Top 10 Promotional Products for the 4th of July, State Fairs, and Other Summer Events for 2025
As you plan for upcoming events like the 4th of July, state fairs, and other vibrant gatherings, bring the best promotional products to make a lasting impression. As we celebrate Independence Day, some 4th of July swag will go a long way towards boosting your brand, even on a tight budget.
Offering eco-friendly and sustainably crafted items demonstrates your commitment to the environment and resonates with eco-minded individuals who appreciate ethical swag. Independence Day swag can be etched with patriotic symbols such as the American flag.
In this post, we’ll explore the top 10 promotional products for Independence Day that will impress your audience and promote your company effectively.
1. USA Made Recycled Round Buttons
Buttons are a timeless promotional item that never goes out of style. Perfect for clothes, bags, and more, these buttons are an excellent way to showcase your advocacy and eco-minded values. They make great giveaways at fairs, parades, and community events.
Our recommendation:
USA Made Recycled Round Buttons | Multiple Sizes | 1-1/4"
These laminated celluloid buttons with safety pinbacks are crafted from 30% recycled steel. The paper used includes 10% post-consumer recycled content.
These buttons are customizable, allowing you to display your company logo or a patriotic design for the 4th of July, such as the American flag. Whatever the custom design, these buttons are a budget-friendly choice for promoting your organization while supporting sustainable practices.
Made in the USA, these buttons are top quality and are crafted in an ethical manufacturing process. Get them in various designs such as the USA flag, army and veteran themes, business motifs, environmental causes, and supportive voting messages among others.
2. USA Made Recycled Paper Hand Fans
Hand fans are essential for staying cool during hot summer events in America, making them ideal promotional items for Independence Day and state fairs. They’re fun 4th of July promotional swag items to show your love for America while promoting your business.
Attendees will appreciate having a practical, eco-friendly fan to keep them comfortable as they enjoy the festivities.
These fans, made from recycled materials, not only help reduce waste but also showcase your brand's commitment to sustainability. Offering a hand fan as a giveaway ensures your brand is visible throughout the event while providing a useful, appreciated item.
Our recommendation:
Hand Fan | Recycled | USA Made
Showcase your logo on an eco-friendly hand fan made from 100% post-consumer recycled paper board. The fan features a UV-coated high gloss finish on the front and an uncoated back.
You can customize the fan with decor prints on both sides. When designing your American flag artwork for Independence Day, ensure it accommodates an 8" wooden handle glued to the back. The product features an eco-friendly design with a white front for crisp, clear patriotism messages and a printable kraft chipboard backside.
The designs are printed with soy inks, making it toxin-free and Prop.65-compliant.
Hand these practical style items out and watch as your logoed fans spread throughout the event, keeping everyone cool and environmentally conscious. Whether you adorn the fans with the American flag or your organization’s swag, you’ll be helping the environment because Eco Promotional Products plants a tree for every invoice order, no matter how small.
3. USA Made Recycled Polypropylene Frisbees
A classic frisbee is a fantastic promotional product for summer events, and those made from recycled materials are even better.
They are perfect for outdoor fun and can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Made from recycled plastic, they are an eco-friendly choice that aligns with your organization’s sustainability goals.
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Frisbee | USA Made | Recycled | 9"
This 9" professional-style Frisbee, union-made and recycled in the USA, is ideal for the beach, park, or long days at a trade show. Each color option is crafted using 30% post-industrial "home" recycled material. To be even more unique, use the frisbees as your plates and let your guests keep them as sustainable souvenirs.
These customizable frisbees allow you to print your logo or a fun summer design. You can choose to upload art of the American flag and patriotism icons, recycle symbols, or other custom graphics.
Complete the decor with stripes and banners in the same theme, and you’re bound to have loads of fun with family and friends at the parade, park or stadium. The frisbees are FDA-compliant and safe for food contact.
