The Hat Factory Xpress®
The pop-up hat bar your guests won't forget.
A high-end hat bar that comes to you. Your guests pick a hat, pick a design, and watch it made on the spot — a finished custom piece in their hands before they leave.
What is a hat bar? A working custom-hat shop, set up at your event.
We bring the equipment, the blanks and the people to your venue. Guests don't choose from a tray of pre-made options — the hat they walk out with didn't exist when they walked in. That's why it works as entertainment, not a giveaway. People stay, watch the press, and come back for a second one.
Pick a hat
Straight off the wall — trucker, snapback, plaid, camo, denim, floral and solid colorways.
Pick a design
Choose one of ours, bring a logo, or send a photo. Add side patches and a rope.
Watch it made
Made in front of them while they wait — and it leaves the event on their head.
"Pick your hat, pick your logo, or send us a photo, pick your side patches, add a rope."
Where the hat bar has been Hats for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
In August 2026 we brought the hat bar to Canton, Ohio for the Drew Brees Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement party, and made hats on site for Drew Brees and eighteen other Pro Football Hall of Famers — nineteen in all — alongside fifteen-plus current and former NFL players.
Also this season: the Kaulig Companies Championship, a PGA TOUR Champions event at Firestone Country Club in Akron, and Westfield Country Club.
What does a hat bar cost? Two ways to run it.
A set number of hats on your terms, or the whole wall open to every guest. Every quote is built for your event, with a written proposal before anything is committed.
A limited open hat bar
You set the guest quantity and we work to it.
- Guests pick a hat and a design, made on the spot
- Design help included, even if all you have is an idea
- No minimum guest count
A fully open hat bar
Every guest has the run of the wall for the whole event.
- Every guest, the whole event
- Written proposal with package options
- Built around your date, venue and guest count
Cost scales with the size of the event. Get a quick quote →
Who books a hat bar? Made for the moments people remember.
Golf outings
A member gift guests actually keep. Course logo, event date, foursome names — made at the turn or after the round.
Weddings & private events
A favor with the couple's monogram or the date, made in front of the guest. The late-night station when the dancing thins out.
Corporate & brand events
Branded headwear made on demand at a conference, launch or client day. No pre-order, no leftover boxes, no guessing sizes.
Festivals & fundraisers
A draw that earns its floor space. People line up to watch the press, and the hat leaves wearing your name.
What's included? Hats are the center. There's a lot more on the bar.
At most events we run several of these side by side. Designs go on by UV printing and laser engraving, so fine detail survives — a full-color logo, a photograph, a signature. Our SolidCore Embroidery™ patches look and feel like stitched work and keep the color and detail stitching loses.
- Hats
- Shot glasses
- Stickers
- Wall art
- Golf balls
- Ball markers
- Lacrosse balls
- Poker chips
- Canvas
- Flasks
- Leather goods
- Ornaments
What we need on the day Four things, and we handle the rest.
Questions Good to know.
Is there a minimum guest count?
No. There's no minimum number of guests to book the hat bar. Cost scales with the size of the event.
How many guests can you handle?
We've run a hat bar for 500+ guests, and events of up to 2,000 guests are possible. Tell us your guest count when you book, and we'll staff the bar to match.
How far do you travel?
Nationwide. We're based in Avon Lake, Ohio, just west of Cleveland, and we travel for events across the country.
How far ahead should we book?
It varies — event size, what you want made, and what else is booked around your date all move it. Ask early and we'll tell you honestly what your date looks like. A full-capacity event commits our entire press inventory, so popular dates go early.
Who are you?
The Hat Factory Xpress® is the pop-up hat bar from Laser Focused Xpressions, a studio in Avon Lake, Ohio. Making since 2019 — The Hat Factory Xpress® since 2024.
How do we book? Lock in your date.
Call or text (216) 307-8287 · info@laserfocusedxpressions.com
Studio in Avon Lake, Ohio — by appointment.
Officially licensed America 250-Ohio merchandise seller. See where we'll be next →
- Pick a date and time from the booking calendar.
- Fill in the booking form — venue, guest count, what you want made.
- We send a written proposal with package options.
- Return the deposit and the service agreement, and the date is yours.
Tell us about your event.
Date, venue and about how many guests. We reply within one business day.