TENT RENTAL SEATING GUIDELINES
Standing: 5-6 sqft per/person
Cathedral Seating: 5-6 sqft per/person
Cocktail Party, stand up with 30” Bar Tables: 6-7 sqft
per/person
Buffet Dinner: 7-8 sqft per/person
Dinner, 8’ banquet tables: 8 sqft per/person
Dinner, 5’/6’ round tables: 8-10 sqft per/person
Dinner, 7’/8’ round tables: 12 sqft per/person
20’ x 40’ tent = 8 tables (64-80 guests)
30’ x
60’ tent = 18 tables (150-180 guests)
40’ x
60’ tent = 24 tables (200-240 guests)
Dance Floor:
(Formula: One 3’ x 3’ section per 4 people. ie: 100 people = 15’ x 15’ area)
Dinner or Dance: 4 sqft per/person
Wedding: 2-3 sqft per/person
Speakers Platform: 10 sqft
Bandstand: 20-30 sqft
Piano, Spinet: 30 sqft
Piano, Grand: 100 sqft
Bar: 30 sqft
Caterer Tent: 10' X 10' (100 sqft)
| TENT SIZE | TOTAL SQFT | STAND-UP COCKTAIL* |
BUFFET DINNER* |
SIT DOWN DINNER* |
CATHEDEDRAL SEATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20' X 20' | 400 | 67 | 50 | 40 | 67 |
| 20' X 30' | 600 | 100 | 75 | 60 | 100 |
| 20' X 40' | 800 | 133 | 100 | 80 | 133 |
| 20' X 50' | 1000 | 167 | 125 | 100 | 167 |
| 20' X 60' | 1200 | 200 | 150 | 120 | 200 |
| 30' X 30' | 900 | 150 | 113 | 90 | 150 |
| 30' X 40' | 1200 | 200 | 150 | 120 | 200 |
| 30' X 50' | 1500 | 250 | 188 | 150 | 250 |
| 30' X 60' | 1800 | 300 | 225 | 180 | 300 |
| 30' X 90' | 2700 | 450 | 338 | 270 | 450 |
| 30' X 120' | 3600 | 600 | 450 | 306 | 600 |
| 40' X 40' | 1600 | 267 | 200 | 160 | 267 |
| 40' X 60' | 2400 | 400 | 300 | 240 | 400 |
| 40' X 80' | 3200 | 533 | 400 | 320 | 533 |
| 40' X 100' | 4000 | 667 | 500 | 400 | 667 |
| 40' X 120' | 4800 | 800 | 600 | 480 | 800 |
| 40' X 140' | 5600 | 933 | 700 | 560 | 933 |
| 40' X 160' | 6400 | 1067 | 800 | 640 | 1067 |
| 40' X 180' | 7200 | 1200 | 900 | 720 | 1200 |
| 40' X 200' | 8000 | 1333 | 1000 | 800 | 1333 |
*Seating capacity does not allow for aisles, dance floor, service area, etc.