{"id":112004,"date":"2024-03-27T09:30:51","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T09:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/?p=112004"},"modified":"2024-03-28T09:56:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T09:56:26","slug":"the-south-african-international-tattoo-convention-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/the-south-african-international-tattoo-convention-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The 6th Annual South African International Tattoo Convention \u2013 March 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The South African International Tattoo Convention returns to Cape Town for the 6th annual show with an upscaled offering of tattooers, bands and an even bigger visitor experience. The show takes place from the 29-31 March 2024 at The Lookout, V&amp;A Waterfront. <a href=\"https:\/\/satattoocon.howler.co.za\/events\/south-african-int-tattoo-convention-733d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get tickets NOW.<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112012\" src=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/SAITC23_Tattoo_Low-Res1.jpg\" alt=\"SAITC23_Tattoo convention\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/SAITC23_Tattoo_Low-Res1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/SAITC23_Tattoo_Low-Res1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/SAITC23_Tattoo_Low-Res1-940x564.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>What&#8217;s it all about?<\/h4>\n<p>The South African Tattoo Convention invites a curated collection of 120 tattooers from over 18 different countries to present their personal style of tattooing. Each tattooer is inspired by over 15 genres of modern and traditional tattooing. SAITC has become a highly respected event among the international tattoo community and is recognised by international artists as one of the most highlighted events on the world tattoo convention calendar; the only one of its kind in Africa.<\/p>\n<h4>How To Get Tattooed at #SAITC2024<\/h4>\n<p>Pre-book to avoid disappointment! Artist bookings are open and slots fill up extremely fast To ensure you get a session with your favourite tattooer, head to the South African International Tattoo Convention website and book by emailing the artist directly, before the convention, to start discussing the process and your design and tattoo placement. Find the Artist&#8217;s Page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southafricantattooconvention.com\/artists\">here<\/a>.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112009\" src=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/SAITC23-2.jpg\" alt=\"tattoo convention\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/SAITC23-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/SAITC23-2-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/SAITC23-2-940x564.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>WALK-UPS are also welcome! If you&#8217;re comfortable with throwing caution to the wind, buy your tickets to the convention and find an artist on site on the day. Spontaneously select a piece you love and get small, quick sketches and pieces of work known as &#8220;flash&#8221; designs without needing to pre-plan or pre-book.<\/p>\n<h4>What Makes It An Experience Not To Be Missed?<\/h4>\n<p>There is something genuinely special about this global meeting place of world-travelling artists. It offers a high-quality tattooing experience, in a professional environment where you will receive world-class advice and have a wide selection of style tattoos to choose from. The vibe always includes storytelling between travelling tattooers and clients alike, meeting people from all walks of life and getting to hang out, browse or even get tattooed.<\/p>\n<p><em>Check out our series on some of our <a href=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/cape-town-chefs-tattoos\/\">fave chefs and their tattoos<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112011\" src=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/SAITC23-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/SAITC23-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/SAITC23-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/SAITC23-1-940x564.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Whether you are collecting a small momento-type tattoo from an artist&#8217;s drawing sheet, looking for some fine art prints for your home or committing to a full-day tattoo by your favourite artist, there is an unexplainable magic that happens when so many people come together to share the stoke and get tattooed under one roof.<div class=\"rir-row\"><div class=\"rir-cols-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/SAITC23-4x6-1.jpg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"rir-cols-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/SAITC23-4x6-2.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The vibe always includes storytelling between travelling tattooers and clients alike, meeting people from all walks of life and getting to hang out, browse or even get tattooed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>What Happens Other Than Tattooing?<\/h4>\n<p>The 3-day show has upscaled its offering by offering 6 live bands, 3 food trucks, an improved market area with fashion and lifestyle vendors, chocolatiers, coffee roasters, a fully kitted beer garden and a picturesque ocean-view deck bar. Everyone is welcome and children of all ages are now welcome at the show, however, children under 5 will not be allowed inside the tattooer exhibit hall area.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong> 29-31 March 2024<br \/>\n<strong>Where: <\/strong>The Lookout, V&amp;A Waterfront.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/satattoocon.howler.co.za\/events\/south-african-int-tattoo-convention-733d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get tickets NOW.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southafricantattooconvention.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">southafricantattooconvention.com<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/satattooconvention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sa_tattooconvention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> #SAITC2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The South African International Tattoo Convention returns to Cape Town for the 6th annual show with an upscaled offering of tattooers, bands and an even bigger visitor experience. The show takes place from the 29-31 March 2024 at The Lookout, V&amp;A Waterfront. Get tickets NOW. What&#8217;s it all about? The South African Tattoo Convention invites a curated collection of 120 tattooers from over 18 different countries to present their personal style of tattooing. Each tattooer is inspired by over 15 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4098],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"acf":[],"brand_slug":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112004"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":112022,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112004\/revisions\/112022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}