(ASBURY PARK, NJ) -- The 9th Annual Visionary Tattoo Arts Festival takes place from Friday, July 27th to Sunday, July 29th in Asbury Park's Convention Hall. It's three days of nonstop live tattooing, tattoo contests, live music, burlesque, sideshow, live human suspension, wrestling, the 1st annual Mr. Asbury Park Speedo Contest, the 6th annual Miss Asbury Park Pinup Contest after parties and & much more all brought to you by Dr. Carl Blasphemy.
The festival takes place Friday from 2:00pm to midnight; Saturday from noon to midnight; and Sunday from noon to 8:00pm.
The festival includes Sideshow by Dr. Klaw & Smurfasaur SG; Burlesque by Dolly Dagger, Vivi Noir & Cameron Catastrophe; Live Human Suspension by Steve Truitt of Steve Truitt Ascension Body Mod; and Wrestling by Dungeon Pro Wrestling (Sunday only).
Click here for a list of the tattoo artists at the festival - more than 250 in total.
Convention Hall is located at 1300 Ocean Avenue in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, July 27th
4:30pm The True Rumors Sideshow
5:30pm The Great Vinchenzo
6:30pm Burlesque by Noir Follies, Vivi Noir and Cameron Catastrophe
7:30pm The True Rumors Sideshow
8:30pm Suspension by Ascension
9:30pm Burlesque by Noir Follies, Lydia Vengeance and Dolly Dagger
11:00pm Tattoo of the Day Contest
Saturday, July 28th
12:00pm Hot Rod Car Show
1:30pm The Great Vinchenzo
3:00pm The True Rumors Sideshow
4:00pm Miss Asbury Park Pinup Contest
5:00pm Tattoo Contests
7:00pm The True Rumors Sideshow
8:00pm Burlesque by Noir Follies, Vivi Noir and Cameron Catastrophe
9:00pm Suspension by Ascension
10:00pm Burlesque by Noir Follies, Lydia Vengeance and Dolly Dagger
11:00pm Tattoo of the Day Contest
Sunday, July 29th
2:00pm Dungeon Pro Wrestling
4:00pm Mr. Asbury Park Speedo Contest
5:00pm Tattoo Contests
7:00pm Best of Show Tattoo Contest
Poster art by The Artwork of Mark Rehkopf