INKCARCERATION returns to Columbus, Ohio from July 17-19, 2026, bringing together metal, rock, hip hop, post hardcore, and pop acts for three days of diverse heavy music. The festival features major headliners including Disturbed, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Gojira, and A Day To Remember, alongside established acts like Papa Roach, Motionless In White, Ice Nine Kills, and Cypress Hill. With 63 artists representing multiple countries including the United States, France, Italy, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom, the lineup spans from classic nu-metal and alternative rock to modern metalcore and post hardcore. Notable international acts include French metal giants Gojira, Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil, Ukrainian progressive metalcore group Jinjer, and Mongolian folk metal sensation The HU.

INKCARCERATION is a three-day standalone music festival.