SAVE THE DATE FOR NEXT YEAR!
15th Annual Portland Tattoo Expo
October 3rd, 4th & 5th, 2025
2024 Tattoo Contest Schedule
Please keep in mind:
Contest Entry Fee: $10 per Tattoo Entered
Must be FULLY HEALED except for:
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Best of Day - Friday
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Best Small Black & Grey, a Metanoia Tattoo Gathering Benefit contest
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Best Small Color, a Metanoia Tattoo Gathering Benefit contest
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Best of Day - Saturday
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Best of Day - Sunday
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Best of Show - Friday thru Sunday
Best Of & Metanoia Tattoo Gathering Benefit contests are only FRESH tattoos -- started and finished at PTE 2024 (Check out our FAQ page why that is)!
Sign Up at the Info Booth 15 Minutes Prior To Contest!
Contest rules:
1. All tattoos must be FULLY HEALED before entering the contest (does not apply to Best of Day, Best of Show, or Metanoia Tattoo Gathering Benefit contests -- see #3 and #4 below).
2. SMALL tattoos are any piece under 8"x8" (64" squared); LARGE tattoos are any pieces over that size.
3. Best of Day/Metanoia Tattoo Gathering Benefit tattoos must be started on the day of judging.
4. Best of Show must be started not earlier than October 4th, 2024, and must have been worked on solely during the Portland Tattoo Expo, and exclusively at the Expo Center.
Friday the 4th of October 2024
@4:30 pm:
Best Asian
Must be healed work
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@5:15 pm:
Best PORTRAIT
Must be healed work
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@6:00 pm:
Best GeometRIC
Must be healed work
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@6:45 pm:
Best SLEEVE
Must be healed work
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@8:00 pm:
Winners Announced
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@9:00 pm:
Best of Day Tattoo
*Must be FRESH work and Tattoo MUST BE Started and Ended on Friday the 4th of October 2024 at the event
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Saturday the 5th, October 2024
​@2:00 pm:
Best Large Black & Grey
Must be healed work
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@2:45 pm:
Best LETTERING
Must be healed work
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@3:30 pm:
Best LARGE Color
Must be healed work
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@4:15 pm:
BesT Back
Must be healed work
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@5:00 pm:
Best Realistic
Must be healed work
​All entry fees for the Mother Tattooer contests will be given back to Metanoia and put toward sponsoring more mothers to attend the event! The winner of this tattoo contest will receive a free pass to MTG 2025 as well as a trophy.
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@6:30 pm:
Best Small Black & Grey
Must be FRESH work, started at PTE and worked on Saturday only!​
@7:15 pm:
Best Small Color
Must be FRESH work, started at PTE and worked on Saturday only!
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@8:00 pm:
Winners Announced
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@9:00 pm:
Best of Day Tattoo
*Must be FRESH work and Tattoo MUST BE Started and Ended on Saturday the 5th of October 2024 at the event
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Sunday the 6th of October 2024
@2:00 pm:
Best Tribal
Must be healed work
​​​​Best Military Tattoo contest will be judged by US Army (Vancouver) Recruiting Station Officers, whom we sincerely thank for their service.
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@2:45 pm:
Best military tattoo
Must be healed work
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@3:30 pm:
Best Small Traditional
Must be healed work
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@4:15 pm:
Best Large Traditional
Must be healed work​
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@5:45 pm:
Winners Announced
@7:00 pm:
Best of Day Tattoo
*Tattoo MUST BE Started and Ended on Sunday the 6th of October 2024 at the event
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@7:30 pm:
Best of Show Tattoo
*Must be FRESH work and Tattoo MUST BE Started and Ended at the Portland Tattoo Expo between Friday the 4th and Sunday the 6th of October 2024​​
