Banquet Tables & Folding Tables

Whether you're hosting your next big backyard summer party extravaganza or a weeklong convention for corporate CPAs, banquet tables are an essential item for event planning success. Before you decide which banquet tables to use at your function, take a moment to learn a few banquet table essentials.

1. Banquet tables come in an assortment of shapes, sizes, and prices, so begin by knowing what you need. If you're celebrating your daughter's scholarship with a weekend buffet, for example, consider buying a longer folding table to accommodate all the entrees.

2. In addition to table length variances, you'll also find different styles of legs on banquet tables. If it's a business seminar or luncheon you're hosting, pay attention to the various leg styles. An H-leg instead of a slide lock will spare the knees of whoever's seated at the side ends of each banquet table.

3. For professional events held indoors, aluminum or plywood banquet tables provide strength and leg space. If outdoors, plastic top folding tables are weather-resilient and easy to clean.

4. Banquet tables can vary in length from 4 feet to 8 feet or more, so grab a tape measure and do a quick survey of your meeting space. You might find that 5-foot banquet tables will split the room up just perfectly, or a mix of folding table sizes placed horizontally and vertically will maximize floor space and add to the ambience.

5. Remember that you'll still have your banquet tables after the event is finished. For ease of transportation, plastic top banquet tables are hard to beat. If you had the foresight to purchase a table cart, then the weight of those professional looking hardwood banquet tables should be no cause for alarm.