4. USA Made Reef-Safe Mineral Sunscreen
Protecting your skin from the sun's harmful rays is crucial during outdoor summer events such as Independence Day celebrations, making sunscreen an excellent promotional item. This eco-friendly sunscreen is perfect for the summer sun and the 4th of July celebrations, offering attendees a safe and effective way to stay protected while enjoying the celebrations.
Our recommendation:
Reef Safe Mineral Sunscreen with Carabiner | 1.5 oz | USA Made
Its compact size and convenient carabiner make it easy to attach to bags or belts, ensuring it’s always within reach. By choosing a reef-safe sunscreen, you’re also promoting environmental responsibility and protecting marine ecosystems.
Reef-safe sunscreen is a type of sunscreen formulated without certain chemicals that are harmful to coral reefs and marine life. This custom sunscreen also boasts a recyclable and refillable container. The petroleum-free sunscreen inside is also good for your skin.
Made with skin-friendly organic ingredients such as beeswax and coconut oil, this sunscreen provides protection against UVA and UVB rays and is water-resistant for 80 minutes. Its labeling complies with FDA standards for sunscreen products. The containers are refillable and recyclable. 1% of profits go to Heifer International, supporting honeybees, supplies and training for beekeepers.
Customize the bottle with your organization’s logo to create a branded, eco-friendly promotional item that attendees will appreciate. You can also upload art that illustrates patriotism, such as the American flag or the bald eagle.
It's an effective way to promote your commitment to environmental responsibility on Independence Day, at celebration parades, concerts and company summer picnics while providing a practical product.
5. USA Made Plantable Flag Growstakes
Celebrate the 4th of July with a patriotic and eco-friendly twist by giving away plantable growstakes. These unique promotional items are perfect for summer events, allowing attendees to take home a piece of the celebration that can grow into beautiful wildflowers.
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Plantable Flag Growstakes | USA Made | Recycled
Made from recycled paper embedded with wildflower seeds, these growstakes are a great way to symbolize growth and renewal while promoting your organization. Offering such a meaningful, environmentally responsible product will leave a lasting impression on your audience.
These growstakes are not only biodegradable but also serve as a beautiful reminder of your brand’s commitment to sustainability.
Customize them with your logo or the American Flag and message to create a meaningful, eco-friendly giveaway. Perfect for like-minded, eco-conscious communities, these growstakes are sure to leave a lasting impression long after the Independence Day festival or outdoor event is over.
These grow stakes are 100% US-made, recyclable, and reusable, making them the ideal 4th of July promotional swag item. We have them in standard designs, such as US flags, but you can also have custom designs and text printed.
6. Unisex Retail Fit Triblend T-Shirt
A classic t-shirt is always a popular choice for summer promotional items. Perfect for the 4th of July, concerts and festivals, this sustainably made shirt offers comfort and style while promoting your business.
Your organization will gain visibility and recognition as attendees wear these shirts at state fairs, picnics, and other outdoor events. The sustainably sourced materials and ethical production practices ensure that your promotional item aligns with your commitment to sustainability.
Our recommendation:
Unisex Retail Fit Triblend T-Shirt | WRAP Certified
Made from a blend of cotton, polyester, and rayon, these t-shirts are environmentally responsible and super soft. They are WRAP certified, thus guaranteeing ethical production practices.
Customize this product with a USA flag art, the Liberty bell, Bald Eagle or other symbols of patriotism for independence day festivals. What’s more this reusable t-shirt can be used for other outdoor events such as Patriot’s day.
For every order over $50, Eco Promotional Products plants a tree seedling.
7. Recycled Scuba Eco Coolie
Keeping drinks cold during summer events is essential, making a recycled eco coolie an ideal promotional item for the 4th of July, state fairs, and other outdoor gatherings. These cookies are perfect for ensuring that attendees’ beverages stay refreshingly cold while they enjoy the festivities.
Offering a practical, eco-friendly item like this helps to enhance the event experience and promote your corporation's commitment to sustainability. The full-color customization options also ensure your company stands out in the crowd.
