WordCamp Central will send you a package of WordPress swag that you should distribute for free at your WordCamp. The packs vary based on supply, but usually include things like buttons, stickers, temporary tattoos, and pencils. We try to send enough to cover everyone, but we recommend making this swag freely available on a table (or several tables) at the event rather than putting it in a bag and handing it out to all attendees, as this reduces the chance of people throwing it away because they don’t want it. Since every button costs 20 cents, we’d much rather they not be thrown away. 
If you have swag left over from the pack at the end of your event, encourage people to grab some on the way out, and gather up whatever is left. You can either keep it and distribute it at future meetups, or you can ship it back to WordCamp Central to be used for the next event.
Most WordCamps also have their own commemorative swag, usually a t-shirt and a sticker. If you can find a local printer to support your WordCamp by offering discounted services, yay! If not, we have some recommended vendors that have worked with many previous WordCamps. WordCamp Central will provide an official introduction and let these vendors know you are an approved WordCamp organizer if you would like use their services:
- Sticker Giant – does custom sticker printing and often subsidizes printing an event sticker. Their level of support will depend on your design, the size, and how far in advance you contact them.
- Hi Voltage Productions – does custom printing of shirts, hoodies, and pretty much anything that’s able to be screenprinted. They provide more flexibility in ordering, allowing WordCamp organizers to do rolling orders as the ticket sales come in, so that you won’t be left either short or stuck with extras after the event, the usual by-product of having to submit custom printing orders 3-4 weeks in advance with most vendors. Located in Harrisburg, PA, Lo-fi ships FedEx (free shipping on orders over $300).
- Tattoo Fun – makes temporary tattoos.
- Busy Beaver Button Co. – makes cool little 1″ buttons.
If you do get anything custom printed, please send one of each to WordCamp Central after the event for the archive.
Past WordCamp Organizers: Do you have any swag vendors that you really loved? Let us know who they are, what they made for you, and what was great about them, and we’ll check them as possible additions to the recommended vendors list.