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Festival Paella Catering in Bekesbourne
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Bekesbourne and the surrounding area.
- Open days and community events
- Country shows
- School and charity events
Live festival paella catering in Bekesbourne
Planning for every diet
We take diets and allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Book crew catering in advance
- Check how many portions traders can serve
- Plan seating near the food area
- Put all trader information in one pack
We arrive at the agreed time and set up our pitch.
A vegan pan alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Festival paella catering in Bekesbourne, made fresh on the day
Crew and volunteer catering can be timed to your schedule, keeping your team fed. Whether it is christmas and farmers’ markets and race days and sports events, we can cook churros, seafood paella and vegan paella.
For a village fête or field event near Bekesbourne, we can bring hot food to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and access. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, not reheated, and served the moment it’s ready.
What’s in the pans
Vegan paella
Vegan paella cooked separately.
Seafood paella
A seafood pan with prawns and mussels for fish lovers.
Perfect for your event in Bekesbourne
It suits outdoor events of all sizes.
Whatever the occasion, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- Christmas and farmers’ markets
- Country shows
- VIP and hospitality areas
- Race days and sports events
If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as St. Anselm's Catholic School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
What to look for in a quote
- How long the team stays
- Whether VAT is included
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- How late numbers can change
Planning the cooking area
If a space is not suitable, we will tell you, and help find another spot. What matters most:
- Trader information and site rules
- Pitch space for cooking and serving
- Firm, level ground
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
What we offer
- Churros
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Tapas
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Giant paella pans
Why choose live paella in Bekesbourne?
If you want a trader that adds atmosphere, a paella pan delivers. Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Why book with us
- Fast service from the pan
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
Take a look at How we price And What paella catering costs.
Bekesbourne events: pitches and permissions
Bekesbourne is about 3 miles south-east of Canterbury, in Kent. Wherever your event is in the CT4 area, we can bring the pans to you. Bekesbourne is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cook.
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Bekesbourne station, about 0.8 miles north-west. Running a fête for a church like Church of St Peter? A paella pan draws people in. Within about 8 miles is the Kent Downs National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements.
For festival paella catering in CT4, we plan around your venue. We can cater an event on streets such as Aerodrome Road, Lysander Close and Adisham Road or the roads around them. Close by, we cover events in Patrixbourne (1 mile west), Bekesbourne Hill (1 mile north-west), Bridge (1 mile south-west), Littlebourne (2 miles north) and Adisham (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (15 miles south-west), Canterbury (3 miles north-west), Margate (13 miles north-east), Dover (10 miles south-east), Folkestone (12 miles south) and Ramsgate (13 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Whitefriars Shopping Centre (3.5 miles north-west) and St Martins Hospital (2.5 miles north-west).
Also near Bekesbourne
What else we do in Bekesbourne
FAQs for Bekesbourne
Is Bekesbourne too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Do you trade at school fairs around Bekesbourne?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Send us the date, pitch and expected numbers.
Can you cater for crew and volunteers?
Yes, at set times to suit your schedule. Tell us numbers and timings.
Do you have the documents we need?
Send your requirements and we’ll include them with our application.
Is there a vegan option?
Yes, always. There is a vegan pan next to the others.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Normally we cook outdoors or under a ventilated cover, since the burners are gas. Some venues have suitable spaces; we will check with you and the venue.
Can you do sangria?
Sangria can be added, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
How many paellas should we have?
Two or three is usual: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We’ll help you decide the split.
What affects the price in Bekesbourne
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Parking and unloading
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- How many staff you need
- Your choice of paellas
The cost per head normally falls as numbers rise, since the set-up is much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we’ll quote.
What we need to know
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- The courses you’d like
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will come back with a clear quote and a suggested menu.
Organising for someone else?
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you’re a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we will work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
The process
A typical event goes like this: we set up the pans and start the sofrito, your guests watch the rice cook, and it’s served hot from the pan when you’re ready to eat. Summer events in Bekesbourne have daylight until about 9:15pm at midsummer and about 7:00pm by late September, so evening trading typically finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter markets, dark by about 3:50pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- We check your dates.
- We agree what we will serve and where.
- Burners and pans go up.
- The first pans are ready as visitors arrive.
- We serve, then pack down.
Preparing for the day
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
Get a quote
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. When you are ready, use our quote form.
Planning help
- 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