a sign holding device for a folding chair that allows the user to display customized messages on a back rest of the chair . the sign holder is attached to the back rest in various manners so as to permit messages to be displayed when the chair is unfolded . the sign holders are configures such that when the chair is folded , the chair can be carried and stacked without having to remove the sign holders from the back rest . one embodiment of the folding chair also includes an integral carrying handle that permits the folded chair to be carried by one hand . the integral carrying handle further comprises an opening that permits the carrying hand to grasp the handle better , and also permit the chair to be unfolded without removing the hand from the handle , such that the unfolding action does not pinch the carrying hand .