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Festival & event paella in East Farleigh, 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 East Farleigh.
- Race days and sports events
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Charity and school events
Planning an event in East Farleigh?
Is live paella right for your event?
Most stalls cook to order. Paella is cooked in big batches and served from the pan, keeping queues short. Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. The full price is confirmed before booking.
Why East Farleigh hosts choose us
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- Events in East Farleigh and across Kent
Festival paella catering in East Farleigh, cooked live
One paella stall covers many diets: meat, seafood and vegan pans side by side. That simplifies your food line-up. Typical bookings include village fêtes and summer fairs and seasonal markets, serving seafood paella, chicken and chorizo paella and churros.
At a fête or field event near East Farleigh, we can bring hot food to a rural site. Ground conditions and access matter, so tell us about them. Tapas, canapés, desserts, sangria and staff can all be added, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
Common questions in East Farleigh
Do you come out to small places like East Farleigh?
No, we cook in small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Could we have live paella in Quarry Wood?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
How long do you need on site?
It depends on the menu and numbers. We will agree arrival, cooking and serving times with you.
Do you need power?
Let us know what the pitch has and we will confirm our needs.
Do you do desserts?
Yes. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana.
Should we have more than one paella?
Two or three is usual: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We’ll suggest a split based on your guests.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We take our equipment and leave the cooking area tidy. Ask us about table clearing if you need it.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Yes, and it is a popular combination. Tapas go out first, then the paella.
Perfect for your event in East Farleigh
One trader, many diets.
In East Farleigh and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Christmas and farmers’ markets
- School and charity events
- Open days and community events
- Music and food festivals
Events in parks such as Quarry Wood need permission from the council or landowner, and we will send any documents they ask for.
Comparing caterers
- If the price includes VAT
- Travel and parking costs
- The wet-weather plan
- What the price includes, item by item
The process
Watching it cook is half the fun. Onion, garlic, peppers and tomato go in first, then the stock and saffron, then the rice, which cooks without stirring. Evening events in East Farleigh have light until about 9:15pm at midsummer; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- Send the event name, expected visitors and pitch size.
- We reply with our menu, prices for visitors and requirements.
- Paperwork goes over in good time.
- On the day, the pans are on before the busiest hours.
- When trading ends, the pitch is cleared and left clean.
Preparing for the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
Get a quote
To get a price, send us your details through our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we’ll put together a menu and price.
Planning help
Catering for every guest
With a little notice, every diet is easy. We suggest:
- Give traders a single information pack
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
- Ask about peak-time capacity
- Plan for vegan and gluten-free visitors
If crew or volunteer meals are booked, they’re served at the agreed times.
Bowls and forks for eating on the go.
Towns and villages near East Farleigh
More for events in East Farleigh
The menu, dish by dish
Giant paella pans
It’s the huge pan people come to see.
Chicken & chorizo paella
A crowd-pleaser for meat eaters.
East Farleigh events: pitches and permissions
East Farleigh is about 2 miles south-west of Maidstone, in Kent. For festival paella catering in East Farleigh, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. East Farleigh is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. Our events stretch from East Farleigh to Canterbury (about 26 miles away).
School fairs, for a school like East Farleigh Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall. For visitors coming by rail, East Farleigh has its own station, East Farleigh station. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 7 miles of East Farleigh, often have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements.
Anywhere in ME15 and ME16, we can bring festival paella catering to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From Station Road, Lower Road and Kilnbridge Close or a nearby road, we’ll bring the pans to you. East Farleigh sits on or near the B2010, which makes travel to your event easy. For events just outside East Farleigh, we cover Dean Street (1 mile east), Kettle Corner (1 mile west), Farleigh Green (1 mile west), Hoppers Corner (1 mile west) and Fant (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include Sittingbourne (12 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (13 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles south-west), Gravesend (13 miles north), Tonbridge (10 miles south-west) and Northfleet (14 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Fremlin Walk (2.2 miles north-east) and Oakwood Hospital (1.2 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Boxley Hills.
- Local schools include Oakwood Park Grammar School (1.4 miles north-east) and St Augustine Academy (1.4 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Bull Inn (under half a mile south)
Planners, venues and businesses
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can hold the date.
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you are a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Should I cook it myself?
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Cooking it yourself? Test your pan and burner first, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it is in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Space, weather and the venue
If a space isn’t suitable, we will tell you. What matters most:
- Your arrangements for power, water and waste
- Firm, level ground
- Vehicle access before and after the event
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we offer
- Churros
- Giant paella pans
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Tapas
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- 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