Field notes
Milwaukee planning notes
Written for Milwaukee planners: the lakefront festival grounds, venues, cost, lead time and which print method fits which event.
Most of these posts come back to the same few questions: how the freight and the crew get to Milwaukee, what Baird Center and the lakefront ask of a station, and how many shirts a crowd will really want. Start with whichever matches your event.
Live Printing on the Milwaukee Festival Grounds
Wind, power, cart distance and the set-break rush on an open lakefront site.
Read the guide →Live Event Merch for Milwaukee Events
Decide what the merch is for before you pick what it is.
Read the guide →Where to Host Live Printing in Milwaukee
Baird Center, the Third Ward, Walker's Point, Bay View, the Deer District and the lakefront.
Read the guide →How Much Does Live Event Printing Cost in Milwaukee?
The $5K to $15K range, what moves it, and how Milwaukee travel is priced.
Read the guide →How Live Event Printing Works at a Milwaukee Event
From your first email to a guest walking off in the shirt.
Read the guide →Milwaukee Event Types We Print Live For
The Milwaukee events a live station suits, and the method for each.
Read the guide →DTF vs Embroidery vs Screen Printing (Milwaukee)
Press, DTF, embroidery or a hat bar: picking for your crowd.
Read the guide →How Far Ahead to Book Live Printing in Milwaukee
Why six to ten weeks, and what makes a shorter lead time possible.
Read the guide →Custom T-Shirt Printing in Milwaukee
Tees, hoodies and caps printed at the event, in each guest's size.
Read the guide →On-Site & Same-Day Custom Merch in Milwaukee
Merch made during the event, and why the booking still needs lead time.
Read the guide →Live Event Printing in Milwaukee, Screen Press Included
A press at your Milwaukee venue, and where it fits next to DTF.
Read the guide →Milwaukee event quote
Tell us about your Milwaukee event.
Send the date, the room, and a rough headcount. We'll come back with the press count, crew, and blanks that fit a Milwaukee event of that size.