The working
Seated guests need 1.2–1.5 m² each with chairs pushed back and circulation between tables. For 100 guests:
- 100 × 1.4 m² = 140 m² — the seated requirement
- Dance floor at ~0.5 m² per guest: +50 m²
- Buffet, bar and gift tables: +15–25 m²
- Stage or head table: +10–20 m²
A 10m × 15m gives 150 m². That covers seating with a little room to move, and nothing else. A 10m × 20m gives 200 m² and comfortably carries seating plus a dance floor.
Tent options for 100 guests
| What you are adding | Area needed | Tent size | Frame band | Peg-and-pole band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seated only | ~140 m² | 10m × 15m | R6,500–R9,500 | R4,500–R7,500 |
| Seated + dance floor | ~190 m² | 10m × 20m | R9,000–R13,000 | — |
| Seated + dance + buffet + stage | ~220 m² | 10m × 24m or 10m × 30m | R12,000–R18,000 | R8,000–R13,000 |
| Standing cocktail | ~70 m² | 10m × 12m stretch | R3,500–R6,000 | — |
A glazed structure at the 10m × 15m footprint runs R14,000–R25,000 — see glass marquee hire in Pretoria.
Why 100 is the size people get wrong
At 50 guests an undersized tent is uncomfortable. At 100 it stops the function working. The dance floor is the usual casualty: a 10m × 15m ordered for a 100-guest wedding leaves nowhere to dance once ten round tables are in, so the floor ends up outside the tent — which is fine until the weather turns. If the function includes dancing, order the 10m × 20m. The difference is roughly R2,500 to R3,500 on the frame band.
The second miss is the head table and stage. A head table for eight plus a small stage takes 20 m² out of the tent before a single guest sits down.
Hiring a 100-guest tent in Pretoria
The metro range starts at tent hire in Pretoria. Local bands for both footprints are on the frame tent hire price list and under marquee hire in Pretoria. Wedding sizing for the same guest count is in wedding tent hire in Pretoria, and the full seat-count chart sits in tent hire prices in Pretoria.
Common questions
How much does it cost to rent a tent for 100 people?
A 10m × 15m tent seating 100 runs R4,500–R7,500 in peg-and-pole and R6,500–R9,500 as a frame marquee, rigging included. Dressed as a wedding marquee it runs R8,500–R18,000.
What size marquee for 100 guests with a dance floor?
Allow 140 m² for seating plus about 50 m² for dancing — roughly 190 m², which is a 10m × 20m marquee at R9,000–R13,000.
How many round tables for 100 guests?
Ten tables of ten, or twelve of eight if you want more space between them. Ten round tables of ten is the standard layout a 10m × 15m is planned around.