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Straw hats with logo
At Gift Campaign, our straw hats are one of the most popular and eye-catching promotional accessories we supply. As the warmer months arrive, we know just how impactful a well-branded hat can be. Much like personalised t-shirts and caps, our straw hats are a naturally worn and highly visible accessory at parties, music festivals, and outdoor gatherings, making them a brilliant opportunity to put your brand in front of a large and engaged audience.
Our catalogue of straw hats features a wide variety of styles in both straw and fabric options, ensuring there is a perfect match for every brand identity, event theme, and budget. Each item can be personalised to showcase your company branding in a fun and memorable way, and pairs brilliantly with other festival and summer merchandise from Gift Campaign's extensive range for a truly cohesive and impactful promotional package — explore our full collection today and make your brand the talk of the festival season.
Our catalogue of straw hats features a wide variety of styles in both straw and fabric options, ensuring there is a perfect match for every brand identity, event theme, and budget. Each item can be personalised to showcase your company branding in a fun and memorable way, and pairs brilliantly with other festival and summer merchandise from Gift Campaign's extensive range for a truly cohesive and impactful promotional package — explore our full collection today and make your brand the talk of the festival season.
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Branded Straw Hats for Hit Summer Promotions
Straw hats are the perfect accessory for outdoor events, festivals, and summer campaigns. They’re lightweight, breathable, and offer great visibility for your logo—ideal for creating a relaxed, eye-catching look that people actually enjoy wearing. If you’re planning a seasonal campaign, browse our full range of event giveaways to find complementary products.
They also work brilliantly for hospitality venues, beach resorts, or team-building days. Whether handed out at trade shows or used as part of staff uniforms, branded straw hats bring a fun, summery vibe to your promotion while keeping your brand front and centre in every photo.
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Style and Protection: Two-in-One With Promotional Straw Hats
The Best Promotional Hat for Your Audience or Event
A promotional hat is one of the most effective branded giveaways available. It accompanies your audience during leisure time, creates instant visual impact by being worn on the head, and conveys a message of care and protection.
At Gift Campaign, we've seen this potential firsthand. Over the years, we've fulfilled more than 2,300 orders for custom hats with logos, helping companies across every industry choose the right model for outdoor events and summer marketing campaigns. This experience has shown us which styles perform best depending on your audience and the type of event. Here are our sales team's recommendations based on real customer orders for promotional hats.
Choose the Right Hat for Your Target Audience
- General and Family Audiences: The classic straw hat is our most versatile option and the one most frequently ordered during the summer. The short-brim version offers a casual look, while the wide-brim model combines stylish sun protection with a more fashionable appearance.
- Young and Urban Audiences: Available in a range of fabrics, bucket hats are among our most popular choices for both men and women. They naturally align with current streetwear trends, making them ideal for younger audiences.
- Sports Enthusiasts and Outdoor Lovers :For active users, safari hats are the preferred option. Their adjustable chin cord prevents the hat from blowing away, making them a practical companion for hiking, outdoor sports, fishing, and other adventures.
Choose the Right Hat for Your Event
- Beach, Pool, and Terrace Promotions: The wide-brim straw hat is by far our best-selling model thanks to its excellent balance of sun protection, attractive appearance, and affordability. It's lightweight, highly visible, and typically worn throughout the event itself.
- Music Festivals and Cultural Events: For more relaxed and festive occasions, bucket hats are the go-to choice. Their urban style makes them easy to pair with bold, eye-catching branding.
- Sustainable Corporate Gifts: If your company wants to highlight its environmental commitment, hats made from recycled materials are a reliable and responsible choice.
- Outdoor Activities (Golf, Hiking, Fishing): We recommend the safari hat with an adjustable chin cord, as it provides extra stability and better protection against windy conditions.
If you're unsure which model best suits your audience or campaign, our team will be happy to advise you before you place your order.
Customising Promotional Hats: Bands, Stitching, and Printing
This is where a promotional hat truly stands out from an ordinary one. Each model in our catalogue offers different customisation options, but these are the key features to consider when placing your order.
Hat Band Materials
The band material affects both the appearance of the hat and the quality of the print. Polyester bands are woven from soft threads that create a smooth, slightly glossy finish. Their even surface delivers excellent print quality and long-lasting results. Non-woven bands, produced using heat and pressure rather than weaving, have a more textured, matte finish. Their main advantage is cost-efficiency, making them an excellent option for large-scale promotional campaigns featuring simple one-colour logos.
Stitching Options
The durability of the band depends on how it is attached to the hat. The simplest method is two-point adhesive attachment (front and back). It is quick to produce but less durable over time. A stronger alternative is cross stitching at the front and back, offering a good balance between cost and durability. For maximum strength, full-perimeter stitching secures the band all the way around the hat. At Gift Campaign, this is our preferred option for orders where the hats are expected to receive frequent, long-term use.