Our recycled Eco Coolies allow you to print complex graphics and designs to suit your decoration preferences.
Our recommendation:
Recycled Scuba Eco Coolie | Full Color
These coolies are made from 80% recycled plastic PET bottles, which is eco-minded and highly effective at insulating beverages.
The coolies are lightweight, durable, and easy to carry, making them perfect for distributing at large events.
You can customize the recycled eco coolie by adding the USA flag or Bald Eagle for Independence Day and adding eco language to raise environmental awareness.
By choosing this eco-friendly promotional item, you demonstrate your organization’s dedication to reducing waste and supporting sustainable practices.
Note that we will take back this used product and recycle it into another cool recycled product after the event if you want us to do so. It’s our way of ensuring that all decor and promotional swag items don’t end up in landfills but get upcycled into something new and useful.
8. Golf Towel
Golf towels made from recycled materials are eco-friendly and functional giveaways for summer golf events, outdoor festivals or any summer celebration. The 4th of July season welcomes charity golf tournaments, making golf-themed promotions are popular choice.
Our recommendation:
EcoWaffle rPET Golf Towel with Hook
Created from 100% RPET fabric, these Eco waffle golf towels will resonate with guests who value sustainability. By choosing RPET, you’re helping reduce plastic waste, making recycled golf towels a perfect fit for eco-conscious summer events that make a positive impact. Also, Eco waffle golf towels come in a variety of colors to coordinate with branding and event needs. They are practical, stylish, and sustainable giveaways guests and volunteers will appreciate.
9. Cooling Stick
Summer heat can be unbearable, but with skin cooling sticks, you can offer an innovative way for guests to cool off wherever they go. Portable cooling solutions that are USA-made and contain high quality ingredients are branded products people can trust. Their compact and convenient design is perfect for tossing your bag or pocket whenever you need it.
Our recommendation:
Skin Cooling Stick | 1 oz | USA Made
These customizable cooling solutions provide instant relief for sunburned, achy, and overheated skin and are formulated with cooling menthol and moisturizing shea butter. Made by a certified B Corp in an FDA certified facility, these cooling sticks are responsibly made and will stand out to conscious audiences. Say goodbye to hot, sticky discomfort and hello to sustainable self-care with this promotional product.
10. Drinkware
When it comes to staying hydrated throughout the day, it is best to avoid disposable water bottles and rely on a reusable option that’s designed to keep drinks at the perfect temperature and represent your brand’s commitment to sustainability. Eco Promotional Products has incredible drinkware options with sustainable benefits that are perfect for summer gym sessions, hiking and outdoor activities.
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Vacuum Insulated Stainless Steel Bottle | 17 oz
Vacuum insulated stainless steel bottles are great alternatives to single-use bottles, becoming an eco-friendly statement that aligns with your brand’s values to reduce waste and inspire a sustainable future. These stainless-steel water bottles keep beverages ice cold for up to 24 hours and have a secure screw on cap to prevent leaks, making them ideal during travels, fitness challenges, and other summer themed events. Additionally, for every order placed, $1 is donated to organizations dedicated to protecting the environment such as Rainforest Trust, The Ocean Cleanup, and Save the Elephant Foundation.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. How can I customize these promotional products to fit my organization?
Most of the promotional products mentioned can be customized with your company’s logo or event theme. Customization options vary by product but typically include printing, engraving,or embossing your logo or message to create a unique and memorable item for your audience.
2. What are some benefits of using recycled materials for promotional items?
Using recycled materials for promotional items helps reduce waste, conserves resources, and lowers the environmental footprint of production.
Products made from recycled materials, such as banners and buttons, also convey a positive message about your company’s dedication to sustainability and responsible consumption.
3. How can these promotional products enhance my organization’s visibility at events?
These promotional products are designed to be practical, reusable, and visually appealing, which increases the likelihood that attendees will use them repeatedly. By distributing items that are useful and eco-friendly, your company gains continued exposure and positive association with sustainability, enhancing overall company visibility and recognition.