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Festival Paella Catering in Hampshire

From the largest town to the smallest village in Hampshire, we’ll cook for your guests. Tell us your date for a quote.

Festival Paella Catering across Hampshire

Festival paella catering across Hampshire

Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events. Choose your town from the list to see local details, or tell us about your event for a quote.

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Festival paella catering in Hampshire: what to expect

Festivals, fairs, markets and community events are all on our list. We cook churros, seafood paella and giant-pan paella, and we’re often booked for festivals and summer fairs and fêtes.

A typical event goes like this: we arrive, set up and start cooking, your guests watch the rice cook, and it’s served hot from the pan at the agreed time.

Organisers send us the event details, dates and pitch information.
We confirm our menu, pitch needs and documents.
On the day, we arrive and set up our pitch.
Pans cook in full view and we serve throughout the event.
At the end, we clear our pitch.

What you will pay

There is no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. Your quote spells it all out.

Why choose Love Paella

A quote that spells everything out
Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
Fast service from the pan
Drinks service on request

How to get a price

To get a price, use our quote form. Tell us about your event in Hampshire, and we’ll put together a menu and price.

Local landmarks in Basingstoke

Locally, our events take us close to King's Furlong Infant School and Nursery, Cranbourne and Eastrop Park. Nearby too are The Rising Sun pub (0.5 miles north-east), St Michael's Church (0.5 miles east) and The Costello School (1 mile east). The closest station to Basingstoke is Basingstoke station, about 0.6 miles east. Nearby you’ll also find Basing House (2.2 miles east) and The Malls (0.6 miles east). For a walk before or after the party, there’s Farleigh Hill and Daneshill Park Woods.

Community events across Hampshire

Hampshire has events everywhere, from Basingstoke, Winchester and Gosport to village fêtes in 538 small places. A paella stall suits all of them. The New Forest National Park, the South Downs National Park and the Surrey Hills National Landscape are within easy reach of places across Hampshire, so check venue rules on vehicles and cooking for countryside events. Around 143 places in Hampshire are close to the coast, where we always plan shelter from the wind.

Basingstoke: If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as King's Furlong Infant School and Nursery, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. Events in parks such as Eastrop Park need permission from the council or landowner, and we will send any documents they ask for. Summer events in Basingstoke have daylight until about 9:25pm at midsummer and about 7:10pm by late September, which helps evening trading. For winter markets, dark by about 4:00pm, the pitch needs lighting.

Dietary needs and planning tips

Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Try these:

Schedule crew meals
Plan for vegan and gluten-free visitors
Ask for allergen information at each stall
Plan seating near the food area

Allergen information is available at the stall, and each pan is labelled.

A vegan pan alongside the meat and seafood pans.

Working with your venue

Events in public spaces, like parks, usually need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.

If you are organising for someone else, whether you’re a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It keeps things simple.

Who books festival paella catering?

It copes with peak times, because it’s served from big pans.

Whatever you are celebrating in Hampshire, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:

Agricultural and county shows
Festivals
Charity and school events
Race days and sports events

Space, weather and the venue

Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but a few things matter:

Room for our cooking and serving area
Access for unloading at set-up
Spacing from tents and other structures

What festival paella catering costs

There are no hidden charges: the price is based on:

Parking and unloading
Whether you need crockery
How many guests are eating
Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert

If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will put together a menu that fits. Even a simple menu can be a feast.

What to tell us

For a quote, it helps to have:

The date and time of the event
Whether the venue has crockery or staff
Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
Where the event is

Not sure what you need yet? No problem: give us the basics about your event, and we’ll suggest a menu. Start when you are ready: use our quote form.

FAQs for Hampshire

Is the paella cooked on site?

It is. We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook on the day, then serve straight from the pan.

Which areas do you serve?

We cover London and the South East, including Hampshire. Find your area.

What documents can you send?

Share your trader requirements.

How long do you need on site?

We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, and we time it to your schedule.

How do you work out quantities?

Quantities depend on numbers, timing and courses, with a little extra built in. Accurate numbers help.