Portable

A pop-up structure with a full canvas for your brand. Inflatable, self-supporting, deploys in minutes - built for hotels, brand activations, festivals, and sports marketing where the tent itself is the signage.

  1. Full-color custom canopy printing - the tent is your brand, not a generic shelter with a banner on it.
  2. Three sizes: 13×13', 16×16', 20×20'. Deploys in five minutes with an electric pump, packs into a transport bag.
  3. 3-year limited warranty. Replacement canopies are individually priced - swap artwork for a new campaign, keep the frame.
Overview

A pop-up tent with built-in structure.

Inflatable event tents are the newest category in our portable lineup. Instead of folding poles or a rigid pavilion frame, the structure is an air-filled TPU tube - inflated in five minutes with the included electric pump, anchored with sandbags or water bags, ready for whatever the day is. The canopy is custom-printed in full color: your logo, your colorway, your brand activation across every surface. When the event is done, deflate, pack into the transport bag, and move to the next location.

This is not a consumer canopy. It's an event asset for hotels, consumer brands, sports marketing teams, and event production companies who need a structure that shows up looking like part of the brand - not like a neutral white tent with a banner taped to it. We source them, spec the artwork with you, and handle the production run. Because the category is new, CanopyWorx carries them as an option when a project calls for something lighter, faster, and more visual than a permanent install.

Built for the way the space actually gets used.

Your brand is the structure

Full-color dye-sublimation printing across the entire canopy. Not a printed sign on a white tent - the whole thing is your design. Matched colorways across multiple tents, sponsor walls, activation tours, or hotel amenity programs.

Five-minute deploy

Electric pump does the work. One person can set up a 13' tent in about five minutes; two people on a 20'. No poles, no clips, no crew. Anchored with included sandbags or water bags - or staked down with the included steel pegs for softer ground.

Light, packable, reusable

A 13×13' tent weighs 46 lb and packs into a transport bag. Move it between properties, redeploy across an activation tour, store it between events. Replacement canopies ship separately, so you can refresh artwork for a new campaign without buying another frame.

Custom artwork support

We work with your design team on layout and press-ready files, provide a digital mockup proof before production, and handle the manufacturing run. Artwork requirements and template files are sent with the order. Most projects from approved artwork to delivery run about three weeks.

Event-duration, not permanent

Inflatable tents are an event-duration structure, not a permanent outdoor canopy. Rated to roughly 50 MPH with proper anchoring. In sustained high wind or heavy weather, deflate and store. Between events, pack them down - that's how they're designed to live.

Made to print in volume

Single unit for a hotel patio amenity, or eight matched units for a national brand activation tour - the pricing and lead time are linear. When you need multiples in a matched colorway, this category makes sense in a way a canvas pavilion never will.

Verified specs.

All specs verified against manufacturer documentation and our installation records.
  • Type: Air-inflated TPU frame with removable printed canopy cover
  • Sizes: 13′×13′ · 16′×16′ · 20′×20′ (square footprint)
  • Frame: 0.3mm TPU inflatable tube · 250D Dacron outer cover · 400D Dacron internal bladder
  • Canopy: Full-color dye-sublimation print · removable for artwork refresh · fire, UV, and water resistant
  • Frame Colors: Black · White · Red · Blue · Yellow · Green
  • Inflation: ~5 minutes with included electric pump · over-pressure safety release valve
  • Anchoring: Sandbags · water bags · steel stakes (included)
  • Wind Rating: ~50 MPH when properly anchored · deflate and store above this threshold
  • Weight: 13.46 lb . 16′: 62 lb . 20′: 75 lb (packed)
  • Lead Time: ~15 days from approved artwork to delivery
  • Warranty: 3-year limited
  • What’s Included: Tent + printed canopy · electric pump · transport bag · water-weight bags · steel stakes · rope · repair kit · digital artwork proof

Three sizes. Transparent pricing.

Retail prices before tax, artwork, and freight. Full-color canopy printing and the design proof are included. Discounts available on orders of multiple matched units for hotel programs and multi-city activation tours.

Size

13′ × 13′

Retail

$2,550

Replacement canopy

$600

Smallest footprint. Right for single-booth activations, hotel pool-deck amenity, a concession zone at a small event.
Size

16′ × 16′

Retail

$3,000

Replacement canopy

$750

The sweet-spot size. Fits most brand-activation and hospitality use cases, covers a 6–8 person group, still moves with two people.
Size

20′ × 20′

Retail

$3,600

Replacement canopy

$950

Largest footprint. Festival main-booth presence, hotel event setups, sports fan-zone centerpieces.

Best applications.

Hotels & resorts

Hotels & resorts

Pop-up pool-deck cabanas, branded check-in zones at destination events, matched tents across sister properties, seasonal amenity setups that go up and come down without capital expense or construction permits.

Brand activations

Brand activations

The tent is the booth, the booth is the brand. Full-surface artwork across a consumer-brand activation - festivals, college tours, product launches, experiential marketing. Matched multiples in a single colorway for a national campaign.

Festivals & events

Festivals & events

Vendor booths, VIP check-in, green rooms, backstage zones. Five-minute setup, clean visual language, and a printable surface that reads as part of the event rather than generic infrastructure.

