Thousands attend the 10th annual Okanagan Tattoo Show

The Okanagan Tattoo Show was afloat of endless possibilities for group to put thing connected their bodies, permanently, past play astatine nan Kelowna Curling Club.

This twelvemonth marks nan 10th twelvemonth of nan Okanagan Tattoo Show and it’s continued to turn complete nan years. In its first year, location were only a fistful of artists and now nan show boasts 208 artists nether 1 roof. Ticketholders tin locomotion done nan doors, find an creator that suits them, and get a tattoo nan aforesaid day.

“Everyone loves tattoos, but nan Okanagan loves tattoos a lot. We deterioration little clothes, it’s hot. Everyone sees them and gets excited astir them,” said Rob Jobe, nan organizer of nan Okanagan show.

“A batch of them extremity up present to get tattooed connected nan play each July.”

This year, much than 5,000 group will person passed done nan doors successful hopes of getting immoderate caller ink.

Kate Marie travelled from Saskatchewan to participate successful nan arena and said she has done 16 tattoos complete nan weekend.

“I emotion making group consciousness confident. I consciousness for illustration tattoos tin virtually alteration really you consciousness astir yourself. Slap a tattoo connected it and you emotion it,” Marie said.

The show attracts artists from crossed Canada and astir nan world. Guen Douglas travelled to nan Okanagan from Germany for nan occasion.

“This weekend, I person been tattooing astir 2 a time but coming it’s conscionable nan one,” Douglas said. “I want to person a small look astir excessively and astir apt do immoderate shopping.”

It’s taken a decade for nan Okanagan Tattoo Show to go what it is now.

It’s not only a spot wherever group tin definitive themselves done art, it is besides a spot wherever group tin find a consciousness of organization and belonging.