--- title: 8 Custom 10x20 Canopy Tent Ideas for Your Next Event description: A 10x20 canopy is considered a large canopy tent and it has multiple use cases. See some of our favorite 10x20 footprints and designs. --- [TentCraft Blog | Event Marketing Insights for Brand Activations ](https://tentcraft.com/blog) # [8 Custom 10x20 Canopy Tent Ideas for Your Next Event](https://tentcraft.com/blog/10x20-canopy-tent-ideas) Written by [Andrew Dodson](https://tentcraft.com/blog/author/andrew-dodson) | Jul 14, 2022 1:45:00 PM A 10x20 canopy is considered a large canopy tent with unique use cases that everyone from [athletics](https://tentcraft.com/industry/athletics), like high school [cross country teams](https://tentcraft.com/team-tents/track-cross-country), to restaurant owners rely on for protection and branding. They're also great for large [trade show activations](https://tentcraft.com/trade-show-tent). While [10x10 is the most popular size](https://tentcraft.com/blog/10x10-canopy-tent-ideas) for a custom tent, interest in a [10x20 footprint](https://tentcraft.com/sizes/10x20) has grown over the past few years — restaurants needed something bigger for protected outdoor seating, and retail vendors wanted more space (and a bigger presence) at events. On average the 10x20 pop up canopy size has made up 12% of all pop-up sales at TentCraft, which is a healthy percentage considering there are more than a dozen different sizes we can customize in that category. When you search for a 10x20 custom tent online, you’re likely going to see some options like this: For many users, this is an acceptable design and footprint. It’s a large canopy tent with your choice of custom canopy color. Whether you need it for a [sporting event](https://tentcraft.com/industry/athletics/team-tents) or as a trade show display, it does the job. But we know that many of our customers — especially major agencies representing the world’s biggest brands — [need to stand out](https://tentcraft.com/blog/7-tips-to-stand-out). They want to create an experience, which means a basic design isn’t good enough. ## 8 10x20 Pop-Up Canopy Tent Projects for Inspiration TentCraft custom-builds several different structures, from [pop-up tents](https://tentcraft.com/custom-tents/pop-up) and semi-permanent [frame tents](https://tentcraft.com/custom-tents/frame-tents) to geodesic [event domes](https://tentcraft.com/custom-tents/dome) and innovative [truss structures](https://tentcraft.com/truss). For this article, we’re focused on 10x20 pop-up tents, which come in two main trims: **mighty**TENT, our [medium-duty tent frame](https://tentcraft.com/custom-tents/pop-up/mightytent), and **MONARCH**TENT, our [heavy-duty frame](https://tentcraft.com/custom-tents/pop-up/heavy-duty). In addition to a lifetime frame warranty, you have more design and footprint layouts with **MONARCH**TENT. Here are some of our favorite 10x20 custom canopy tents to inspire your next project: ### 10x20 Canopy for Police Department The Harris County Sheriff’s Office offers a great example of a custom [tent for community engagement](https://www.tentcraft.com/industry/government/police-fire). This 10x20 pop-up canopy with screen (also referred to as a back wall) is well-branded with a custom-printed canopy and valance. It is large enough to include a couple of tables for distributing educational pamphlets and handling sign-ups for community events. The larger-sized tent is also helpful in facilitating multiple separate conversations between deputies and event attendees. ### 10x20 Canopy for a Cross Country Team Cross country and track and field teams are our most common [team tents](https://www.tentcraft.com/industry/athletics/team-tents) customers. That’s mostly due to the sheer size of these teams but also because they compete in rain or shine — and typically in big open areas where protection from the wind is practically a requirement. The beauty of a 10x20 tent is that it provides plenty of flexibility for different footprints. Take the Columbia Bruins Cross Country Team, for example. The team uses one-half of their 10x20 to create an enclosed area with sidewalls and leaves the other half open to allow for a breeze and protection from the sun and any potential weather. The [Frankenmuth High School Cross Country Team](https://tentcraft.com/blog/cross-country-case-study) invested in a 10x20 pop-up canopy with sidewalls and creates a number of different footprints depending on the location and weather. ### 10x20 Canopy for Brand Activation Amazon Prime Video paired a 10x20 **MONARCH**TENT with a 20x20 E-Series frame tent for an activation centered around the studio’s streaming hit “The Terminal List.” The custom all-black canopy and frame color perfectly fit the show’s brand, and the pop-up tent's size allowed event attendees to play games and win prizes. ### 10x20 Canopy for Playing Video Games Outdoors Yes, we understand the irony in going outside to play video games, but Game Truck is a pretty cool business you can hire for events that give gamers a chance to show off their skills and compete against other attendees. This is a basic tent setup, but it’s the perfect footprint for a handful of tables, TVs, and gaming consoles. ### 10x20 Brewery Tent If you’re [serving craft beers](https://www.tentcraft.com/industry/hospitality/breweries), it’s ideal to go for a larger footprint, like a 10x20. It allows for more taps and kegs — and a more efficient process for getting patrons in and out of line. Kona Brewing Co.’s tent, complete with a backwall, custom signage, and a peak banner, is a perfect example. ### 10x20 Canopy Tent with Counters Adding counters to your 10x20 custom tent is a great solution for food vendors and breweries serving event patrons, but it’s also a solid add-on accessory for registrations. Organizers of the Savage Race used their 10x20 **MONARCH**TENT as a portable venue for runners to sign up for future races. It’s also a good setup for bib number pickups because its size allows organizers to spread volunteers across a 20-foot span, letting more people register at once. ### 10x20 Canopy for Shade On Pickleball & Tennis Courts The Fromuth Pickleball courts invested in a pair of branded 10x20 mightyTENTs (in addition to a 10x10 mightyTENT) to be used by players to rest during tournaments and open play. A 10x20 is big enough to fit more than 30 people standing up, meaning about eight full courts of pickleball players could comfortably fit underneath. ### Heavy Duty 10x20 for Outdoor Trade Shows TentCraft is active at some of the biggest bike shows, including [Sea Otter](https://tentcraft.com/blog/sea-otter-2024), and has created heavy-duty 10x20 pop-up tents for major brands, including Maxxis Factory Racing. Maxxis used its 10x20 tent to highlight products and include a more private room for meetings and doing business at a show. ## Design Your 10x20 Custom Tent Today Feeling inspired? As the manufacturer of 10x20 tents — and countless other sizes! — we know a thing or two about what works and what doesn’t. If you know what you want or if you have questions, [send us a quote request](https://tentcraft.com/quote-request) and we can get to work! 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