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Festival Paella Catering for Banbury events
Bring the theatre of live paella to your event in Banbury. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, and serve it straight from the pan.
- Food and music festivals
- County and country shows
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
Festival paella catering for Banbury events
About our festival paella catering in Banbury
A paella stall covers several diets at once: separate meat, seafood and vegan pans. That simplifies your food line-up. We are frequently asked to cater village fêtes and community events and open days, serving chicken and chorizo paella, vegan paella and seafood paella.
Community events in Banbury frequently rely on a few good food stalls. Paella covers meat, seafood and vegan in one pitch. We bring everything we need to cook, and pack down our cooking area when service is finished.
- Location
- Banbury (OX16, OX17)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Your questions about festival paella catering in Banbury
Can you cook in People's Park?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Is Banbury close to London?
Roughly 66 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Of course. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Is halal food available?
We can. Let us know your halal numbers, and we will cook a separate pan.
How quickly can you serve?
Service from the pan is fast, which suits busy periods.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we take the right care.
How much space do you need?
A level space for the pans, burners and a serving table, in the open air or a ventilated covered area, plus the venue’s agreement to cooking.
How long do you need on site?
We get there in good time to set up. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, timed around your event.
Organising for someone else?
Throwing a party at home? Send us a photo of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
Many venues have rules for outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work to it.
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Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s harder than it looks. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
For a stall that adds atmosphere, paella is a strong choice. The cost per head generally falls as numbers rise, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
Why Banbury hosts choose us
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
Read Our pricing And The cost guide.
The menu, dish by dish
Seafood paella
Seafood paella is always popular.
Vegan paella
A proper vegan main, in its own pan.
Event catering near Banbury
Banbury is in Oxfordshire. For festival paella catering in Banbury, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices. Banbury is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we cook. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 22 miles away.
For visitors coming by rail, Banbury station is about 0.8 miles away. Running a fête for a church like Saint Paul's? A paella pan draws people in.
Festival paella catering in OX16 and OX17 is planned around your venue and your guests. Streets in the area include High Street, Market Place and Grimsbury Square, and we can cook for an event on any of them. Main roads around Banbury include the A361 and A422, so getting the burners and pans to your event is simple. If your venue is just outside Banbury, we also cover Neithrop (1 mile west), Ruscote (1 mile west), Grimsbury (1 mile east), Drayton (1 mile north-west) and North Newington (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Bicester (14 miles south-east), Bure Park (13 miles south-east), Chipping Norton (12 miles south-west), Woodstock (15 miles south), Bloxham (3 miles south) and Charlbury (14 miles south-west). Banbury is one of the larger places we cover in Oxfordshire, with plenty of venues for events.
Other landmarks nearby include Castle Quay Shopping Centre (0.5 miles east) and Banbury Castle (0.5 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Crouch Hill and Farthinghoe Nature Reserve.
- Local schools include English Language Training (0.5 miles south-east) and Banbury Academy (0.9 miles south)
- Nearby, you’ll find Duke of Wellington pub (within half a mile north)
What festival paella catering costs
We will give you a clear, itemised quote. The main things that affect it are:
- Distance and access to the venue
- Your choice of paellas
- Guest numbers
- Starters, canapés and desserts
The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
What we need to know
Good planning starts with a few facts. Try to include:
- Which courses you have in mind
- The address or venue name
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Expected numbers
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
Diets, allergies and planning
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To get it right:
- Ask about peak-time capacity
- Ensure the line-up includes vegan and gluten-free options
- Plan seating near the food area
- Give traders a single information pack
If crew or volunteer meals are booked, they’re served at the agreed times.
A vegan pan alongside the meat and seafood pans.
How the day works
We get there well before serving, unload, set up the burners and prepare the stock. Your guests are welcome to watch as the paella takes shape. Summer events in Banbury have daylight until about 9:30pm at midsummer and about 7:10pm by late September, so evening trading generally finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Send the event name, expected visitors and pitch size.
- We reply with our menu, prices for visitors and requirements.
- Paperwork goes over in good time.
- On the day, the pans are on before the busiest hours.
- At close, we pack down and tidy up.
How to prepare
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
Get a quote
Each quote is tailored to your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we will confirm whether we’re available that day.
Planning help
Before you choose a spot
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so the cooking area needs a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Vehicle access to the pitch at set-up and break-down
- Details of power, water and waste arrangements
- Pitch space for cooking and serving
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Giant paella pans
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Churros
- Vegan paella
- Tapas
- Seafood paella
- Cooked live in giant pans at your event
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options
- Paella, tapas, canapés and desserts
- Sangria, bar staff, crockery and waiting staff