Bar & Bat Mitzvah Seating Chart

Plan the bar or bat mitzvah seating: the family table near the candle lighting, kids together by the dance floor, adults seated by household. Then print the plan and escort cards. Free, no sign-up.

  • Free, no sign-up
  • Kids’ tables kept together
  • Family table up front
  • Plan, sign and cards
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  1. Choose how to start
  2. Add your guests
  3. Set up your tables
  4. Seat everyone
  5. Print or share

Step 1 of 5: Choose how to start. What you see is an example. Click the others below to see what you can make, then keep a layout for your own names or start with an empty room.You’re looking at an example. Try the others, then pick one or start blank.

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How to make a bar or bat mitzvah seating chart

  1. Set up the room. Start from the example (a family table, adult tables, kids’ tables, the dance floor and candle-lighting table) or blank.
  2. Add the guests. Paste the list with each household, and tag the kids.
  3. Seat the family. Put the bar or bat mitzvah and close family at the table nearest the dance floor and the candle lighting.
  4. Seat everyone else. Press Smart arrange: households stay together and a rule keeps the kids at the kids’ tables.
  5. Print it. Download the PDF, make the sign for the entrance, and print escort cards and table numbers.

The chart above is Noah’s bar mitzvah for 100: the family table nearest the dance floor and the candle lighting, five adult tables of 10 by household, and four kids’ tables of friend groups. Press Use this layout to keep the room and clear the example names.

Seating ideas

  • Kids near the music. Kids’ tables by the dance floor and the DJ; adults a little further from the speakers.
  • Family up front, close to the candle lighting, the speeches and the hora.
  • Grandparents away from the speakers, with an easy path to the door.
  • Mix the kids from school, camp and synagogue so everyone has a friend at the table.
  • Table names for a theme: the escort cards tell each guest where to go.

Print the plan, sign and escort cards

Download PDF prints the room with names and an alphabetical list. Make the entrance sign with the seating chart sign maker, and escort cards and table numbers with the seating card maker. For other celebrations, see the party seating chart maker.

Bar and bat mitzvah seating chart template

A bar mitzvah plan: a family table and five adult tables, four kids' tables, a dance floor, a candle-lighting table and a DJ.
Bar mitzvah for 100
With names: Letter · A4 · Blank: Letter · A4

Frequently asked questions

Where does the bar or bat mitzvah sit?

Many families seat the bar or bat mitzvah with their friends at a kids’ table near the dance floor; others keep them at the family table. Either way, keep them close to the candle lighting and the hora.

Should kids and adults sit separately?

Usually, yes. Kids’ tables near the dance floor and the DJ keep the party going, and adults can talk at tables a little further away. Tag the kids and a rule keeps them at their tables.

Who sits at the family table?

Parents, siblings and grandparents, sometimes the rabbi or cantor. If parents are divorced, each can host a table near the front.

How many tables do I need?

Divide your guests by the seats per table, usually 10, and round up. 100 guests fit at ten tables of 10.

Can I name the tables for a theme?

Yes. Click a table and type a name: a sports team, a city, a favourite book. The names print on the plan, the sign and the escort cards.

Is there a bar or bat mitzvah seating chart template?

Yes. Download the PDFs below, with names or blank, or press Use this layout above to keep the room and add your guests.