Schedule
The 19th Annual Live Free or Die Tattoo Expo will be held on July 23 – 25, 2027 in Manchester, NH USA at the DoubleTree by Hilton.
2027 schedule coming soon!
Below is the 2026 schedule and events flyers for reference.
5:00pm
Doors Open
5:00pm – 10:45
Tattoo Contest Registration Period
See tattoo contest categories + prizes
5:00pm – 10:45pm
Pin-Up Pageant (Sat. only) Registration Period
See pageant categories + prizes
7:00pm
Suspension
8:00pm
Reggie Bugmuncher
9:00pm
Sally Sapphire Aerialist
10:45pm
Tattoo Contest Registration Ends
See tattoo contest categories + prizes
11:00pm
Tattoo Contest Judging Begins
See tattoo contest categories + prizes
Midnight
Expo Day 1 Ends
11:00am
Doors Open
11:00am – 8:45pm
Tattoo Contest Registration Period
See tattoo contest categories + prizes
11:00am – 5:45pm
Pin-Up Pageant Registration Period
See pageant categories + prizes
12:30pm
Reggie Bugmuncher Session 1
2:30pm
Reggie Bugmuncher Session 2
3:30pm
Suspension
4:30pm
Reggie Bugmuncher Session 3
5:45pm
Pin-Up Pageant Registration Ends
6:00pm
Pin-Up Pageant Begins
7:00pm
Sally Sapphire Aerialist
8:00pm
Reggie Bugmuncher Session 4
8:45pm
Tattoo Contest Registration Ends
9:00pm
Tattoo Contest Begins
See pageant categories + prizes
10:45pm
Tattoo of the Day Contest Registration Ends
See tattoo contest categories + prizes
11:00pm
Tattoo of the Day Contest Judging Begins
See tattoo contest categories + prizes
Midnight
Expo Day 2 Ends
12:00pm
Doors Open
12:00pm – 6:45pm
Tattoo Contest Registration Period
See tattoo contest categories + prizes
2:00pm
Reggie Bugmuncher Session 1
3:00pm
Kids Airbrush Tattoo Competition
3:30pm
Sally Sapphire Aerialist
5:00pm
Suspension
6:45pm
Tattoo Contest Registration Ends
See tattoo contest categories + prizes
7:00pm
Tattoo Contest Judging Begins
See tattoo contest categories + prizes
8:00pm
Expo Day 3 Ends
All events are subject to change.
Contest times may vary based on the amount of entrants.
Your Emcee: Emily Elegado
Emily Elegado will be on the mic ALL WEEKEND LONG! Be sure to stop by and meet her. You may know Emily from her time spent on INK MASTER: RIVALS.
Tattooing professionally for 12+ years, Emily has participated in over 100 conventions world wide and she has been printed in publications in both the US and abroad.
In 2014 she was a competing artist in Ink Master: Rivals and later appeared in two episodes of Ink Master: Redemption and the show Ink Sirens.
Emily is also an award winning artist specializing in black and gray portraiture and photo realism.
Location
DoubleTree by Hilton
The official hotel for the Expo.
2026 Support
