It was the familiar opening-day scene despite the smoky skies overhead.
Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival
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‘It doesn’t make sense, but it’s what we do’: Tales from Inkcarceration’s pre-party
Inkcarceration’s pre-party outside the Warehouse Tavern brought the intensity to kick off the festival weekend.
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Ohio EPA warns Mansfield metalheads: The hazy atmosphere is not a giant vape pen
State environmental officials on Thursday issued a statewide air quality advisory effective through midnight Friday.
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Ready to rock in Mansfield? Here is the Ultimate Inkcarceration 2026 survival guide
Your one-stop guide to surviving — and making the most of — Inkcarceration 2026.
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Daily music schedule announced for Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival
The daily music schedule has been announced for the Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival at the Ohio State Reformatory grounds July 17-19.
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Inkcarceration announces 2026 lineup, featuring 65+ bands across 3 stages
If you wondered how the Inkcarceration Festival might top last year’s record-breaking event that drew in 90,000 music fans, all it takes is a look at the lineup for the 2026 edition.
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The Noise & the Nonsense: Why calls to disband Inkcarceration miss the point of community
Last week I was sent a link to a social media post about a news article that caught my attention. A blog post called for the popular heavy music festival, Inkcarceration, to be effectively evicted from Mansfield. Inkcarceration has sold out five straight years, creates roughly $10 million in annual economic impact, and attracted 90,000 fans […]
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Inkcarceration 2025 sets attendance record with 90,000 visitors
MANSFIELD — For the first time in the history of Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival, the 3-day destination event – with a newly expanded footprint – welcomed a record-breaking crowd of 90,000 fans to the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield. The 2025 edition is the fifth consecutive sold-out year for the festival, which fuses rock, metal and tattoo art, and […]
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OPINION: Inkcarceration offers a unifying break from judgement
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was authored by local photographer Rob Stroul, who has photographed the past two Inkcarceration events for Richland Source. MANSFIELD — Though I hate to admit it, I’m no longer a kid. I see things differently than I did decades ago. However, I still love music, especially live music … and capturing […]
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Sunday’s scene wraps final day of Inkcarceration
MANSFIELD — Sunday marked the final day of Inkcarceration, the three-day music and tattoo festival at the Ohio State Reformatory. Five Finger Death Punch, Lamb of God and Three Days Grace were the headliner acts. Inkcarceration officials were kind enough to share the images captured by a number of photographers from Sunday’s action. Photo journalists […]