(August 18, 2026): Inkcarceration Tattoo + Music Festival—a recent 2x Pollstar Global Festival Of the Year nominee—has announced dates for the 2027 event. Following a massive, sold-out 2026 event with 90,000 music fans, Inkcarceration will return to the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio the weekend of July 16-18, 2027.
The Inkcarceration subscriber presale begins Friday, August 21 at 12pm ET with sign ups available at the festival website. 3-Day GA and VIP passes, plus camping and parking, go on sale to the public Monday, August 24 at 12 PM ET. Jampack hotel packages available NOW here.
Fans can secure their spot for as little as $1 down, with flexible layaway options available. Service fees on all pass purchases include a charity fee for the DWP Foundation, which gives back to local and national charities throughout the year.
In 2026, Inkcarceration hosted another unforgettable year with a sold-out crowd of 90,000 music fans and 65 bands on three stages including Disturbed, Bad Omens and Limp Bizkit, as well as Papa Roach, Cypress Hill, Hollywood Undead, Gojira, The Used, Sleeping with Sirens, A Day To Remember, Motionless In White, Ice Nine Kills and many more.
Beyond the music, other unique elements of Inkcarceration Tattoo + Music Festival included 100 tattoo artists and tattoo competitions, as well as the Blood Prison haunted attraction and tours of the prison made famous in the movie The Shawshank Redemption.
The 2026 edition of Inkcarceration Tattoo + Music Festival received widespread media acclaim, including:
“Organizers have transformed the prison grounds into a venue for one of the most extreme music and art gatherings in all of North America.” — VICE
“One of the more unique rock and metal festivals taking place across the U.S., Inkcarceration fully embodies counterculture, bringing noteworthy names in tattooing to the same place you can get a tour of a haunted prison.” — Loudwire
“In a world that often feels increasingly divided, Inkcarceration offered a welcome reminder that beneath the distortion, blast beats, and breakdowns lies one of music’s most welcoming communities.” — Metal Injection
“Every year attending Inkcarceration…feels like a family reunion.” — Mansfield News Journal
Inkcarceration is co-produced by Danny Wimmer Presents, one of the largest independent producers of destination music festivals in America, and Reinkcarceration LLC, a partnership that formed with the original founders of INK in 2021.
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Website: https://inkcarceration.com/
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