Thirteen Shops Around Denver With Friday the 13th Flash Tattoo Deals

Saturday is Valentine’s Day, but the lovers are going to have to survive the horrors of the first Friday the 13th of the year in order to get to it.

Fortunately, tattoo shops all over the city are putting up their classic flash deals and sales for you to check out this weekend as a promising alternative to becoming a phantom killer that haunts a summer camp or swapping bodies with your relatives.

As is tradition, we have found thirteen great local tattoo shops for you to get some fresh ink ahead of or during your Valentine’s Day festivities. Don’t forget your IDs, and expect to have tattoo placement limited to your arms and legs. And if you already have plans this weekend, don’t forget that we’re just one month away from the next Freaky Friday in March.

Cold Moon
120 South Broadway
303-386-4142
A close friend and apprentice of the late Alicia Cardenas (who managed Sol Tribe and Twisted Soul), Casey Hosch, founded Cold Moon in 2024. The Baker studio is focused on being a safe space for LGBTQ+ folk that celebrates diversity and individuality for all. This will be a special event weekend for the store, starting with an offering of $120 to $200 specialty flash tattoos, $13 off total piercing services, and 13 percent off jewelry on Friday. Valentine’s Day visitors can also get piercing services and specialty flash, with a portion of all proceeds for the day getting donated to Bread & Roses Legal Center.

Endless Ink Tattoo & Piercing
7507 East 36th Avenue Unit 120
303-371-2744
Lauded by many customers and publications as one of Denver’s finest tattoo shops, Endless Ink has been a staple of the Stapleton Center near Central Park for well over a decade now. This Friday, doors will open at 10 a.m., and the shop will follow a first-come, first-served policy to provide $13 outline tattoos and standard piercings, as well as $31 non-standard piercings (plus $7 to $9 lucky tips). Only one tattoo will be allowed per person, and the most difficult piercings (oral, surface, etc.) will not be offered during the promo. 

Feral Forever Tattoo
5055 East Kentucky Avenue
720-445-6295
Jessica Burridge has known she wanted to own an independent tattoo shop since she was a kid, and Glendale’s Feral Forever is that dream fully realized. The private studio’s artists are all focused on finding the best custom and flash designs for their customers. The shop’s flash sale will be open throughout Friday and Saturday, starting at 11 a.m., with flash prices ranging from $80 to $180. Friday will be exclusively first-come, first-served, whereas Saturday will accept both walk-ins and appointments, with an opportunity for customers to buy an additional, discounted flash tattoo.  

Art With Heart Tattoo
10283 East Iliff Avenue, Aurora
303-369-2823 
Just across the Denver border in Aurora, Art With Heart’s six artists have over eighty years of experience between them, and they mean business. The shop has been open for over twenty years, and its staff are dedicated to bringing unique, professional designs to life. This Friday’s flash fittingly has a heavy focus on hearts, and Valentine’s designs will be available through February 14 as well. Starting at noon on February 13 for a price range from $80 to $130, all tattooed customers will also be entered for a chance to win a $100 gift card.

FolkVala
1201 Santa Fe Drive Suite F & G
FolkValaStudio@gmail.com
Part tattoo parlor, part apothecary, this “folk magic” store sells a variety of herbs, books, local artwork and more in addition to tattoos. FolkVala’s flash deal will go from 2 p.m. on Friday until whenever the shop’s artists get sleepy, and the retail selection will be open throughout the sale as well. The flash designs themselves will cost $80 to $200, and some of them will also be available during Fallink In Love’s ICE Out fundraiser, happening on Monday, February 16, from noon to 8 p.m.

Fortune Cookie Tattoo
329 14th Street
303-893-4003
This parlor near 16th Street will provide deals for flash tattoos and piercings this Friday the 13th. Running the deal from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., flash tattoos will be $60 or $130, and non-decorative piercings will cost $40 for the first piercing, $30 for a second, and $20 for a third. First-time customers, returners, new transplants and more will all find a welcoming community environment at this local shop.

Illusia Tattoos
1345 Wadsworth Boulevard, Lakewood
303-484-1929
The nine artists at Lakewood’s Illusia Tattoos have come prepared for their Friday and Saturday flash drop, with exactly 500 two-inch by two-inch images to choose from. All of the designs have been posted on the shop’s social media, with the exception of five designs that will remain a mystery unless you come and see them in person. Flash tattoos will be $60 (with additional costs for color and shading), and piercings will be $40. The drop will go from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday.  

Thick As Thieves
4610 East Colfax Avenue
303-321-8442
Colfax’s “#1 walk-in tattoo shop” will also be getting in on Flash Friday ahead of its appearance at the Salt Lake City Tattoo Expo in early March. The shop will provide flash tattoos ranging in price from $20 to $200, which will be available through open hours on Friday. Keep an eye on social media for a preview of the shop’s flash designs, which will be presented shortly before the event.

Think Tank Tattoo
172 South Broadway
720-932-0124
There are few tattoo shops that have become more of a fixture of the Denver landscape than Think Tank Tattoo, which initially opened its doors in 2002. The large Broadway store is dedicated to fostering a team of artists with a lot of stylistic diversity, so you can choose the person with the right style for you. The shop’s upcoming flash sale this Friday and Saturday happened to coincide with Friday the 13th, with designs to be released online shortly before the start of the event.

Tribe Tattoo
698 Santa Fe Drive
720-904-8904 
Originally launched in 2001, Tribe Tattoo recently moved to a new building in the Santa Fe Arts District. The twelve artists-in-residence at the shop have worked hard on new flash designs for this week’s Friday event, which will go on from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. for a day-long flash party. Come find out why Tribe has stood the test of time as one of the foremost tattoo shops in the Denver metro.

Clean Slate Tattoo & Body Art Studio
6620 South Broadway, Centennial
303-284-8083
Southern metro residents may be interested in visiting Clean Slate in Centennial. The studio will be providing $31 piercings from noon to 9 p.m., in addition to this year’s new flash tattoo selections. The Arapahoe County shop also has an exclusive jewelry line. And make sure to keep an eye on social media for information on their next two Flash Fridays for the year!

Blackthorne Tattoo
11658 Huron Street #100, Northglenn
303-301-0350
Up in the northern part of the metro, Blackthorne is a women-owned custom tattoo studio founded in 2023. It is mostly focused on providing unique, client-focused art for its customers. The store’s flash event will last from noon to 8 p.m., where customers will be able to check out new designs and pick one in a price range from $50 to $250. Come and check out this self-described “creative sanctuary where art, intention, and inclusivity meet” this Friday!

Evolution Tattoo
1450 South Santa Fe Drive Unit 102
303-330-8803
After nearly five years providing tattoos to communities near the Santa Fe Street Art District, Evolution Tattoo will be closing its doors for the last time on March 1. But before that happens, the Evolution team wants to give back to their community, and has been accepting gently used children’s bicycles to donate to local families in the Evolution Tattoo Kids Bike Drive. Evolution won’t have any deals this Friday, but anyone who donates a bike will be entered into a special giveaway, and 100 percent of store proceeds from tattoos will be donated to charity on Valentine’s Day.