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Festival Paella Catering for Botolphs events
Looking for festival paella catering in Botolphs? We bring the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook while your guests watch.
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- School fairs and fundraisers
- Open days
Book festival paella catering in Botolphs
Festival paella catering in Botolphs, made fresh on the day
We cook at festivals, fairs, markets, school and charity events, sports days and open days. On the menu are giant-pan paella, vegan paella and chicken and chorizo paella, and typical bookings are for agricultural and county shows and summer fairs and fêtes.
At a fête or field event near Botolphs, we can bring hot food to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and access. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, never made in advance and reheated, and served as soon as it is ready.
- Location
- Botolphs (BN44)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Why choose live paella in Botolphs?
Not every trader covers vegans. A paella stall can have a vegan pan alongside the rest. Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. We quote for each event individually.
Why Botolphs hosts choose us
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Drinks service on request
Take a look at Our prices page And What paella catering costs.
A closer look at the menu
Giant paella pans
The huge pan is the star.
Vegan paella
Vegan paella cooked separately.
What festival paella catering costs
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Your choice of paellas
- How many staff you need
- Travel, parking and access
- Timings and hours
Got a budget? Let us know, and we will suggest a menu to match. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Details that help
To speed things up, tell us:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- The courses you’d like
- A picture of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
- Anything your venue supplies
We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually want. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. Ask us for a quote and compare.
The process
A typical event goes like this: we set up the pans and start the sofrito, your guests watch the rice cook, and we serve straight from the pan when you are ready to eat. Summer events in Botolphs have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm 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.
- Organisers send us the event details, dates and pitch information.
- We confirm what we’ll serve, our pitch needs and any paperwork.
- We set up at the agreed time.
- The paella cooks in full view, and we serve from the pan through the event.
- At the end, we clear our pitch.
Preparing for the day
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
Ask for a quote
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. To send them, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
FAQs for Botolphs
Can you run a stall at a school fair in Botolphs?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Do you come out to small places like Botolphs?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Can you cater for crew and volunteers?
Yes. Crew, volunteer and VIP catering is available, with or without a public stall.
What documents can you send?
Send us your list and we will respond.
Can we book you as a trader?
Tell us about the event, dates and pitch, and we’ll check availability.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Indoors only where ventilation and the venue allow it. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.
How far ahead should we book?
Early, particularly for summer Saturdays. Even if it’s short notice, it is worth asking.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
We can, if you tell us in advance. The rice is gluten-free, but stocks and chorizo can contain gluten, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.
Organising for someone else?
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Also near Botolphs
Also in Botolphs
Planning for every diet
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because every paella has its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Check allergen info is on display
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
- Plan for vegan and gluten-free visitors
- Plan seating near the food area
We set up at the agreed time, following your trader pack.
A vegan pan alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Planning the cooking area
We’ll be honest if a space won’t work. What matters most:
- Trader information and site rules
- Spacing from tents and other structures
- A pitch big enough for the pans, burners and serving table
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
What we offer
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Churros
- Vegan paella
- Giant paella pans
- Seafood paella
- Tapas
Community events around Botolphs
Botolphs is about 3 miles north-west of Shoreham-by-Sea, in West Sussex. Wherever your event is in the BN44 area, we’ll come to your venue or garden. Botolphs is one of 371 places in West Sussex we cover. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 8 miles away.
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as St Botolph's Church, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola. If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Upper Beeding Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. The coast is within about 4 miles of Botolphs, so for seaside events we plan a sheltered pitch.
Anywhere in BN44, we can bring festival paella catering to you. If your venue is just outside Botolphs, we also cover Upper Beeding (1 mile north-east), Bramber (1 mile north), Steyning (1 mile north-west), Sompting (3 miles south-west) and Lancing (3 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Horsham (13 miles north), Worthing (5 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (13 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (10 miles north-east), Littlehampton (11 miles south-west) and Shoreham-by-Sea (3 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Steyning Museum (1.3 miles north-west) and Old Castle (4.9 miles south-west). The countryside around Botolphs includes Steep Down and Mill Hill.
- Local schools include Steyning Grammar School (1.6 miles north-west)
- 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