Custom merch,
printed live
for Boston.
A live printing station — DTF, hat bars, embroidery, screen printing — for Seaport conferences, Kendall Square biotech launches, and campus events — your logo, turned into merch your guests line up for and keep.
- Time per printed shirt
- ~2min
- Throughput at full tilt
- 100+/ hr
- Itemized quote returned
- 24hrs
The charter
Four steps from booking
to fresh prints
- I
Tell us about it
Send your Boston date, venue, and headcount. We reply within 24 hours with an itemized quote.
- II
We dial in the art
You send a logo or idea; we proof it and prep screens or transfers before the event.
- III
We roll in & set up
Presses, ink, blanks, tables, and crew arrive and set up around your run-of-show.
- IV
We print it live
Guests pick, watch, and walk away wearing custom merch — about two minutes a shirt.
Live stations
Ways we print
live in Boston
Pick one station or stack a few — apparel, headwear, and hard goods, all made in front of your guests. Boston crowds decide fast when the menu is obvious: one core garment, a tight art set, embroidery or headwear as the premium lane.
Live Screen Printing
Real presses, real ink, pulled in front of your guests — the classic that started it all.
Explore ii.Live DTF Printing
Full-color, photo-real transfers pressed on the spot — no screens, no color limits.
Explore iii.Live Hat Bar
Guests pick a cap, you press a patch — a build-your-own hat station that's pure activation gold.
Explore iv.Live Embroidery
Premium, stitched-on-site monograms and logos — the upscale finish for any event.
Explore v.Promo & Hard Goods
Totes, drinkware, and hard goods customized on site — beyond apparel.
ExploreOccasions
Boston events we
print live for
Corporate Events & ConferencesKickoffs, summits, and holiday parties.See how →
ii.
Trade Shows & ExposThe booth with a line down the aisle.See how →
iii.
Brand Activations & Pop-UpsAn experience guests film and keep.See how →
iv.
Festivals & ConcertsHigh-volume merch, printed on the spot.See how →
v.
Weddings & Private PartiesFavors your guests actually wear home.See how →
Why live
Merch is forgettable.
Watching it get made isn’t.
A pile of pre-printed shirts on a table is swag. A press running at a Seaport conference, a Kendall Square launch, or a campus event is an experience — guests pick the art, watch it print, and leave with a shirt that feels earned, not handed out.
- iA real activity, not a giveaway table — guests do something.
- iiA content engine — the press is what everyone films.
- iiiPrint-on-demand — only what guests want, in their size.
- ivYour brand, all over the event by the end of the night.
Established & proven
The standing record
- I.Presses & printers in a standard rig
- 0+ 2 crew
- II.Shirts per hour, per press
- 0/ hr
- III.Full size curve kept on hand
- XS–4XL
- IV.Hours to your itemized quote
- 0hrs
On the floor
Real Boston-ready setups
Across Boston
We print where
Boston gathers
From the Seaport District to Fenway, we set up at the venues your events already use — and travel anywhere across Greater Boston.
- Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
- Hynes Convention Center
- MGM Music Hall at Fenway
- Encore Boston Harbor
- The Royale
- SoWa Power Station
Questions
Good to know
Most Boston events land between $5K and $15K all-in; staffed programs start around $5,000. The big levers are guest count, printing hours, garments, and setup. Your quote itemizes crew, presses, garments, setup and teardown, and every print — one number, sent within 24 hours.
Each press turns out up to 60 shirts per hour, and our standard two-press setup clears 100+ at full tilt. Seaport conference breaks release hundreds of people at once, so we plan for the peak — staged sizes and a short art menu hold the pace.
Roughly a 10×10 ft footprint per station, two standard 120V circuits, and a queue that doesn't pinch the aisle. We bring the presses, ink, garments, tables, and crew. You confirm dock or elevator access, power placement, and any building rules.
Two to four weeks is comfortable for most events. We keep gear staged and have turned Boston events around in under a week, so if your date is soon, ask anyway.
No — we also run live DTF, a live hat bar, embroidery, and hard goods like totes and drinkware. DTF handles detailed conference art; embroidery suits smaller executive runs. Most Boston events run a core tee plus one upgrade station.
Greater Boston events handled door to door — travel folded into one clear number. We're based in Fullerton, CA and bring everything to your venue.
Yes — booths at the BCEC and Hynes are a specialty. Send your booth size, electrical order, and the session grid and we size the station to fit — ordering face on one side, pickup on the other, so the booth works when attendees arrive between talks.
Everything on-site: crew, presses and equipment, garments, setup and teardown, and every live print — shirts, hats, totes, and more. A biotech launch might want one polished station and a limited menu; a campus or arena program runs more volume. One itemized quote either way.
We bring on-site live event printing to Boston venues of every size — from the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, the Hynes Convention Center, TD Garden, and Fenway Park to hotel ballrooms and private event spaces. Our mobile crew sets up and prints custom apparel, hats, and merch live at conventions, corporate events, festivals, and brand activations across Boston, including the Seaport District, Back Bay, Fenway, and Downtown.
Start your Boston quote
Commission your
Boston event
Send the date, venue, and headcount. We'll map the right live-printing setup for your Boston event and return an itemized quote within 24 hours.
- iItemized quote within 24 hours — crew, gear, garments, every print, one number.
- iiWe bring the presses, ink, blanks, tables, and trained printers.
- iiiGreater Boston events handled door to door — travel folded into one clear number.
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