About

The Flower City Tattoo Convention is Rochester’s largest tattoo and arts festival, drawing thousands of attendees each year to the Floreano Convention Center. The event features more than 150 world-class tattoo artists from across the United States, including multiple Ink Master contestants. The convention blends elite tattooing with live entertainment such as Shogun Fight Co. MMA demos, UPW Wrestling, suspension acts, sideshow performances, cultural exhibitions, and daily tattoo competitions. Founded and directed by tattoo artist Rob DPiazza, the Flower City Tattoo Convention continues to expand as a major cultural event in Upstate New York.