Tent Sizing Guide
There’s a very general rule for estimating seating for a party tent. Event planners and party planners have used this basic rule of thumb for decades, and it will work for you as well in most cases: simply multiply the estimated number of guests for the event by ten, and that tells you how many square feet of tent space you’ll need.
That rule of ten square feet per person allows you to roughly estimate comfortable seating for event guests, assuming each is sitting in a chair at a table. So if you had 180 guests, you’d want to use a 30 x 60 tent. That would make for 1800 square feet (30*60), which is generally ideal for about 180 guests
Square Footage: 100
Dinner Seating: 8
Buffet Seating: 10
Row Seating: 12
Cocktail Party: 15-20
Square Footage: 200
Dinner Seating: 16-17
Buffet Seating: 18 – 20
Row Seating: 20 – 25
Cocktail Party: 30 – 40
Square Footage: 400
Dinner Seating: 30-40
Buffet Seating: 40-60
Row Seating: 50-70
Cocktail Seating: 70-80
Square Footage: 600
Dinner Seating: 50-60
Buffet Seating: 60
Row Seating: 75-100
Cocktail Party: 100-120
Square Footage: 1800
Dinner Seating: 150
Buffet Seating: 180
Row Seating: 220-225
Cocktail Party: 340-360
Square Footage: 2400
Dinner Seating: 200-240
Buffet Seating: 240-300
Row Seating: 300-350
Cocktail Party: 400-480
Square Footage: 3200
Dinner Seating: 266
Buffet Seating: 320
Row Seating: 400
Cocktail Seating: 640