Sports marketing

Sports marketing

Fan zones, tailgate activations, team-color setups at away games, sponsor-led presences at amateur leagues. Easy to travel, easy to redeploy, always on-brand.

Straight answers.

01

How is this different from a shade sail I can buy online or at a home improvement store?

Retail shade sails are manufactured in fixed sizes, sold with consumer-grade hardware, and designed for DIY installation. They use unrated fabric with no verified UV or fire certifications, zinc or galvanized hardware that corrodes within a few seasons, and they rely on the buyer to achieve correct tension - which rarely happens without experience. The result is typically the floppy, off-profile canopy the category is known for. A CanopyWorx sail is custom-fabricated to your site's exact dimensions, built from commercial-grade HDPE with documented warranties and certifications, hung on a fully stainless steel hardware system, and professionally installed and tensioned to specification. The difference is visible in the first season and compounds over the life of the installation.
02

Are shade sails waterproof?

No - and that is intentional. Commercial HDPE shade cloth is an open-weave, breathable fabric. Rain passes through rather than pooling, which eliminates the structural stress that builds up on solid canopies after heavy precipitation. The open weave also allows air to circulate freely under the sail, making the shaded space comfortable even on still, warm days. If your project requires rain coverage in addition to sun, we specify other product categories for that. For pure solar shading in an open environment, breathability is a meaningful performance advantage - not a limitation.
02

Can it be added to my existing pergola?

In most cases, yes. The cable system is compatible with existing wood, metal, or masonry pergolas, covered patios, and structural walls. We assess the structure during the site visit to confirm it can carry the cable tension. If it can’t, we build a freestanding aluminum frame that sits inside or alongside the existing structure.
03

Can a shade sail be custom-sized to fit my exact space?

Yes - every sail we fabricate is built to the exact point-to-point measurements of your site. There are no standard sizes we work from. Measurements are taken after attachment hardware is installed, ensuring the fabricated sail matches the actual geometry rather than an approximated dimension. This is the step that distinguishes a professionally specified installation from a DIY project.
03

Is it motorized?

No - this system is hand-operated by a pull cord at one end. The simplicity is intentional. No motors to burn out, no remotes to replace, no electronics to fail. The whole system is designed to last decades with the moving parts as simple as we can make them. If you want motorization over a pergola, take a look at our Retractable Pergolas (Corradi Palladia) instead.
04

What shapes are available?

Shade sails can be fabricated in virtually any shape: triangle (three-point), square or rectangle (four-point), hyperbolic / hypar twisted forms, and custom multi-point configurations (five-, six-, or more-point forms). Multiple sails in any mix of shapes can be combined into layered compositions to cover large or irregular footprints and create architectural depth that no single panel could achieve.
05

Are fire-rated fabrics available for schools, churches, and public facilities?

Yes. We specify fire-rated HDPE fabric options carrying NFPA 701 (National Fire Protection Association) and CSFM 1237.1 (California State Fire Marshal) certifications. Select options also carry ASTM E84-20 Class A / Class 1 ratings. FR fabrics are available in a range of colors and fabric weights - they're a standard specification option, not a special-order rarity. Full compliance documentation is available for permitting and project closeout.
06

How are they attached and tensioned?

The sail attaches to anchor points - posts, building walls, structural columns, or any rigid mounting structure - via a full marine-grade stainless steel hardware system: shackles, turnbuckles, D-ring thimble corners, and either a 7×19 aircraft-grade cable perimeter (sails with any side over 20 ft) or a heavy webbing perimeter (smaller sails). Turnbuckles at each corner allow progressive tensioning to the specified curve profile. They also allow re-tensioning over time as the fabric settles.
07

How long do shade sails last?

Commercial HDPE fabric carries manufacturer warranties of 10 to 15 years depending on the fabric tier selected. The marine-grade stainless steel hardware is designed to outlast multiple fabric generations. Actual service life depends on fabric selection, environmental conditions, installation quality, and maintenance - all of which we address through our specification and installation process.
08

Can you cover a large or irregular area?

Yes - cable perimeter construction handles large spans well, and multi-sail configurations allow coverage of virtually any footprint, irregular or otherwise. Overlapping triangles, layered rectangles, and mixed-shape compositions are one of the most effective tools for covering areas that no single sail could address. We design multi-sail compositions as part of the consultation process.
09

What does a project cost?

Shade sail fabric and fabrication starts at $10 per square foot for the sail itself, with pricing varying by fabric tier (heavy architectural and fire-rated fabrics are higher), shape complexity, hardware specification, and seam-minimization requirements. That figure does not include structural posts, attachment hardware installation, permitting, or the installation labor - those are priced after the site consultation. A commercial shade sail is a capital investment with a documented 10–15 year service life, not a seasonal purchase.
10

What does the CanopyWorx process look like?

Site consultation → shape and configuration design → attachment point planning and installation → precise point-to-point measurement → fabric and hardware specification → custom fabrication → professional installation and tensioning → project closeout with maintenance guidance and any compliance documentation required. CanopyWorx manages all of it. The outcome is a finished installation, not a kit that turned into your weekend project.
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