Circle truss rental is the simplest way to put a ring over a stage, dance floor, or booth without fabricating anything. AVLS Rentals rents circle truss in two outside diameters, 10 ft and 12 ft, both built as 12×12 box truss rings, so they pack and ship with your straight sections, corner blocks, and bases on one order.

What is circle truss used for?

A circle truss is aluminum box truss formed into a full ring. Producers reach for it when a straight grid looks too square, or when the lighting plot, LED, or scenic follows a round shape. Common uses include:

• Lighting rings centered over a stage, dance floor, or head table
• Halos and hanging logo frames in trade-show booths
• Centerpiece looks for galas, product reveals, and brand activations
• Entrance features and photo moments held up on towers

Both sizes are listed in the truss rental catalog as the 10ft circle truss and the 12ft circle truss.

Circle truss rental sizes: 10 ft and 12 ft

For any circle truss rental, AVLS lists each ring by outside diameter (O.D.), the measurement across the outer edge of the truss. That is the number to check against your room width, ceiling height, and drawing.

• 10 ft O.D. circle truss: a compact ring for booths, DJ setups, and centerpieces over smaller floors.
• 12 ft O.D. circle truss: a larger ring for bigger stage looks, lighting circles, and scenic centerpieces.

Both rings use the same tube spec as the straight 12×12 sections: 1.9-inch O.D. 6061-T6 aluminum main tube (Schedule 40, 0.145-inch wall) with 1.05-inch aluminum bracing, fabricated by certified welders. If your design calls for a diameter other than 10 ft or 12 ft, ask before you lock the drawing instead of assuming it is in stock.

Circle truss vs straight 12×12 box truss

Straight truss carries length and height: towers, goalposts, spans, and grids. Circle truss carries the curve. Most designs use both. A typical build is a ring supported by box truss towers on steel bases, or a ring hung below a straight grid. If the plot is purely rectangular, stay with straight sections in 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 10 ft lengths. If the drawing shows a ring, add the circle truss rental to the same quote so the ring, corner blocks, spacers, and bases arrive together. The 12×12 box truss rental guide covers the straight pieces in more detail.

Flown or ground-supported: plan the rigging first

In a circle truss rental, the ring is either flown from building points or motors, or held up by towers. Either way, the ring and everything attached to it is an overhead load. Flown and hung loads should be planned and installed by qualified riggers, with engineering review when the venue or the design calls for it. The entertainment industry’s reference for aluminum truss is ANSI E1.2, listed with other ESTA published standards for trusses and towers; your rigger or engineer may point to it when reviewing the plan.

We don’t publish load numbers in articles like this one. Your rigger or engineer should check the fixtures, LED, and scenic against manufacturer data and your actual plot. For tower-supported rings, read the truss base plates guide to see which steel bases pair with 12×12 towers.

What to send for a circle truss rental quote

1. Ring size (10 ft or 12 ft O.D.) and how many rings
2. Support method: flown from the building, hung from a truss grid, or on towers with bases
3. What goes on the ring: lighting, LED, soft goods, or scenic
4. Planned trim or tower height, plus the venue ceiling height
5. Venue city, load-in date, and load-out date
6. Any matching stage sets, such as illuminated cube scenic

A rough sketch with the ring marked is enough to start. The truss rental quote checklist has the full list of details that speed up an answer.

FAQ: circle truss rental

What size circle truss can I rent from AVLS?

AVLS rents 10 ft and 12 ft outside-diameter circle truss. Both are 12×12 box truss rings that work with the rest of the 12×12 system, including corner blocks, spacers, and steel bases.

Can a circle truss be ground-supported instead of hung?

Yes. A ring can sit on 12×12 box truss towers standing on steel base plates instead of hanging from the building. Tower height, bracing, and ballast should come from your rigger or engineer, not from a guess on site.

Does circle truss rental ship outside Chicago?

Yes. AVLS ships from warehouses in the Chicago area, Las Vegas, and Houston to all 50 states. Here is how nationwide truss rental shipping works.

Can I pair a circle truss with stage sets?

Yes. A ring overhead with illuminated cube scenic below is a common combination, and both can go on one order. See stage sets vs truss for how to split structure and scenic on a sketch.

AVLS Rentals has supplied truss and scenic for events since 2001. For a circle truss rental quote, request a quote, call (773) 457-3544, or email rentals@avlsrentals.com with your drawing attached.