Summer presents the perfect opportunity to connect with customers, reward employees, and boost brand visibility through seasonal promotional products. When recipients can immediately put your branded items to work during the warmer months, your company stays top of mind all season long.
Looking for fresh ways to make your brand shine this summer? Pinnacle has you covered with 21 summer giveaway ideas for businesses that combine practicality with seasonal relevance to help your organization stand out during the hottest months of the year.
1. Branded Sunglasses & Accessories
Sunglasses are consistently one of the most popular summer giveaways for good reason. Everyone needs them, most people own multiple pairs, and they offer prime logo placement right on your recipients’ faces. These practical items are perfect for outdoor events, beach days, and company outings while providing essential sun protection.
Top Pick: Promotional Malibu Sunglasses
Made of high-quality ABS-PMMA material with UV400 lenses providing 100% UVA and UVB protection, these stylish shades keep eyes safe while adding a touch of cool to your brand’s summer marketing.
2. Custom Beach Balls
Beach balls deliver instant summer fun and high visibility for your brand. These inflatable classics pack down small for easy transport but create a big impact when in use. The large imprint area ensures your logo gets noticed across beaches, pools, and parks while creating associations with leisure and enjoyment.
Top Pick: 16″ Rainbow Beach Ball
Vibrant multicolor panels create the perfect backdrop for your logo, providing eye-catching brand exposure during summer activities at beaches, pools, and outdoor events.
3. Branded Coolers & Insulated Bags
Keep food and drinks cold while keeping your brand hot with custom coolers and insulated bags. These practical items get used repeatedly throughout the season for picnics, beach trips, and outdoor adventures, providing continuous brand exposure wherever summer takes your recipients.
Top Pick: Carhartt® Lunch 6-Can Cooler
Durable 600D polyester with Rain Defender® water repellent treatment and seam-sealed construction ensures this premium cooler performs reliably while associating your brand with Carhartt’s reputation for quality.
4. Custom Towels and Beach Mats
Beach towels and beach mats offer maximum branding real estate while delivering practical value. Recipients use these items at pools, beaches, parks, yoga classes, and more throughout the summer months, making them highly visible brand ambassadors in recreational settings.
Top Pick: Sand-Free Waffle Beach Towel
This 380 GSM polyester towel combines absorbency with quick-drying, sand-free technology, making it perfect for beach days, boating, and water activities while showcasing your logo through edge-to-edge full-color imprinting.
5. Summer Hats & Headwear
Branded headwear provides sun protection while showcasing your logo at eye level. Summer-specific styles like visors offer both fashion and function during the hottest months of the year when sun protection becomes a priority for outdoor activities.
Top Pick: Port Authority Lifestyle Brim Hat
With UPF 30+ sun protection, moisture-wicking sweatband, and durable water-repellent finish, this versatile hat delivers comfort and protection for golfing, beach days, and outdoor events while displaying your logo.
6. Custom Apparel: T-Shirts & Tank Tops
Summer apparel gets your brand moving with your recipients. T-shirts and tank tops become part of their warm-weather rotation, creating walking billboards for your organization during the season when people are most visible outdoors.
Top Pick: Port & Company® Tie Dye Tank Top
This colorful 5.4-ounce, 100% cotton tank delivers unconventional style that stands out during summer events, creating instant visual appeal while keeping wearers cool and comfortable.
7. Promotional Tote Bags
Tote bags serve as mobile billboards while helping recipients carry all their summer essentials. These versatile bags work for groceries, beach trips, farmers markets, and everyday errands, creating multiple touch points for your brand throughout the season.
Top Pick: Laguna Beach Clear Tote Bag
Made from PEVA and polyester with a zippered closure and 22″ handles, this transparent tote meets stadium security requirements while showcasing summer essentials and your brand simultaneously.
8. BBQ Sets & Grilling Giveaways
Summer and grilling go hand in hand. Custom BBQ sets and grilling accessories connect your brand to good times and good food, making them especially appreciated for company picnics, client appreciation events, and team recognition during peak grilling season.
Top Pick: Grill Master Promotional Picnic Barbeque Kit
This complete set includes stainless steel grill brush, spatula, basting brush and tongs with convenient interior pockets for storage, making it the perfect companion for the king or queen of the grill.
9. Pickleball Sets
America’s fastest-growing sport makes for on-trend summer giveaway ideas for businesses. Branded pickleball sets encourage outdoor activity while associating your organization with this popular pastime, perfect for company wellness initiatives or recreation-focused marketing campaigns.
Top Pick: Full Color Pickleball Set
This complete set includes two durable paddles and pickleballs with vibrant full-color customization, letting your brand shine while recipients enjoy the fastest-growing sport in America.
10. Golfing Giveaways
With approximately 25 million Americans hitting the links annually, golf-themed giveaways reach an engaged and often affluent audience. From balls and tees to towels and divot tools, golf accessories offer practical utility throughout the summer season.
Top Pick: 2 3/4″ Tall Golf Tee
Specifically designed for use with large volume drivers and available in assorted colors, these promotional tees provide consistent brand exposure throughout every round while delivering genuine utility to golfers.
11. Flying Discs and Frisbees
Simple yet endlessly entertaining, flying discs provide hours of outdoor fun. Their flat, round surfaces offer excellent logo placement that’s visible whether being thrown or displayed, making them perfect for parks, beaches, and campus promotions.
Top Pick: 10″ Flying Disk w/ Matching Pouch
Made of lightweight nylon that folds to fit into a matching carrying pouch, this versatile disc is perfect for family outings and picnics while offering dual branding opportunities on both the disc and pouch.
