Tattoo Shops in Durham, NC
19 studios in and around Durham, North Carolina — call ahead even for walk-ins — a shop with five artists can still be booked solid on a Saturday, and piercing hours often differ from tattoo hours.
Durham has about 301,870 residents, which works out to 6.3 tattoo shops per 100,000 people. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 estimate.
Clarity Piercing PiercingAppointment only
313 W Main St, Durham, NC 27701-3215
Dogstar Tattoo Co. Walk-ins welcomePiercing
730 9th St, Durham, NC 27705-4803
🕒 Daily 11am-7pm
Dogstar Tattoo Company Walk-ins welcomePiercing
807 E Main St, Durham, NC 27701-3846
🕒 Daily 11am-7pm
Easy Tiger Custom Tattoo Walk-ins welcome
4810 Hope Valley Rd, Durham, NC 27707-6631
🕒 Wed-Sat 1pm-7pm, Sun 12pm-5pm
Ethereal Tattoo Gallery Custom design
730 Rigsbee Ave, Durham, NC 27701-2139
Kings Avenue Tattoo NC
120 E Parrish St, Durham, NC 27701-0104
🕒 Mon-Sat 11am-8pm, Sun 11am-5pm
Tattoo Asylum PiercingCover-upsCard accepted
4422 N Roxboro St, Durham, NC 27704-1963
🕒 Tue-Sat 11am-6pm
The Studio Walk-ins welcome
2114 Angier Ave, Durham, NC 27703-4260
🕒 Wed-Sun 12pm-6pm
Twin Suns Tattoo Walk-ins welcome
339 W Main St, Durham, NC 27701-3215
🕒 Daily 12pm-8pm
Twisted Sixs Piercing
2610 W Carver St, Durham, NC 27705-2721
🕒 Mon-Tue, Thu-Sat 11am-8pm, closed Wed, Sun 1pm onwards
Welcome Tattoo Walk-ins welcome
316 W Geer St, Durham, NC 27701-2204
🕒 Daily 11am-7pm
North Carolina statewide, by feature
- Piercing Shops in North Carolina235
- Walk-In Tattoo Shops in North Carolina108
- Custom Tattoo Design Studios in North Carolina177
- Cover-Up Tattoo Artists in North Carolina53
- Permanent Makeup and Cosmetic Tattooing Studios in North Carolina28
- Studios Offering Professional Ear Piercings in North Carolina13
- Neo Traditional Tattoo Artists and Studios in North Carolina26
- Fine Line and Single Needle Tattoo Artists in North Carolina20
Nearby in North Carolina
- Clayton7
- Winston-Salem33
- Wake Forest6
- Chapel Hill4
- Carrboro4
- Hillsborough4
- Cary15
- Apex2
- Raleigh78
- Charlotte139
Good to know about tattoo shops in Durham
How many tattoo shops are there in Durham?
We list 19 tattoo shops in Durham with addresses, and 17 of them with a phone number.
What's the surest way to check hours in Durham?
Call ahead — 17 of the 19 tattoo shops here list a number. Hours at independent tattoo shops shift with seasons and staffing, so a phone call beats any listing, including ours.
Which tattoo shops in Durham show their opening hours?
9 of the 19 tattoo shops we list in Durham publish their hours — the rest are best reached by phone before you go.
Can I get a tattoo in Durham without an appointment?
6 of the 19 studios in Durham take walk-ins; the others work by appointment.