo Expo page
👍 Winner is determined by the combined number of LIKES + SHARES
💰 WINNER TAKES $500 CASH!

The winner will be announced Saturday at the expo!

You’ve still got time — get that video up and start sharing! 🔥⛏️

📍 Appalachian Wireless Arena | Pikeville, KY
📅 August 28–30

LET’S SEE WHO CAN RUN IT UP. 👀

08/18/2026

📍 COAL COUNTRY TATTOO EXPO — OFFICIAL WEEKEND ITINERARY

We’re getting CLOSE! 🔥

Here’s the official schedule for August 28–30 so our artists, vendors, and everyone coming out for the weekend knows what to expect.

⛏️ Artists: Thursday load-in is 5–9 PM, with the artist meeting Friday morning at 10 AM.

🏆 Contest entries will be OPEN ALL DAY each day, so make sure you check the schedule for entry closing and judging times.

📸 Sunday we’ll get everyone together for the artist photo, followed by the 50/50 pot drawing at 8:30 PM and some of the biggest awards of the weekend.

Save this post. Screenshot it. Send it to your crew.

We’ll see y’all in Pikeville. 🖤🔥

COAL COUNTRY TATTOO EXPO
📍 Appalachian Wireless Arena — Pikeville, KY
📅 August 28–30

08/15/2026

🚨 TWO WEEKS OUT, Y’ALL. 🚨

Coal Country Tattoo Expo is officially 2 WEEKS AWAY and we are READY. ⛏️🔥

Three days packed with insanely talented tattoo artists, live tattooing, competitions, vendors, and some SERIOUS cash prizes on the line. 💰

📍 Appalachian Wireless Arena — Pikeville, KY
📅 August 28–30

Whether you’re coming to get tattooed, compete, support your favorite artists, or just experience the expo — you do not want to miss this weekend.

The countdown is ON. 🖤⛏️

14 DAYS. COAL COUNTRY. LET’S GO.

Tag who you’re bringing 👇

08/12/2026

In case ya’ll were wondering what the sizing on large and small is for contests!!
Make sure to be honest (this isn’t the competitive part 😊)

08/06/2026

Here is our contest list!!! Fresh or healed
We are also accepting client entries even if they’re not done at the expo (excluding tattoo of the day and best of show!)
Last year we had a rule that you had to win best of day to win best of show THAT IS NO LONGER THE CASE!!
Any tattoo done at the expo can be entered!!

Entries for contests will be $10 an entry
Entries for the cash awarded contests will be $20
(Large BG, Large color, Large traditional, and large realism)