Kent · England
Festival & event paella in Chartham, Kent
Paella for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events for events in Chartham.
- Festivals
- Open days
- Sports club events
Festival paella catering for Chartham events
Prices and what affects them
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- How many staff you need
- The number of people
- Travel, parking and access
- The length of service
Compared with a plated meal, live paella is frequently good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. We will send you a quote.
What to tell us
The more we know about your event, the better we can plan. Please include:
- A picture of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
- Your date and when you want to eat
- The courses you’d like
- Diets and allergies you know about
We need only a few details to quote: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. You can use our quote form.
How our festival paella catering works in Chartham
We bring the pans and burners and work to your site rules, including arrival and waste arrangements. Typical bookings include farmers’ and Christmas markets and food and music festivals, serving vegan paella, giant-pan paella and churros.
At a field event near Chartham, power and water may be limited; let us know and we’ll plan for it. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
Planning the cooking area
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We need:
- Trader information and site rules
- Your arrangements for power, water and waste
- Flat, firm ground
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Popular choices
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Churros
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Giant paella pans
- Tapas
DIY paella versus live catering
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
What’s in the pans
Chicken & chorizo paella
A crowd-pleaser for meat eaters.
Giant paella pans
It’s the huge pan people come to see.
Live paella or other catering?
Food that sits in a hot cabinet isn’t much to look at. A huge pan cooking in view sells itself. 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.
Why Chartham hosts choose us
- Drinks service on request
- A clear, itemised quote
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
Also near Chartham
More for events in Chartham
Who books festival paella catering in Chartham?
It suits outdoor events of all sizes.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. In Chartham, people book us for occasions like:
- Festivals
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Community events and open days
- Charity and school events
School fairs, for a school like Chartham Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall.
Comparing caterers
- How dietary needs and allergies are handled
- Space, access and power needs
- What the price includes, item by item
- Who provides the crockery
Event catering near Chartham
Chartham is about 3 miles south-west of Canterbury, in Kent. For an event in Chartham, we cater in back gardens, halls with outdoor space, barns, marquees and offices in and around Chartham. Chartham is one of 922 places in Kent we cover.
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Mary, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola. If your event is in No Man's Orchard, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we will supply our paperwork. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 7 miles of Chartham, often have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we work to the site rules.
Here we cover the CT4 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. Local streets include Station Road, River Court and The Green; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. Close by, we cover events in Shalmsford Street (1 mile south), Mystole (1 mile south-west), Chartham Hatch (1 mile north), Garlinge Green (2 miles south) and Thanington (2 miles north-east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Ashford (10 miles south-west), Canterbury (3 miles north-east), Dover (15 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles north-west), Folkestone (14 miles south-east) and Whitstable (7 miles north).
A little further out are Chilham Castle (2.7 miles west) and Whitefriars Shopping Centre (3.1 miles north-east). Not far away are Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Artichoke Inn (within half a mile south-east)
Dietary needs and planning tips
Nearly every event has some special diets. To cater well for them:
- Make sure the line-up includes vegan and gluten-free options
- Make allergen information visible at every stall
- Feed crew and volunteers at set times
- Provide seating near the food
Allergen details are available at the stall.
Vegan paella alongside the rest.
The process
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up the pans and burners, and get on with cooking and serving. Summer events in Chartham 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. For winter markets, dark by about 3:50pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- We check your dates.
- We agree menu and pitch.
- Burners and pans go up.
- The first pans are ready as visitors arrive.
- We serve, then clear the pitch at the end.
Before we arrive
- Make sure the spot is clear of anything flammable
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Chartham questions
Is Chartham close to London?
Roughly 51 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Can you run a stall at a school fair in Chartham?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Do you do crew catering?
Yes. We can cook for crew, volunteers or a hospitality area as well as, or instead of, a public stall.
Can you cook indoors?
Mostly outside or under an open cover, since the burners are gas. We’ll check whether your venue has a suitable space.
Where do you cater?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Do you do starters?
Yes, and it’s a popular combination. Tapas first, paella to follow.
How soon do we need to book?
The sooner the better. Popular dates book up first, so it pays to ask early.
Do you take everything away?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Table clearing is available with waiting staff.
- 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