Tattoo Shops in Charlottesville, VA
12 studios in and around Charlottesville, Virginia — 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.
Charlottesville has about 44,767 residents, which works out to 27 tattoo shops per 100,000 people. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 estimate.
Acme Tattoo and Piercing Piercing
104 14th St NW, Charlottesville, VA 22903-2765
Ben Around Tattoos Custom design
703 W Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22903-4570
🕒 Tues-Sat 9-6, closed Sun-Mon
Blue Ridge Adornments and Body Piercing Piercing
141 Community St, Charlottesville, VA 22911-5602
Gold Butterfly Permanent Makeup
2059 Aviano Way, Charlottesville, VA 22911-3555
Rowan Barracks Road Piercing
1033 Emmet St N, Charlottesville, VA 22903-4834
Scottyrock's Twisted Inks PiercingCard accepted
304 Ridge St, Charlottesville, VA 22902-5554
🕒 Mon-Thu 12-9, Fri-Sat 12-10, Sun 12-6, open 7 days
Spitfire Tattoo & Gallery Custom designAppointment onlyCard accepted
1701 Allied St, Charlottesville, VA 22903-5335
🕒 Tue-Sat 10-5, closed Mon-Sun
💲 Minimum $150, artist rates $180-$200/hr, deposit $100-$300
mystic tattoo and body piercing Walk-ins welcomePiercingCustom design
1150 Richmond Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22911
🕒 Tue-Sat 12-8, Sun-Mon by appointment
Virginia statewide, by feature
- Piercing Shops in Virginia114
- Walk-In Tattoo Shops in Virginia59
- Custom Tattoo Design Studios in Virginia90
- Cover-Up Tattoo Artists in Virginia24
- Permanent Makeup and Cosmetic Tattooing Studios in Virginia26
- Studios Offering Professional Ear Piercings in Virginia12
- Neo Traditional Tattoo Artists and Studios in Virginia14
Nearby in Virginia
- Suffolk5
- Henrico15
- Springfield8
- Waynesboro5
- Orange2
- Stuarts Draft2
- Staunton6
- Harrisonburg11
- Culpeper3
- Virginia Beach57
- Richmond49
Good to know about tattoo shops in Charlottesville
How many tattoo shops are there in Charlottesville?
We list 12 tattoo shops in Charlottesville with addresses, and 11 of them with a phone number.
What's the surest way to check hours in Charlottesville?
Call ahead — 11 of the 12 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 Charlottesville show their opening hours?
4 of the 12 tattoo shops we list in Charlottesville publish their hours — the rest are best reached by phone before you go.
Who does piercings in Charlottesville?
5 of the 12 studios in Charlottesville also do piercings.