Festival and fair shirts
Festivals need two kinds of shirts: merch people pay for, and crew shirts that let an attendee find help in a crowd. Battle Born Clothing prints both in one shop in Yerington, Nevada and ships to festivals and fairs in every state.
Who orders
Festival producers, county and state fair boards, music venues and breweries running an outdoor event, and the volunteer coordinators behind them.
What they order
- Comfort Colors 1717 or Gildan 64000 merch tees with a soft water-based or discharge print, blank quoted per job
- PC61 crew tees in safety green or orange with 'STAFF' or 'VOLUNTEER' on the back
- PC54TT tanks for a summer lineup
- Sportsman SP12 embroidered beanies and PC78H hoodies for fall events
A realistic job
A Minnesota fall festival: 48 crew tees front and back, plus 24 embroidered beanies
| Line | Qty | Each | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| PC61 tee, safety green, black ink 1-color front + 1-color 'VOLUNTEER' back (light shirt, no flash) | 48 | $14.72 | $706.56 |
| Screens, 2 colors/locations | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Sportsman SP12 cuffed beanie, embroidered logo | 24 | $12.60 | $302.40 |
| Digitizing, one logo | 1 | $18.99 | $18.99 |
| Order total | $1,067.95 |
That is $14.83 per piece across 72 pieces, including setup. Merch shirts on a premium blank are quoted per job: the print rate is the same, the blank is what changes.
Timeline and shipping
Minnesota is in the 4-5 business day UPS Ground zone. Festivals usually have a hard load-in date; give us that, not the opening day, and we plan to it. Production is 28 days from proof approval.
What to send
- Artwork (vector preferred: AI, EPS, PDF, SVG; 300 dpi PNG is fine). Sponsor logos as separate files.
- Quantity, with a size breakdown (adult and youth).
- Shirt style and color, or tell us the budget and we will suggest one.
- Event date and the ship-to state. Standard turnaround is 28 days from proof approval, plus ground transit; rush is quoted per job.
- Ship-to address (any US address: home, office, venue or hotel).
Questions
Can you do a limited run of the merch design in a second shirt color?
Yes. Each shirt color with the same ink color runs on the same screens.
Do you print on garment-dyed shirts?
Yes. Comfort Colors takes discharge ink especially well. We note any lot-to-lot shade variation on the proof.