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Festival & event paella in Broom Street, Kent
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events for events in Broom Street and across Kent.
- Feeding crew and volunteers
- Agricultural and county shows
- School and charity events
Festival paella catering for Broom Street events
Catering for every guest
A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Here’s how:
- Check allergen info is on display
- Feed crew and volunteers at set times
- Provide seating near the food
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
Our pitch is kept tidy and safe.
Extra pans for busy periods.
Festival paella catering for your event in Broom Street
Paella in a bowl is perfect festival food, standing up or sitting on the grass. For village fêtes and summer fairs and county and country shows, we can cook churros, giant-pan paella and vegan paella.
A fête near Broom Street might be on a field with no mains power; tell us what’s available and we will plan around it. We plan the timings around your day, so the paella is ready when you want to eat.
What we need at the venue
Before the day, we will agree where we cook. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Clearance from tents and gazebos
- A pitch big enough for the pans, burners and serving table
- Your trader pack and site rules
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think.
Menu ideas
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Giant paella pans
- Vegan paella
- Tapas
- Churros
- Seafood paella
Working with your venue
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 will work to it.
If you are organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we’ll work directly with you and the venue. It keeps things simple.
How the day works
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you can enjoy your event. If you’ve chosen tapas or canapés, they go out first while the paella cooks. Summer events in Broom Street have daylight until about 9:15pm at midsummer and about 7:00pm by late September, so evening trading usually finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter markets, dark by about 3:50pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- We check your dates.
- We agree menu and pitch.
- We set up our burners and pans.
- The first pans are ready as visitors arrive.
- We serve, then pack down.
How to prepare
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
Getting a price
Every quote is put together for your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we will check availability at the same time.
Planning help
Should I cook it myself?
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and don’t stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
The menu, dish by dish
Seafood paella
The seafood pan is a festival favourite.
Giant paella pans
A pan the size of a cartwheel, full of saffron rice, cooking in full view.
What affects the price in Broom Street
We will give you a clear, itemised quote. The main things that affect it are:
- How many courses
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Travel, parking and access
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
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.
Getting an accurate quote
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- Expected numbers
- The date and rough timings
- The courses you’d like
- A picture of where we’d cook
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.
Broom Street events: pitches and permissions
Broom Street is about 2 miles east of Faversham, in Kent. For festival paella catering in Broom Street, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices in and around Broom Street. We cover all 922 towns and villages across Kent. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 7 miles away.
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Faversham station, about 2.1 miles south-west. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of All Saints, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola. The coast is within about 5 miles of Broom Street, so for seaside events we plan a sheltered pitch.
Here we cover the ME13 postcode area, so your event can be anywhere in it. For events just outside Broom Street, we cover Graveney (1 mile south-east), Culmers (1 mile south-east), Goodnestone (1 mile south), Slutshole (2 miles south-east) and Hernhill (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Ashford (13 miles south), Canterbury (7 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (9 miles west), Whitstable (5 miles north-east), Herne Bay (9 miles east) and Minster (9 miles north-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (5.6 miles north-east).
- Local schools include Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (1.8 miles west)
Nearby places to Broom Street
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Questions from Broom Street
What about events near the coast?
Yes, as long as we can shelter from the wind. Sea breezes cool the pan, so a windbreak, building or gazebo helps.
Can you cook in South Swale?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council. Check with them, and we will provide our paperwork.
Can you do sangria?
We can make sangria, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
Is the paella gluten-free?
We can cook a gluten-free paella in its own pan. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we take the right care.
Do you do vegan paella?
Yes. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans.
How much does festival paella catering cost in Broom Street?
It depends on guest numbers, the menu, the courses, staff and travel. Tell us about your event and we will send a quote.
What paperwork do you provide?
Send us your list.
What about pudding?
We do. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana.
Events we cater in Broom Street
It handles peak times well, because it’s served from big pans.
Whatever the occasion, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- Community events and open days
- VIP and hospitality areas
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Summer fairs and fêtes
If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Graveney Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
Before you book anyone
- What the price includes, item by item
- If the price includes VAT
- When final numbers are due
- What happens if it rains
- 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