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Festival Paella Catering in Hackington
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Hackington and the surrounding area.
- Food and music festivals
- Seasonal markets
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
Book festival paella catering in Hackington
Running an event in Hackington
Hackington is about 2 miles north of Canterbury, in Kent. We cook at events in homes, gardens and venues in Hackington and the surrounding area. We cater in 922 places in Kent.
For visitors coming by rail, Canterbury West station is about 1.4 miles away. Events in parks such as Tyler Hill Meadow need permission from the council or landowner, and we’ll send any documents they ask for. The coast is within about 5 miles of Hackington, so for seaside events we plan a sheltered pitch, and seafood paella sells well by the sea.
Festival paella catering in CT2 is planned around your venue and your guests. Streets in the area include Link Road, Fleets Lane and Darwin Road, and we can cook for an event on any of them. Close by, we cover events in Tyler Hill (1 mile north-west), Blean (1 mile west), Honey Hill (2 miles north-west), Radfall (2 miles north) and Denstroude (2 miles west). Further out, we also cater in Ashford (14 miles south-west), Margate (14 miles east), Dover (15 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles west), Ramsgate (15 miles east) and Whitstable (4 miles north-west).
Nearby you will also find Canterbury Castle (2 miles south) and Whitefriars Shopping Centre (1.9 miles south). Not far away are Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Nearby schools include St Stephen's Junior School (0.9 miles south) and St Edmund's School (1.1 miles south-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find Ye Olde Beverlie Inn (1 mile south)
Festival paella catering for your event in Hackington
Organisers can book us as a stall or as caterers for staff, crew, volunteers or VIP areas. We’re often asked to cater music and food festivals and seasonal markets, serving giant-pan paella, seafood paella and churros.
For a village fête or field event near Hackington, a paella stall brings a hot, filling meal to a rural site. Ground conditions and access matter, so tell us about them. The paella is served straight from the pan, so it is hot and generous, and service is quick once it’s ready.
Occasions we cook for in Hackington
It feeds crew and volunteers well on a long day.
Live paella works for big and small events alike. Common bookings include:
- Feeding crew and volunteers
- Festivals
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Open days
Running a fête for a church like Church of St Cosmus and St Damian? A paella pan draws people in.
Comparing caterers
- The venue requirements
- VAT, if it applies
- When final numbers are due
- Allergen information for each dish
Catering for every guest
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. We suggest:
- Feed crew and volunteers at set times
- Make allergen information visible at every stall
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
- Put all trader information in one pack
Allergen details are available at the stall.
Larger pans for peak times.
Space, weather and the venue
No two venues are the same, so we ask about the space before we confirm. Generally, we look for:
- Firm, level ground
- Vehicle access before and after the event
- Details of power, water and waste arrangements
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
Popular choices
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Tapas
- Giant paella pans
- Churros
Organising for someone else?
Organising a club, school or community event in Hackington? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Give us the details and we’ll suggest a plan.
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
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What festival paella catering costs
Each event is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- The paellas you choose
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- Timings and hours
- Travel, parking and access
Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. The full price is confirmed before booking.
What we need to know
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- Diets and allergies you know about
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Where the event is
- The date and time of the event
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. When you’re ready, send us your details through our quote form.
The menu, dish by dish
Chicken & chorizo paella
A crowd-pleaser for meat eaters.
Vegan paella
Vegans get a hot, filling dish.
Questions from Hackington
How far is Hackington from London?
About 52 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Can you cook in Tyler Hill Meadow?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
What happens if it rains?
We need a covered spot, like a gazebo or open-sided marquee. We will agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Do you offer halal options?
We can. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and it is cooked separately.
Do you need water?
Let us know what the pitch has and we’ll confirm our needs.
Can you cook indoors?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Courtyards, doorways and terraces frequently work.
Can you cater for crew and volunteers?
We can. We can cook for crew, volunteers or a hospitality area as well as, or instead of, a public stall.
Is there a vegan option?
Yes. Vegan paella is cooked in its own pan.
The process
A typical event goes like this: we set up the pans and start the sofrito, your guests watch the rice cook, and we serve straight from the pan when you are ready to eat. Summer events in Hackington 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.
- Organisers send us the event details, dates and pitch information.
- We confirm what we’ll serve, our pitch needs and any paperwork.
- We set up at the agreed time.
- The paella cooks in full view, and we serve from the pan through the event.
- At the end, we clear our pitch.
Before we arrive
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Give us your final numbers and diets
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. To get started, fill in our quote form.
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Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s harder than it looks. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right for dozens of people takes experience. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and do not stir once the rice goes in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
- 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