If you wear your love of coffee on your sleeve, now's your chance to do it, literally, thanks to this one-of-a-kind pop-up coming to Toronto.
Kicking Horse Coffee has joined forces with Toronto's iconic Chronic Ink Tattoos to ink coffee-lovers with a custom blend-inspired tattoo at a one-of-a-kind flash tattoo event.
It's all happening on Saturday, October 4, at Chronic Ink, 380 Bathurst Street, where talented Chronic Ink artists, including Joanna Roman, Zeke and Lucas Porto, will be inking coffee fans with unique flash designs inspired by each of Kicking Horse Coffee's 11 blends.
The flash designs channel the spirit of each of Kicking Horse Coffee's blends. Courtesy of Kicking Horse Coffee
When you show up for your appointment, you'll be treated to the Coffee Blend Bar, where you can enjoy your choice cup on the house. Get inked, get caffeinated and take home some kickass merch all for free. Seriously, the tattoos are free!
Canadian-born Kicking Horse Coffee has long been known for its certified Fairtrade and organic coffee roasts, but this fall, it's taking things one step further by turning its 11 unique blends into characters, each with its own distinct personality, that you can celebrate permanently with a free flash tattoo.
Online registration is officially open for appointments between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., and spots are limited. So, head to Kicking Horse Coffee to select your blend, design and artist and reserve your spot now.
Not totally sure which blend best matches your vibe? No problem, take the interactive What's Your Blend Sign quiz to find out, and stay in the loop by following Kicking Horse Coffee and Chronic Ink Tattoo on Instagram.
Score a free tattoo at Kicking Horse Coffee's Chronic Ink pop-up
Courtesy of Kicking Horse Coffee
Price: FREE
When: 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday, October 4, 2025
Address: Chronic Ink Tattoo - 380 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON
Why you need to go: Score a free flash tattoo (plus coffee and merch) inspired by Kicking Horse Coffee's 11 unique blends, designed and inked by the world-class tattoo artists from Toronto's Chronic Ink.