Pergola Tent 50-Seater for Hire (5 × 5 m)
The square pergola: posts, beams and rafters over a 5 × 5 m floor, white fabric drawn beneath for shade, the frame left on show. KSh 18,000 per tent for a 24-hour hire; our crew builds it and takes it away.
1 × KSh 18,000 = KSh 18,000 · deposit KSh 9,000
- Setup, teardown & collection included
- 50% deposit secures your date
- Transport charged by distance: check it for your venue
Included in the hire
Your 24 hours begin once the pergola is standing. Not included: transport, priced by distance; drapes, greenery and lights; furniture.
- The 5 × 5 m frame and its fabric
- Building and fixing it on your ground
- Dismantling and removal
What it costs
The hire, and the 50% deposit that holds your date. Transport charged by distance, added on your quote.
A table of twenty, under one pergola: 1 square pergola KSh 18,000 + 20 rustic chairs KSh 10,000 + 2 table runners KSh 600 = KSh 28,600 before transport.
- 1 tentKSh 18,000deposit KSh 9,000
- 2 tentsKSh 36,000deposit KSh 18,000
- 4 tentsKSh 72,000deposit KSh 36,000
Small, square, measured
- 15 × 5 m, 25 m²Our listing; 17 ft is 5.18 m, so the two labels agree.
- 2One per 30 guests at tablesOur planner. "50" is the trade label, nearer a count for chairs in rows.
- 3About 19 to 23 at a sit-down dinnerAmerican Tent's chart for 15 × 15 ft, scaled to our slightly larger floor.
- 4Shade, not a rain roofWe confirm the roof fabric for your date.
A small pergola for one long table, or a corner of the garden
Five metres by five is the size of a garden feature, not a hall. The square pergola covers one long dinner table with chairs down both sides, a cake and gift table, a lounge corner beside a bigger tent, or the spot where a couple says their vows. The frame is posts, beams and rafters, with white fabric drawn under them for shade, so it looks built rather than pitched. Hiring for a whole crowd? The pergola tent at 5 × 10 m doubles the floor, and both sizes sit together on our pergola tents page.
Pergola tent 6x6 or 5 × 5?
Shop around and you will meet a 6 × 6 m pergola sold as a 50-seater. Events and Party Rentals, a Nairobi hire firm, lists its pagola tent that way, as 50 in theatre rows or three tables and thirty chairs. Ours measures 5 × 5 m, which is 25 m² against 36 m², about a third less floor. The table count they give, thirty at three tables, matches our own planner, so compare the metres and the seated number, not the label.
How many people fit under a 5 × 5 m pergola?
American Tent, a US tent maker, rates a 15 × 15 ft tent (225 sq ft) at 19 for a sit-down dinner, 22 at a buffet, 28 for cocktails and 32 in theatre rows. Our square is about 269 sq ft, a little larger, so expect roughly 23 seated and 38 in rows by that chart. Our planner, which prices our packages, counts 1 pergola for 30 guests at tables, 2 for 50 and 4 for 100. The two differ because the planner allows less room per guest. If your table plan is tight, send it to us before booking one.
What it costs, and what to add
KSh 18,000 per tent keeps it standing for 24 hours, built and dismantled by our crew, with transport priced on the road distance from our Uthiru yard. A table of twenty under one pergola, with rustic chairs and two table runners, comes to KSh 28,600 before transport. For a lounge rather than a dinner, pick sofas and armchairs from our lounge seating. Drapes on the posts, greenery on the beams and lights are not in the price; ask for them and we confirm what is free on your date. A 50% deposit holds the booking.
Does a pergola tent keep off the rain?
Plan it as shade. Bob Vila's guide notes that a pergola gives negligible protection from rain, and that adding a canopy to one gives shade more than weather protection. So for a wet month, put the meal under a closed roof. Our plain high peak tent stands on the same 5 × 5 m square with a peaked roof, and the 17 × 17 ft canopy is the flat-roofed shape on it. Same footprint, three looks. Every 5 × 5 m tent is compared on our 50-seater tents page.
The ground and the day
Pick a flat patch slightly larger than the 5 m square, with no branches hanging low over it. The frame is fixed into the ground, so point out any water pipe, cable or septic line before the crew begins. After that, nobody moves a post or a rope; call us. If a storm turns the day unsafe, safety comes first.
Sources: American Tent (US tent maker), tent sizes and capacity chart, read 2026-10-24; Bob Vila (US home-improvement publisher), "Pergola vs. Gazebo", updated 19 August 2024, read 2026-10-24; Events and Party Rentals (Nairobi hire company), tents for hire listing, read 2026-10-24.
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Square pergola questions
How much is the 50-seater pergola tent?
KSh 18,000 per tent buys 24 hours, with our crew raising it and clearing it away. Your quote adds the drive out.
What size is it?
5 × 5 m (17 × 17 ft), 25 m².
How many guests at tables?
Our planner counts one for 30 guests; a US maker's chart puts a dinner for about 23 under this size. Send your plan and we confirm.
Is greenery included?
No. Greenery, drapes and lights are extras we confirm for your date.
Is it a 6 × 6 m tent?
No. Ours is 5 × 5 m. Some firms sell a 6 × 6 m pergola as their 50-seater.
Can we move or adjust the tent after it is set up?
No — and this is the rule that causes real injuries when it is ignored. Once our crew has rigged and secured a tent, nobody may remove, loosen, reposition or interfere with the ropes, weights, anchors, poles or structural components. If something needs to change, call us and we will send someone. Before we install, please tell us about any underground electrical cables, water pipes, drainage, irrigation, gas lines or septic systems, because we anchor into the ground. Open flames, charcoal jikos, BBQ grills, unapproved heaters, fireworks and hot cooking equipment must not be placed against or inside a tent without our prior approval. We will stop installation, change a setup or dismantle equipment where continuing would create a serious safety risk.
What happens if it rains on the day?
Our canvas is heavy-duty and waterproof, and an ordinary Nairobi downpour is not a problem. What we will not pretend is that a tent is a guarantee against flooding, severe wind, storms or genuinely hazardous conditions. Where conditions become unsafe we may delay installation, change how we install, recommend an alternative location, suspend use of equipment or remove it. Safety decisions take priority over aesthetics and over the planned layout — that is not us being difficult, it is the one call we will always make the same way. Where weather prevents performance we work through the options with you first: delayed performance, alternative setup, substitution or rescheduling.
