Readers who follow our blog know that we often have blog posts answering reader and customer questions. Today’s post is based on a question that has been asked in our website search bar more than 20 times in the past 3 months. The question is “how many less people can you seat using round tables versus using rectangular tables”.
Anyone in the events industry knows that it’s all about head counts. The more people you can fit at a table and the more tables you can fit in a room, the more money to be made. Below we’ve put together an easy to reference table of Round Banquet Tables and Rectangle Banquet Tables including their measurements and how many people they seat.
Round Banquet Tables
| Banquet Table Description | Table Measurements | # of People Seated |
|---|---|---|
| 48 In (4ft) Round Wood or Plastic | Plastic: 48" Diameter x 29 1/4" High Wood: 48" Diameter x 29 7/8" High |
5-6 |
| 60 Inch (5ft) Round Wood or Plastic | Plastic: 60” diameter x 29 1/2” high Wood: 60” diameter x 29 7/8” high |
6-8 |
| 66 Inch (5.5ft) Round Wood | 66” diameter x 29 7/8” high | 6-8 |
| 71 Inch (5ft 11”) Round Plastic | 71” diameter x 29 1/4” high | 8-10 |
| 72 Inch (6ft) Round Wood | 72” diameter x 29 7/8” high | 8-10 |
Rectangle Banquet Tables
| Banquet Table Description | Table Measurements | # of People Seated |
|---|---|---|
| 4ft Rectangle Wood or Plastic | Wood: 48” long x 30” wide x 29 7/8” high Plastic: 48” long x 24” wide x 29 1/4” high |
4 |
| 5ft Rectangle Plastic | 60” long x 30” wide x 29 1/4” high | 4-5 |
| 6ft Rectangle Wood or Plastic | Wood: 72” long x 30” wide x 29 7/8” high Plastic: 72” long x 30” wide x 29 1/4” high |
6 |
| 8ft Rectangle Wood or Plastic | Wood: 96” long x 30” wide x 29 7/8” Plastic: 96” long x 30” wide x 29 1/4” |
8-10 |
| 8ft Rectangle Wood Harvest | 8ft long x 42” wide x 29 7/8” high | 8-10 |
Hopefully this post helps you to understand the capacity between a rectangle versus a round banquet table.
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