12. Insulated Water Bottles
Hydration is essential during summer months, making branded water bottles both practical and appreciated. Insulated options keep drinks cold for hours, even in direct sunlight, ensuring your brand remains in hand throughout active summer days.
Top Pick: Thor Copper Vacuum Insulated Bottle – 17 oz.
Double-wall stainless steel with copper insulation keeps beverages cold for 48 hours or hot for 12 hours, while the powder-coated finish and spill-resistant lid make it the perfect travel companion for summer adventures.
13. Custom Beer Glasses & Drinkware
Summer gatherings call for refreshing beverages, and custom glassware ensures your brand is part of the celebration. From pint glasses to stemless wine tumblers, specialized drinkware makes recipients think of your brand during their leisure time.
Top Pick: Classic Ale Pint Glass – 16 oz.
This timeless, FDA-approved glass delivers the perfect vessel for summer refreshments, making it a hospitality industry standard that associates your brand with quality and relaxation during seasonal gatherings.
14. Travel Accessories
Summer travel seasons means opportunities for your brand to accompany recipients on their adventures. Practical travel accessories combine utility with frequent visibility at airports, hotels, and destinations throughout the busiest travel season of the year.
Top Pick: Voyage Luggage Tag
This durable PVC tag with clear window and spaghetti strap attachment ensures your brand travels the world while providing essential luggage identification during summer vacations and business trips.
15. Rainy Day Essentials
Even summer has its occasional downpours. Branded umbrellas, rain jackets, and ponchos demonstrate your brand’s preparedness and thoughtfulness, creating particular appreciation when the clouds roll in unexpectedly.
Top Pick: 72″ Beach Umbrella
This 6′ nylon umbrella with two-piece white powder-coated steel frame provides generous shade or rain protection while the included heavy vinyl case with shoulder strap ensures easy transport to beaches and outdoor events.
16. Branded Shade Tents
For premium summer giveaway ideas or event marketing, custom shade tents provide significant brand presence. These portable shelters offer protection from sun and light rain while creating branded spaces at beaches, parks, sporting events, and festivals.
Top Pick: Belle Mare Umbrella Beach Tent
Made of durable 190T polyester with silver-coated UPF 50+ protection, this easy-setup tent includes ground pegs, guylines, and a convenient carrying pouch, making it perfect for creating branded shade at any outdoor setting.
17. Can Coolers & Bottle Insulators
Keep beverages cold and hands dry with branded can coolers and bottle insulators. These affordable items see frequent use at outdoor gatherings, sporting events, and backyard barbecues, providing constant brand exposure during social occasions.
Top Pick: Kan-tastic Can Cooler
Made of laminated open-cell foam that folds flat for pocket or purse storage, this practical cooler keeps drinks cold and hands dry while offering excellent branding opportunities for summer promotions.
18. Custom Flip Flops
The quintessential summer footwear, flip flops connect your brand to beach days, pool parties, and casual comfort. Custom options let your brand become part of the summer wardrobe essential that defines the season’s footwear.
Top Pick: Deluxe Flip Flops
These durable flip flops feature thick white straps with generous decoration area and come with a matching mesh drawstring bag, creating dual branding opportunities for summer promotions.
19. Bluetooth Speakers
Portable speakers bring the soundtrack to summer activities while showcasing your brand. These higher-value items make excellent employee gifts, sales incentives, or VIP client appreciation presents that create lasting impressions.
Top Pick: iLive™ Tiki & Bluetooth Speakers with LED Flame
This innovative speaker combines 360° sound with flickering LED flame effects in a water-resistant design, making it perfect for indoor and outdoor summer gatherings while creating memorable brand associations.
20. Handheld Fans
When temperatures soar, branded fans provide welcome relief. Options range from simple paper styles to battery-operated mini fans, creating particular appreciation at outdoor events and festivals during the hottest days of summer.
Top Pick: Rechargeable Handheld Fan with Carabiner
With three adjustable speeds, color-changing lights, and a carabiner attachment, this rechargeable fan delivers portable cooling wherever needed while showcasing your brand during the hottest days of summer.
21. Sunscreen Giveaways
Protect recipients while promoting your brand with custom sunscreen. These practical items demonstrate your organization’s care for customers’ wellbeing while providing essential protection during outdoor summer activities.
Top Pick: All Good Sunscreen Butter
This organic, reef-friendly sunscreen with zinc oxide provides UVA/UVB protection for 80 minutes in water, associating your brand with sustainability and wellness while delivering premium skin protection.
Make This Season Unforgettable with Summer Giveaways
Summer offers countless opportunities to connect with customers, recognize employees, and elevate your brand through seasonal promotional products. The key is selecting items that align with summer activities while providing genuine value to recipients.
Not sure which summer giveaway ideas are right for your organization? Talk to your Dedicated Account Manager or request an IdeaKit™ for custom recommendations tailored to your specific goals and budget. With over 30 years of experience, Pinnacle Knows Promo, and it shows in our ability to help you find the perfect seasonal items to make your brand shine all summer long.
Let’s elevate your brand together this summer. Contact us today at 877.796.3397 or visit our website to explore our complete selection of summer promotional products.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best summer giveaway ideas for businesses?
The most effective summer giveaways combine practicality with seasonal relevance. Top performers include custom sunglasses, insulated drinkware, beach towels, and outdoor recreation items that recipients can use immediately during summer activities.
How early should I order my summer promotional items?
We recommend ordering summer promotional items at least 3-4 weeks before your intended distribution date. For large events or custom designs, allow additional time. Need it faster? Many items are available with our Free 24 Hour Rush service.
Can I create a summer swag bundle for my event?
Absolutely! Custom kitting is one of our specialties. Your Dedicated Account Manager can help you design the perfect summer swag bundle that combines complementary items for maximum impact while staying within your budget.
