Oxfordshire · England
Festival Paella Catering for Catslip events
From the first sizzle of the sofrito to the last spoonful of crispy rice, paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events makes the food a highlight of your event in Catslip.
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Open days
Festival paella catering in Catslip
Festival paella catering for your event in Catslip
Crew and volunteer catering can be timed to your schedule, keeping your team fed. For school fairs and fundraisers and agricultural and county shows, we can cook seafood paella, churros and giant-pan paella for your guests.
At a fête or field event near Catslip, we can bring hot food to a rural site. Ground conditions and access matter, so tell us about them. We serve straight from the pan, so every plate is hot, and service is quick once it’s ready.
- Where
- Catslip (RG9)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Extras
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Is live paella right for your event?
Not every trader covers vegans. A vegan paella pan sits alongside the others. If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we’ll put together a menu that fits. A simple menu can still feel generous.
Why Catslip hosts choose us
- A quote that spells everything out
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Fast service from the pan
- Real theatre, not just catering
Take a look at Our pricing And What paella catering costs.
How we price festival paella catering
Every event is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Your choice of paellas
- Parking and unloading
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Waiting and bar staff
Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Details that help
You do not need every detail fixed to get a quote, but it helps to know:
- The address or venue name
- The date and rough timings
- The courses you’d like
- Roughly how many adults and children
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
Organising for someone else?
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so everyone eats promptly. Let us know how long the food break is.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Catslip? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Give us the details and we will suggest a plan.
Catering for every guest
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because each paella is cooked in its own pan. A few tips:
- Put all trader information in one pack
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
- Check how many portions traders can serve
- Make allergen information visible at every stall
Allergen details are available at the stall, and each pan is labelled.
Larger pans for peak times.
Questions from Catslip
Do you trade at school fairs around Catslip?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Tell us the date and pitch details.
How far is Catslip from London?
About 38 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Can you feed our volunteers?
Yes, timed to your schedule. Send us numbers and times.
When do you arrive?
It depends on the menu and numbers. We will agree arrival, cooking and serving times with you.
Do you cover Catslip?
We do. We cook at events in Catslip and across Oxfordshire. Tell us your date and we will check availability.
Do you have the documents we need?
Tell us what the event needs and we will send it with our application.
Will there be enough food?
Quantities depend on numbers, timing and courses, with a sensible margin. Accurate numbers help.
When should we book?
Early, particularly for summer Saturdays. Even if it is short notice, it’s worth asking.
Perfect for your event in Catslip
It covers several diets with one trader.
These are some of the occasions we cater in Catslip and Oxfordshire:
- School fairs and fundraisers
- Sports clubs and race days
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Country shows
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Henley-On-Thames station, about 4.4 miles south-east.
Before booking anyone
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- Whether travel is included
- Space, access and power needs
- When payment is due
Running an event in Catslip
Catslip is about 7 miles north of Caversham, in Oxfordshire. We cook at events in homes, gardens and venues in Catslip and the surrounding area. Catslip is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we cook. You can also see our page for Reading, about 9 miles away.
If you’re organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Nettlebed Community School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. Running a fête for a church like Church of St Bartholomew? A paella pan draws people in. Within about 5 miles is the Chilterns National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
We cover events in every part of RG9 and the streets around it. Close by, we cover events in Nettlebed (1 mile north-west), Highmoor (1 mile south-west), Highmoor Cross (1 mile south), Bix (2 miles south-east) and Middle Assendon (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Didcot (12 miles west), Abingdon-on-Thames (15 miles north-west), Thame (12 miles north), Henley-on-Thames (4 miles south-east), Benson (6 miles north-west) and Chinnor (9 miles north).
The countryside around Catslip includes Warburg Nature Reserve.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Sun Inn Public House (0.5 miles west)
How it works
The cooking is part of the entertainment. We start with the sofrito, add the stock and saffron, then spread the rice across the pan and leave it alone to cook. At midsummer, events in Catslip stay light until about 9:25pm, so evening trading normally 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.
- You get our stall menu and what we need on site.
- We send the documents the event asks for.
- We time the first pans for the lunchtime rush.
- When trading ends, the pitch is cleared and left clean.
How to prepare
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Tell us where to park and unload
Get a quote
Not sure what you need yet? No problem: give us the basics about your event, and we will suggest a menu. Start when you’re ready: fill in our quote form.
Related guides
Dishes our guests love
Seafood paella
Seafood paella is always popular.
Giant paella pans
The giant pan is the star.
Where we can cook in Catslip
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so we need a suitable spot. Here’s what we look for:
- Access for unloading at set-up
- A pitch big enough for the pans, burners and serving table
- Your arrangements for power, water and waste
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think.
What we offer
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Churros
- Tapas
- Giant paella pans
Places near Catslip
What else we do in Catslip
- 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