- THE IRON GATE IS BACK IN 2026 FOR ITS FOURTH POWERFUL YEAR! WE ARE EXCITED TO RETURN FOR ANOTHER WEEKEND OF UNBELIEVABLE TALENT AND UNPARALLELED ENERGY AT THE HORDERN PAVILION IN MOORE PARK, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. AFTER THE OVERWHELMING SUCCESS OF OUR LAST THREE CONVENTIONS, WE'RE COMING BACK STRONGER THAN EVER, PUSHING BOUNDARIES, CURATING BOLD EXPERIENCES, AND CHAMPIONING CREATIVITY ACROSS EVERY FORM.
- PRESENTED BY: IRON TEMPER SUPPLIES & LOTUS NEEDLES
- OVER THE LAST YEAR WE HAVE CAREFULLY HAND-PICKED SOME OF THE WORLD’S BEST AND MOST RESPECTED INTERNATIONAL TATTOO ARTISTS AND ARE BRINGING THEM TO AUSTRALIAN SHORES.
- WHETHER IT’S JAPANESE/ORIENTAL, TRADITIONAL, NEO TRADITIONAL, REALISM, COLOUR REALISM, BLACK AND GREY, TRIBAL, GEOMETRIC, PATTERN WORK, FINE LINE, CHICANO, BLACK WORK, ANIME, WE HAVE THE BEST ARTIST WITHIN EACH STYLE OF TATTOOING, SO THERE WILL BE SOMETHING FOR YOU!
- WHAT BEGAN AS A CELEBRATION OF TATTOO ARTISTRY HAS QUICKLY EVOLVED INTO ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S MOST ANTICIPATED CULTURAL EVENTS.
- THE IRON GATE TATTOO CONVENTION HAS BECOME A MEETING POINT FOR SOME OF THE MOST RESPECTED ARTISTS ACROSS AUSTRALIA AND AROUND THE WORLD, A SPACE WHERE CULTURE IS SHARED, TRADITION IS HONOURED, AND CREATIVITY CONTINUES TO EVOLVE.
- WHETHER YOU'RE HERE TO GET TATTOOED BY YOUR FAVOURITE ARTIST, DISCOVER NEW TALENT, SHOP INDEPENDENT LABELS, ATTEND AN ART TALK, OR SIMPLY EXPERIENCE THE VIBE — IRON GATE IS THE CONVENTION TO VISIT HERE IN SYDNEY. WE WILL BE ANNOUNCING MORE ARTISTS LEADING UP TO THE EVENT, SO STAY TUNED! AUSTRALIA, WE’RE BRINGING SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YEAR OF THE HORSE! THIS IS THE IRON GATE!
- BUILT BY ARTISTS.
- DRIVEN BY CULTURE.
- FOR THE COMMUNITY.
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