Customization Options for Your Shamrockin Run Medal

A Shamrockin Run medal does not have to be a flat disc. Star Lapel Pin produces the full range of specialty medal constructions in-house, which means your St Patrick's Day design can become a 3D sculpted medal, a spinning medal with a rotating shamrock center, a bottle opener medal for post-race pub celebrations, a puzzle medal for multi-race series where participants collect pieces across events, an LED medal, a multi-piece medal, a coaster medal, or a UV-printed medal for photographic-quality artwork that enamel cannot reproduce.

For race series, the puzzle and multi-piece formats are worth particular attention: a three-event spring series can issue one interlocking segment per race, giving registrants a concrete reason to sign up for the full series rather than a single event. For St Patrick's Day specifically, the bottle opener medal is a consistent favorite; it turns the finisher award into something participants actually use at the celebration afterward, which keeps your event brand in hand long after race day.

Personalized Sublimated Ribbons Complete the Design

Every custom St Patrick's Day medal we produce can ship with a personalized sublimated ribbon printed edge to edge with your event name, date, sponsor logos, and holiday artwork. Sublimation prints the design into the ribbon fabric rather than onto its surface, so shamrock patterns and gradient greens stay vivid through handling, sweat, and storage. The ribbon is often the first thing a finisher sees when the medal goes over their head, and for sponsors it is additional branded real estate at no structural cost to the medal itself. We match ribbon width and attachment style to the medal weight so heavier 3D or multi-piece designs hang correctly.

Where Buyers Use Custom St Patrick's Day Medals

The obvious application is the finisher medal for Shamrock runs, leprechaun dashes, and green-themed 5K and 10K events, and that remains the core of what we produce each season. But the same tooling serves a wider set of March programs: virtual race medals mailed to remote participants, pub crawl and festival participation medallions, Irish dance competition awards, school and community heritage event keepsakes, and corporate St Patrick's Day campaign gifts for brands running seasonal promotions. Promotional product distributors frequently consolidate several of these client programs into one production run with us, since a shared factory schedule and combined shipment simplify a crowded first-quarter calendar.

If your event spans both in-person and virtual participation, we can produce both medal versions from the same mold with different ribbon or backstamp treatments, keeping the design consistent while distinguishing the two participant groups.

Personalised Medals Made for Fixed Event Deadlines

St Patrick’s Day events must be ready before March 17, so buyers should choose a personalised medals supplier with reliable production planning—not just a low price.

Star Lapel Pin operates a 64,000-square-meter factory with more than 1,000 skilled workers. Each order follows a controlled schedule covering artwork approval, mold making, enamel filling, plating, ribbon printing, and final inspection.

With ISO-audited quality management and experience meeting EN71 and U.S. low-lead standards, we help race directors, event organizers, and distributors keep seasonal medal projects on schedule.

Specifications and Order Information

Materials for our custom St Patrick's Day medals include zinc alloy, brass, and iron, with zinc alloy the most common choice for die-cast holiday designs. Custom shapes and sizes are welcome; plating is available in all bright and antique finishes; epoxy covering can be added for extra surface protection. Attachment is a custom sublimated ribbon matched to your artwork. The minimum order quantity is 100 pieces, packaged individually in OPP bags, with T/T, PayPal, and credit card payment accepted. Standard lead time is 15 to 20 days after artwork or sample approval, and the schedule is negotiable, so tell us your event date first and we will plan backward from it.