Globe Lights for Tent Rentals

PRICE

$45 per strand — order multiple strands for your tent size

STRAND LENGTH

25 feet per strand

BULBS PER STRAND

8 globe bulbs per 25-foot strand

20x20 TENT

2 strands recommended ($90 total)

20x30 TENT

3 strands recommended ($135 total)

20x40 TENT

4 strands recommended ($180 total)

LARGER TENTS

Call (817) 800-8618 for quantity guidance

FEATURES

Warm ambient globe glow, hangs from tent interior frame, versatile for patios and outdoor spaces

The Visual Difference Between a Tent and a Venue

A commercial frame tent at dusk without lighting is functional and covered. That same tent with globe strands hanging from the interior frame at dusk is a venue. The warm overhead glow creates depth, warmth, and visual enclosure that changes how guests perceive and experience the space. Event photography taken under globe-lit tents consistently photographs as a planned, intentional event space. That shift in perception is worth significantly more than $45 per strand — and it is the reason experienced event planners add globe lights automatically rather than debating the cost.

Works Year-Round — Summer and Winter Alike

The misting system and fans are summer accessories. The patio heater is a fall and winter accessory. Globe lights have no season — they are as essential at a July graduation open house that runs into the evening as they are at a November outdoor wedding reception. Any tent event that continues after sunset benefits from globe lights. Any tent event that starts at dusk needs them. The $45 per strand price makes them the lowest-cost high-impact add-on in the entire tent accessory lineup.

Pairs With Every Tent and Every Configuration

Open tent or enclosed tent — globe lights install on the interior tent frame either way. They hang from the interior cables of the Aztec multi-peak frame structure, creating overhead light coverage through the full tent interior. In the enclosed tent with cathedral window panels, the enclosed space amplifies the ambient glow, creating a warmer and more intimate visual atmosphere. Globe lights pair naturally with every tent size from the 20x20 through the 20x90.

Versatile Beyond the Tent

Globe lights work anywhere an extension of warm ambient lighting creates the right atmosphere — back patios, backyard pergola areas, outdoor dining spaces, and porch gatherings. Hung along a fence line, draped across pergola beams, or strung between trees, the globe strands create the outdoor living room effect that typical outdoor lighting fixtures cannot achieve. At $45 per strand, multiple strands transform a backyard dinner party into an intentional outdoor event.

Minimal Electrical Draw — Shares a Circuit Easily

Globe lights draw significantly less power than inflatable blower motors or large fans. Multiple strands of globe lights can typically share an outlet with other low-draw accessories without tripping a breaker. At a tent event where the circuit is already running a patio heater or a misting fan, globe lights usually plug into the same available power without any circuit management required. Confirm your specific setup with (817) 800-8618 if you have multiple electrical items running simultaneously.

The Highest-Impact, Lowest-Cost Tent Add-On

At $45 per strand, globe lights are the least expensive tent accessory in the lineup — less than every cooling and heating option, less than the minimum delivery charge for many rental items, and less than the cost of a single round of drinks at most outdoor event bars. The impact-to-cost ratio of globe lights at an evening tent event is not matched by any other single add-on. They are the one accessory that guests photograph, mention in the reviews, and specifically remember when asked how the event looked.

20x20 Tent — 2 Strands ($90 Total)

Two 25-foot strands provide full overhead coverage for the 20x20 tent interior. At 50 feet of combined strand length and 16 total globe bulbs, the lighting fills the tent space evenly from the interior frame structure. The standard recommendation for this tent size from Inflatable Party Magic — no guessing required.

20x30 Tent — 3 Strands ($135 Total)

Three strands for the 20x30 tent — 75 feet of combined strand length and 24 globe bulbs distributed across the tent interior. The 20x30 tent with 3 strands of globe lights is one of the most commonly booked tent-plus-lighting combinations for fall and winter outdoor events in DFW. Three strands cover the tent fully without creating dark zones at the corners or short ends.

20x40 Tent — 4 Strands ($180 Total)

Four strands for the 20x40 tent — 100 feet of combined strand length and 32 globe bulbs. At this tent size the overhead frame carries four strands comfortably across the multi-peak interior structure, creating even ambient coverage from the entrance end to the far end of the tent. Four strands is the IPM recommendation for the 20x40 — not three, which would leave the longer tent with noticeable dark zones.

