One of the first considerations when hiring a marquee , must be how much space will the guests require. Too little space and people will be cramped. Too much space and the marquee will feel half full. Different layouts of marquees will inevitably accommodate more or less people. If no furniture is required the maximum number of people can be accommodated.

Most functions use 5'round tables, seating 10 guests at each table. Including the chairs and space to get between tables. Ten guests take up a 10'x10' space or 100 Sq. Ft. This is a useful guide as most marquees are built in multiples of 10x .I.e. you can get 4 tables or 40 guests in a 20'x20' area. The above assumes that you have enough room to get to your table but for most functions it is desirable to have space to dance. Or to greet people before they move to their seats. For this reason we recommend at least 14 Sq. Ft. per person.

Some people prefer to seat 8 guests at each 5' round table. This will reduce the capacity of a marquee considerably.

Approximate marquee capacities (number of guests)
	Buffet or Party	5' tables (10 per table)	5' tabes (8 per table)
20'x20'	40	30	24
20'x40'	80	50	44
20'x60'	120	80	64
30'x30'	90	60	48
50'x30'	150	100	80
70'x30'	210	150	120
90'x30'	270	190	152
40'x40'	160	110	88
40'x60'	240	160	128
40'x80'	320	220	166
40'x100'	400	270	216
40'x120'	480	330	264