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Festival & event paella in Farnborough, Greater London
We cook paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Farnborough and nearby, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Feeding crew and volunteers
- Open days
- Seasonal markets
Festival paella catering for Farnborough events
DIY paella versus live catering
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. Ask us for a quote and compare.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Festival paella catering in Farnborough, made fresh on the day
We arrive with our equipment and follow the site rules, including arrival and waste arrangements. We are often asked to cater community events and open days and school and charity events, with churros, seafood paella and giant-pan paella.
London street parties and fairs in Farnborough need careful planning around road closures and access. Send us the pitch and timings. Your quote spells out exactly what’s included: the menu, the staff and any extras.
- Area
- Farnborough (BR6)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Live paella or other catering?
Not every trader covers vegans. A paella stall can have a vegan pan alongside the rest. Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Why us?
- A quote that spells everything out
- Catering across Greater London, including Farnborough
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Plates, cutlery and waiting staff available
Towns and villages near Farnborough
More for events in Farnborough
What festival paella catering costs
Each event is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- The length of service
- The number of people
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Whether you need crockery
Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so your choice of paellas affects the total. We’ll suggest options to suit your budget.
What we need to know
Good planning starts with a few facts. Try to include:
- Where the event is
- A photo of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
- Expected numbers
- Which courses you have in mind
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. When you are ready, use our quote form.
Diets, allergies and planning
Allergies and diets are taken seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Provide seating near the food
- Give traders a single information pack
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
- Book crew catering in advance
We cook in full view of visitors, serving throughout the event.
Churros and tapas can join the menu.
What happens on the day
When the rice goes in, it’s left alone. That is how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. Your guests will smell it before they see it. Summer events in Farnborough have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, which helps evening trading. For winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Organisers send us the event details, dates and pitch information.
- You get our menu, pitch requirements and paperwork.
- On the day, we arrive and set up our pitch.
- 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
- Make sure we can park close by to unload
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
How to get a price
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, location, guest numbers and diets. To send them, use our quote form.
Planning help
Questions from Farnborough
Is parking a problem for events in Farnborough?
It can be, so tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway. We will plan unloading around it.
Could we have live paella in South Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council. Ask them first, and we will send any information they need.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
Yes, on request. Proper crockery or quality disposables are available.
How much is live paella catering?
We quote for each event, so you only pay for what you need. Give us your date, numbers and menu ideas and we’ll reply with a price.
Will you have a stall at our event?
Tell us about your event, and we’ll confirm availability and requirements.
Do you need water?
Tell us what’s available at the pitch and we’ll confirm what we need.
Will there be long queues?
Service from the pan is fast, ideal for peak times.
Do you do starters?
Yes. Canapés with drinks or tapas for the tables, while the rice is cooking.
For planners, venues and organisers
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.
Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we’ll keep you updated on timings and set-up.
Events we cater in Farnborough
It copes with peak times, because it’s served from big pans.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. In Farnborough, people book us for occasions like:
- Community events and open days
- Feeding crew and volunteers
- Festivals
- Christmas and farmers’ markets
If your event is in South Park, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we’ll supply our paperwork.
Before you book anyone
- Whether VAT is included
- What happens if it rains
- Staff numbers and hours
- What the price includes, item by item
Space, weather and the venue
We’ll agree the cooking spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- A pitch away from tents and structures
- Clear information on power, water and waste
- Room for our cooking and serving area
Farnborough is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: tell us about parking bays, permits or a driveway.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Menu ideas
- Churros
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Giant paella pans
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Tapas
Farnborough events: pitches and permissions
Farnborough is about 2 miles south-west of Orpington, in Greater London. Whether your event is in the middle of Farnborough or on the outskirts, festival paella catering works the same way: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. We cover 764 places in Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is London, about 12 miles away.
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Orpington station, about 1.2 miles north-east. Running a fête for a church like Church of St Giles the Abbot? A paella pan draws people in. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 6 miles of Farnborough, frequently have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we work to the site rules.
We cater events across BR6 and the streets around it. Whether your event is on Tye Lane, Peel Road and Pitt Road or anywhere nearby, we can cook there. Other places close to Farnborough for festival paella catering include Green Street Green (1 mile south-east), Locksbottom (1 mile north-west), Crofton (1 mile north), Farthing Street (1 mile south-west) and Downe (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in London (12 miles north-west), City of Westminster (15 miles north-west), Marylebone (15 miles north-west), Kensington (15 miles north-west), St Pancras (14 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (13 miles north-west).
Nearby you will also find Orpington Hospital (0.9 miles east) and Crofton Roman Villa (1.1 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Downe Bank Nature Reserve and Summer Hill.
- Nearby schools include Newstead Wood School (0.6 miles north)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Buff pub (0.6 miles east)
- 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