Larger Tents — Call for Guidance

For 20x50, 20x60, 20x70, 20x90, and 40-wide tent configurations, the recommended strand count depends on your specific tent size, the layout of the interior frame, and whether you want full coverage or accent coverage. Call (817) 800-8618 with your tent size and we will give you the exact strand count — and the total cost — before you order. There is no guessing required and no risk of under-ordering for a formal event.

Outdoor Wedding Receptions and Rehearsal Dinners

Globe lights are non-negotiable at evening outdoor wedding receptions. The warm overhead glow creates the intimate, venue-quality atmosphere that wedding photography requires — and that guests describe when they say the event "felt like" something special. Pair with the enclosed tent for winter weddings and the misting system for summer ones. Globe lights are the element both couples specifically remember ordering when they look back at photos.

Formal Outdoor Dinners and Quinceañeras

Formal outdoor dinners, quinceañeras, and milestone celebration dinners under a tent use globe lights to create the decorated, deliberate atmosphere the occasion requires. At a formal seated dinner for 60 to 100 guests under a tent, globe lights are the element that elevates the space from "covered" to "decorated." They are the lighting equivalent of the table linens — the event works without them, but guests notice when they are absent.

Graduation Parties That Run Into the Evening

Graduation open houses that start at 2pm and run past sundown need globe lights to keep the tent functional and atmospheric as natural light fades. The casual summer graduation party under a 20x30 tent with 3 strands of globe lights transitions from an afternoon party to an evening gathering without guests noticing the shift — because the tent becomes more inviting as the sun sets rather than darker and flatter.

Corporate Events and End-of-Year Dinners

Corporate outdoor events benefit from globe lighting in the same way formal events do — the lighting signals intentionality and creates the professional atmosphere that reflects on the company running the event. An end-of-year corporate dinner under a globe-lit enclosed tent photographs and feels like a planned venue rental, not an improvised outdoor gathering. See our full corporate event rental options.

Back Patio and Outdoor Dining Events

Beyond the tent, globe light strands create the outdoor living space atmosphere for back patio dinners, backyard gatherings, and pergola events. Strung across a patio ceiling, draped over pergola beams, or hung between fence posts and trees — the globe strand creates the warm evening outdoor feel that bare porch lights and flood lights cannot achieve. At $45 per strand, two or three strands transform a backyard into an event space.

Church Events and Fall Festivals

Church fall festivals, harvest dinners, and formal church outdoor gatherings use globe lights to create the intentional atmosphere that distinguishes a community event from a casual outdoor gathering. The globe lights' warm glow pairs naturally with the enclosed tent and patio heaters that make fall church events comfortable — all three together create the full evening event experience. See our church event planning checklist.

Tent Rentals

Globe lights install on the interior tent frame — they need a tent to hang from. Browse the full tent lineup from 20x20 through 40x90 and add your globe light strands to the tent order.

Patio Heater Rental

Globe lights make the tent look right. Patio heaters ($110) make the tent feel right in fall and winter. The combination of patio heaters and globe lights inside an enclosed tent is the complete evening outdoor event setup.

Misting System Rentals

Globe lights and the misting system pair for summer evening events — the misting system cools the tent through the afternoon, and globe lights transform it into an evening venue as the sun sets. Summer tent events that run past 7pm benefit from both.

Event Rental Packages

Bundle the tent, globe lights, misting or heating, tables, chairs, and entertainment into one order. Packages simplify a multi-item event into one delivery and one invoice — and ensure the globe lights arrive with the tent every time.

Weather Happens

Texas weather is unpredictable. We offer flexible rain checks with no penalties when weather forces a cancellation. Your deposit rolls forward to your rescheduled date — no lost money, no stress.

Empathy Over Logistics

We lead with kindness and find solutions, not excuses. If something goes wrong with your rental, we make it right. Chanda McFarland runs this company as a parent and neighbor, not a faceless corporation.

The Magic Standard

We treat every delivery like it is going to our own event. That standard has earned us over 1,200 five-star Google reviews from DFW families, churches, schools, and businesses since 2002.