Printing Techniques
The printing method brings your branding to life. Screen printing is the ideal solution for simple designs with one or a few colours, particularly for large production runs where the unit cost decreases significantly. For more detailed logos or graphics, screen transfer printing provides excellent precision by applying the design using heat and pressure. If your artwork includes photographs, gradients, or vibrant full-colour graphics, dye sublimation delivers the highest image quality and colour reproduction.
Our expert recommendation: For large orders featuring a single-colour logo, screen printing on a polyester band offers the best balance between quality and cost. If your artwork is full colour or contains gradients, we recommend choosing transfer printing or sublimation.
The Advantages (and Limitations) of Our Hat Materials
The material affects comfort, durability, appearance, and print quality. Here's what you should know about each option.
- Natural Straw: Lightweight, breathable, and excellent for sun protection, natural straw offers a rustic and authentic appearance. However, durability varies depending on the plant fibres used, so it may not be the best option for heavy everyday use. It's ideal for summer promotions, beach events, outdoor terraces, and highly visible campaigns.
- Cotton: Soft, breathable, moisture-absorbing, and highly durable, cotton remains one of the most popular materials for promotional apparel. We also offer recycled cotton for environmentally conscious businesses. Cotton hats are best suited to frequent use, urban events, and long-lasting branded merchandise.
- Paper Straw: Made from plant fibres such as bamboo or wheat straw, paper straw is biodegradable, extremely lightweight, breathable, and offers excellent sun protection. It's particularly well suited to hot-weather promotions where comfort and ventilation are priorities.
Practical Advice on Sizing and Care
The most common size is 58–59 cm (Large) for both straw and fabric hats. However, factors such as hairstyle, hair volume, and ear shape can affect the fit. If you're ordering for a specific audience, we recommend requesting a sample before confirming the final quantity.
To determine the correct size, measure the circumference of the head using a flexible tape measure around its widest point. This measurement determines the appropriate hat size.
Care Instructions:
- Straw hats: Avoid getting them wet, as moisture may cause the fibres to shrink. However, they do benefit from moderate humidity to remain flexible. Clean them with a damp cloth.
- Fabric hats: Most can be machine washed depending on the material, although hand washing with mild soap is generally recommended to maximise their lifespan.
- Non-woven hats: Hand wash only and allow them to air dry.
If you need the technical specifications for a particular model, you'll find them on the relevant product page, or you can contact our Customer Service team, who will be happy to provide further information.
Frequently Asked Questions About Straw Hats With Logo
Where is the Logo placed on a Promotional Hat?
The logo is usually printed on the hat band, as the hat material itself is not generally suitable for direct printing. The most common branding methods are one- or multi-colour screen printing and digital transfer printing, which allows for logos with a wide range of colours.
Which Promotional Products Pair Well With Hats for a Summer Event?
Straw and fabric hats are ideal for spring and summer. To help people stay cool, promotional hand fans and branded sunglasses are excellent additions. Other popular options include personalised beach towels or, for a more tech-focused gift, branded power banks.
Which Type of Hat is the Coolest to Wear?
Straw hats are the best choice for hot weather, as their natural fibres allow excellent airflow. Cotton hats are also a great alternative, offering good breathability while remaining lightweight and comfortable.
What's the Difference Between Flexible Hats, Straw Hats and Wide-brim Hats?
Flexible hats, usually made from fabric or wool, adapt more easily to the shape of the head and are lightweight and breathable. Straw hats are more rigid but allow air to circulate freely. Wide-brim hats, such as safari hats, provide greater protection for the head and face from the sun.
Can I Order a Sample Before Placing my Order?
Yes. We recommend this for large orders or campaigns aimed at a specific audience. We can provide a virtual proof of your customised product and, where available, a physical sample.
Do you Work with Companies Outside of the UK?
Yes. We launched in Spain in 2014 and now also serve customers across several European markets, including Italy, Portugal, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain. If your business operates in multiple countries, we'll be happy to recommend the best solution for each campaign.
What is the Delivery Time for Branded Hats?
The estimated delivery time is 7–10 working days for customised hats and 5–6 working days for plain hats without branding. Delivery times are calculated from the approval of your virtual proof and may vary depending on the model or printing method selected. If you need your order urgently, some of our hat styles are available with an express delivery service.
Why Choose Promotional Hats as a Corporate Gift?
Promotional hats are an excellent way to increase brand visibility at events, festivals and other outdoor activities. They're appreciated by people of all ages because they provide practical sun protection and immediate everyday value. With a wide range of styles and colours available, it's easy to find the perfect hat to suit your audience.
