2026 OWE Festival official Early Bird Edition Unisex Tri-Blend Crew Tee

Why wait until late May to get your Official 2026 Old West End Festival T-shirt when you’ve already got Festival Fever?
Skip the line, hack the system, and snag the EARLY BIRD EDITION today!

This version is print-on-demand, which means it ships straight to your door in just a few days — no pickup, no delay, no problem.

Each $50 Early Bird shirt includes an extra-large donation (about $38!) directly to OWEA.
Same official winning design from our annual T-shirt contest — just delivered weeks earlier.

If you're catching the vibe here… this one is especially MupJode-ish in quality.
If you want to be the first to rock the new look around the neighborhood, this is the only way to do it.

Prefer to wait for the regular $25 preorder?
Those are available at: www.toledooldwestend.com/teeshirt
(Local pickup in late May.)

This shirt is super comfy — genuinely primo.
The Next Level 6010 feels like a second skin, with a soft, broken-in vibe right out of the package. The 50/25/25 cotton-poly-rayon blend gives it stretch, breathability, and structure without losing that lived-in feel.

For best results (and longest life), wash gently in cold water, inside out. Standard POD care.

• 50% polyester, 25% combed ring-spun cotton, 25% rayon
• Lightweight fabric: 4.3 oz/yd² (146 g/m²)
• Regular fit
• Tear-away label
  
  Image Designed by Old West End Artist, Jewelry Designer and Resident Daria Sysoeva.
  In her words:
  My design features a flamingo - a symbol familiar to anyone living in the Old West End. Introduced in the 1980s, this bird has come to embody the neighborhood’s spirit of preservation, the Old West End community itself, and, inevitably, the annual Historic Old West End Festival.
  
  Many OWE homes were built at the turn of the twentieth century, around the same time the Art Nouveau movement flourished. I chose to reference its vivid, elegant visual language in my design as a nod to those historic roots while keeping the illustration bright, simple, and contemporary; something memorable yet easy to translate onto a T-shirt or festival flyer.
  
  Although the design was created digitally in Procreate, the process closely mirrors traditional illustration, from initial sketch to final details. Every element, from the floral pattern to each single letter, was developed from scratch and hand-drawn specifically for this piece. In an age when AI-generated images are increasingly common, it felt especially meaningful to contribute a design created and drawn by a person.
  
  As both an artist and a current Old West End resident, I wanted the illustration to reflect the neighborhood’s creative spirit and sense of belonging. More than anything, I hope it adds a little joy and character to this year’s festival.
  
  THANK YOU DARIA! She wins a cash prize and a free booth at the festival art fair. Find her during festival to check out her beautiful jewelry offered for sale.