LONG BEACH, Wash. — On Labor Day weekend, tattoo and piercing professionals from all over the state will converge on the Long Beach Peninsula for the third annual “One Nation Under Ink” tattoo and music festival. Proceeds from the event benefit Meals on Wheels, the Lions Club and Rock Out ALS, a group of local musicians who raise money to help people with Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

The festival, which takes place at the Chautauqua Lodge for the second year, features two full days of live music, live tattooing and piercing, a beer garden, a charity auction, competitions and guest appearances from some of the state’s most accomplished body-art specialists. Several local businesses sponsor the event and contribute items for the auction.

The event isn’t just for “alternative” types, organizer Kevin Fink, who owns Red Dog Tattoo said. Part of the goal this year is to show that body-art aficionados with extreme appearances care about community-building and supporting meaningful causes as much as their mainstream counterparts.

This year, organizers are bringing in a professional stage and sound system, and making an effort to ensure guests of all ages and backgrounds will feel welcome and have fun.

“This is a family event. Bring your lawn chair! Bring your kids!” Fink said, adding that there will be cotton candy and snow cones, as well as free face painting.

Well-known tattoo artists, include Michelle Haley of Sacred Soul Tattoo in Renton, Gill “The Drill” Montie and Joe Riley, who was featured in the CMT show, “Tattoo Titans.”

A variety of bands will play “everything from outlaw country to rockabilly, blues rock and rock,” said music promoter Tim Stickney, a member of Rock Out ALS, who is helping promote the event.

The festival will take place Saturday and Sunday.

Admission is $25 for a weekend pass or $15 for a day pass. Students and members of the military can buy a day pass for $10 with identification. Admission is free for children younger than 12.