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Festival Paella Catering for Hackney Marshes events
Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Hackney Marshes: paella cooked from scratch in huge pans, in full view of your guests.
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Race days and sports events
- Charity and school events
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Festival paella catering in Hackney Marshes, made fresh on the day
The cooking is part of the show. Visitors stop to watch, take photos and come back for lunch. We’re often asked to cater community events and open days and agricultural and county shows, with seafood paella, giant-pan paella and churros.
Street parties and school fairs in Hackney Marshes are a great fit for a paella stall, once permissions are sorted. We plan the timings around your day, whether that is speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
- Location
- Hackney Marshes (E5, E10, E9)
- County
- Greater London
- Dietary options
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Extras
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
The menu, dish by dish
Giant paella pans
A pan the size of a cartwheel, full of saffron rice.
Vegan paella
Vegans get a hot, filling dish.
For event organisers in Hackney Marshes
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you’re a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It keeps things simple.
Throwing a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we will tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
Running an event in Hackney Marshes
Hackney Marshes is about 1 mile north-east of Homerton, in Greater London. From the centre of Hackney Marshes to the outskirts, festival paella catering works the same way: live cooking, separate pans for every diet and a clear price. Hackney Marshes is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover.
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as The Risen Christ and All Souls, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola. School fairs, for a school like Kingsmead Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall.
Here we cover the E5, E10 and E9 postcode area, so your event can be anywhere in it. From Glyn Road, Gilpin Road and Redwald Road or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the pans to you. With the A106 close by, Hackney Marshes is easy for us to reach with everything for your event. If your venue is just outside Hackney Marshes, we also cover Leyton Grange (1 mile north-east), Lea Bridge (1 mile north-west), Homerton (1 mile south-west), Lower Clapton (1 mile south-west) and Temple Mills (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (5 miles south-west), City of Westminster (6 miles south-west), Marylebone (6 miles south-west), Kensington (8 miles south-west), St Pancras (4 miles south-west) and Shoreditch (3 miles south-west).
A little further out are Tower of London (3.9 miles south-west) and V&A East (1.3 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Old Ford Island and Tower Hill.
- Local schools include Lammas School and Sixth Form (0.6 miles north) and The Lammas School (0.7 miles north)
- Local pubs include The Adam & Eve pub (0.7 miles south-west)
- Other local spots include Leabridge (0.9 miles west)
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
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.
How it works
The paella is cooked in huge, shallow pans over gas burners. We need a level, ventilated spot, and we agree where that is before the day. Summer events in Hackney Marshes 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.
- We arrive at the agreed time to set up the pitch.
- Pans cook in full view and we serve throughout the event.
- We pack down and leave the pitch tidy.
Getting ready for the day
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Give us a contact for the day
- Have a level space ready for the pans
Ask for a quote
Every quote is put together for your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we will confirm whether we’re available that day.
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FAQs for Hackney Marshes
What’s the nearest station to Hackney Marshes for guests?
The closest is Lea Bridge station, roughly 0.7 miles away.
Can you cook in Leyton Jubilee Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We pack down our cooking area after service. Waiting staff can clear tables if you book them.
What happens if it rains?
Rain doesn’t stop us, as long as there’s a ventilated cover. We will make a plan B with you.
Do you need water?
Send pitch details and we’ll confirm.
Do you come to Hackney Marshes?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Hackney Marshes and the rest of Greater London. To check your date, fill in our quote form.
Can we book you as a trader?
Tell us about your event, and we’ll reply with our availability and what we need.
How do you work out quantities?
Quantities depend on numbers, timing and courses, with a sensible margin. Give us accurate numbers for the best result.
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Also in Hackney Marshes
Who books festival paella catering in Hackney Marshes?
It feeds crew and volunteers well on a long day.
These are some of the occasions we cater around Hackney Marshes:
- Open days and community events
- Food and music festivals
- County and country shows
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
For visitors coming by rail, Lea Bridge station is about 0.7 miles away.
Comparing caterers
- When final numbers are due
- Whether travel is included
- What the caterer needs from your venue
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
Diets, allergies and planning
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because every paella has its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
- Check allergen info is on display
- Put all trader information in one pack
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
Pans cook in full view, and serve from the pan throughout the event.
A vegan pan alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Planning the cooking area
We’ll be honest if a space will not work, and suggest an alternative. What matters most:
- Your trader pack and site rules
- A level pitch on firm ground
- Your arrangements for power, water and waste
Hackney Marshes is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: let us know about permits, bays or off-street parking.
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
On the menu in Hackney Marshes
- Churros
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Tapas
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Giant paella pans
Paella compared with other options
Crew sandwiches are easy but dull. A hot paella keeps crew going. Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Why Hackney Marshes hosts choose us
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- A clear, itemised quote
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
See How we price And The cost guide.
- 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