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The Ultimate Guide To Semiquincentennial Merch For A Red-White-And-Blue 250th

If you’re underwhelmed by the official merch, this is for you: the Federalist guide to America 250 gear for a semiquincentennial summer.

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As America’s 250th birthday approaches this summer, her enthusiastic celebrants have raised a common complaint: there’s a lack of patriotic fervor in the marketing departments of American corporations, especially compared to what many remember from the bicentennial in 1976. Just scour eBay for bicentennial merch, and you’ll find gems ranging from adorable to amusing: a covered wagon piggy bank, an awesome hand-tooled leather satchel, a star-spangled bicycle, a set of silver coffee spoons with the seals of the 13 colonies, a bicentennial pool ball set, a commemorative ruler from the Kansas City Light & Fixture Company, and even a patriotic bridal garter, still in the original packaging from a New Hampshire wedding accessory supplier.

This time around, the officially licensed products range from bland to straight-up traitorous. The official America 250 store offers this “Irish Vibes Only” T-shirt and this “Cinco de Mayo” T-shirt, which look like they were created in a lab by a miserable lady bureaucrat who donates to the KKK via the Southern Poverty Law Center. Yes, there is an entire section celebrating the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over the French in the official America 250 store.

Today I learned that the official America 250 store, which you might expect to offer patriotic USA merchandise, has an entire "Cinco de Mayo" collection, as well as a collection celebrating the country of Ireland.https://t.co/0r8fuUPyjphttps://t.co/jbT7yVTO9r pic.twitter.com/KPXWUrVBqO— Elle Reynolds Purnell (@_ellepurnell) May 8, 2026

Today I learned that the official America 250 store, which you might expect to offer patriotic USA merchandise, has an entire "Cinco de Mayo" collection, as well as a collection celebrating the country of Ireland.https://t.co/0r8fuUPyjphttps://t.co/jbT7yVTO9r pic.twitter.com/KPXWUrVBqO

It doesn’t help that the corporate-coded logo emblazoned on all the official merchandise is utterly soulless. As the Daily Caller’s Gage Klipper put it, the minimalist graphic, depicting the number “250” written in a striped ribbon, fails to grasp “that America is much more than a brand.”

The logo “uses exactly what it needs to convey what it is, but eschews any superfluous feature that would tell us what it stands for,” Klipper adds.

If you’re as underwhelmed by the official merchandise as I am, this is for you: the Federalist guide to America 250 gear for a red-white-and-blue semiquincentennial summer. Where possible, we’ve given preference to unique items that are made in the USA, noting which ones are and where in the country they’re made. And of course, in addition to the items highlighted below, you should check out The Federalist’s own catalog here!

The idea for this piece was born when our editor-in-chief Mollie Hemingway noticed a pair of these Martin Dingman American flag loafers on a fellow airline passenger and asked the internet for more patriotic merch recommendations. Unfortunately, those are now sold out, but there are other patriotic footwear options out........

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