Tattoo & Piercing Shop in Pacific Beach.

San Diego's Walk-In Tattoo and Piercing shop. Come in and see why all San Diego is raving about us and our amazing crew!

(858) 274-8282

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Tattooing

American Traditional Tattoo color snake and hand tattoo at Sideshow Tattoo and Piercing San Diego

Tattooing is more than just getting a great tattoo. It's also about the experience and at Sideshow Tattoo and Piercing we strive to give you the best experience possible as well as a great tattoo.

Ear Piercing

Ear lobe and cartilage piercings with small studs at Sideshow Tattoo and Piercing San Diego

Feel confident when choosing a piercing shop. At Sideshow Piercing we go above and beyond to provide the best care and service to our customers and use only quality Jewelry.

About Sideshow

Dedication to our craft

All of our talented and professional artists that make Sideshow have been hand picked in accordance to their specialties and preferred style of tattooing. This allows us be able to provide a tattooer specifically suited to each client’s individual needs.

Your health comes first

We provide all of our artists with in house training to go above and beyond the minimum industry standards. Each tattooer and piercer is well equipped with knowledge and certification in Blood Borne Pathogen Prevention and Control, and we reflect that in our practices.

The Sideshow Standard

Our loyal clients here at Sideshow Tattoo and Piercing are valued as friends and family, given we end up spending a great deal of time adorning some of them. To us it’s not just about getting to the next client. It’s all about establishing and building an enjoyable and memorable relationship and experience with those who trust us to decorate their bodies.

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We Take Walk-Ins Daily.
No Appointments Needed.
We Take Walk-Ins Daily.
No Appointments Needed.

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Walk-ins are welcome for both tattoos and piercings, first come first served, seven days a week.

Open daily from 11 am to 10 Wed -thur,  11am -12am Fri-Sat, 11-10 pm Sunday at 1062 Garnet Avenue in Pacific Beach.

We can tattoo anything, but styles we love to tattoo are, black and grey, color, fine line, minimalist, tiny tattoos to big bold color American traditional and neo-traditional, anime, cartoon, script, tiny writing to simple toursist tats, like a small wave or a palm tree.

Professional body piercing including ears, nose, and more, using implant-grade titanium jewelry that’s hypoallergenic.

We have pre drawn tattoo designs also known as tattoo flash to choose from. Most of these are designs we drew and want to tattoo.

Yes. All jewelry is implant-grade titanium, safe for sensitive skin and new piercings.

This is a common question, but its like asking how much does a car cost. There’s a lot of variables involved . We charge by time it take us to do the tattoo. Most by their  tattooers charge by thier experience. $200 an hour with a $100 minimum.

No appointment needed for walk-ins, but booking ahead guarantees your spot with a specific artist.

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Piercing at Sideshow

We are now a Statim Shop!

We have officially made the technological leap where we can pull any of your favorite jewelry from our display cases and have it safely sterilized and ready for insertion in 6 minutes, cutting wait times and reducing backstock, allowing us to bring you more variety in the near future.

We hope you still lobe us.

Our mission has always been to offer piercing at an affordable price, however we must find balance in jewelry quality and safe design for initial piercings. We are no longer offering initial piercings with traditional backings, and are now only using threadless implant grade titanium flat back labrets for all lobe piercings. This option is safer for swelling, more secure and comfortable, and harbors less bacteria. We have already had an overwhelmingly positive response from our clients, and hope you will too.

Only the most biocompatible alloys.

We are proud to say that as of 2023, there isn't a single piece of 316L surgical steel or PVD gold left in our shop. Everything has been cast out to pave way for Titanium-6AL4V-ELI | ASTM F136, Niobium, and 14-18k Solid Gold. Mill certificates and invoices are now available upon request to put your mind at ease. Invictus Body Jewelry is currently our main jeweler. Other top brands we will be introducing in 2024 will be Neometal, Anatometal, Regalia, and Norvoch.

Sideshow Tattoo And Piercing San Diego

1062 Garnet Ave., San Diego, CA 92109, us

(858) 274-8282

Hours

  • Mon 11:00 am – 08:00 pm
  • Tue 11:00 am – 08:00 pm
  • Wed 11:00 am – 08:00 pm
  • Thu 11:00 am – 08:00 pm
  • Fri 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
  • Sat 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
  • Sun 11:00 am – 08:00 pm

Areas We Serve

Clients visit our Pacific Beach studio from across San Diego. Find directions, drive times and answers for your neighborhood, or see all areas we serve.

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