Kent · England
Festival & event paella in Hampton, Kent
We cook paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Hampton and nearby, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- VIP and hospitality areas
- Sports clubs and race days
- Open days
Book festival paella catering in Hampton
What affects the price in Hampton
These are the factors that matter most:
- Your choice of paellas
- How many staff you need
- Distance and access to the venue
- Guest numbers
Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so it helps to tell us about your venue. The full price is confirmed before booking.
Getting an accurate quote
Good planning starts with a few facts. Try to include:
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Anything your venue supplies
- The address or venue name
- Expected numbers
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, along with any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. To get started, use our quote form.
Festival paella catering for your event in Hampton
One paella stall covers many diets: separate meat, seafood and vegan pans. That makes life easier for organisers. For village fêtes and summer fairs and country shows, we’ll put together a menu of giant-pan paella, churros and chicken and chorizo paella for your guests.
Summer fairs around Hampton are frequently run by volunteers, so a self-sufficient trader makes life easier. Timings are planned around your event, so the paella is ready when you want to eat.
Where we can cook in Hampton
We will be honest if a space won’t work, and help find another spot. What matters most:
- Your arrangements for power, water and waste
- Access for unloading at set-up
- The event’s site rules and timings
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we offer
- Seafood paella
- Churros
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Giant paella pans
- Vegan paella
- Tapas
The process
Your timings come first. If speeches run late or the photos take longer, we hold the paella at the right stage so it’s served at its best. For an evening event in Hampton, sunset is about 8:45pm in late May and 9:15pm in late June; after that, the pitch needs good lighting.
- 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.
- We time the first pans for the lunchtime rush.
- At close, we pack down and tidy up.
How to prepare
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Make sure the spot is clear of anything flammable
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
Ask for a quote
Planning festival paella catering in Hampton? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll reply with a menu and a clear price. To get in touch, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Dishes our guests love
Vegan paella
Vegans get a hot, filling dish.
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid for fish lovers.
Working with your venue
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so everyone eats promptly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Throwing a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
Paella compared with other options
Hot-cabinet food lacks theatre. A giant pan cooking in view sells itself. Larger events usually cost less per head, since the set-up is much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we’ll quote.
Why book with us
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
Read Our prices page And Our guide to catering costs.
Hampton events: pitches and permissions
Hampton is about 2 miles west of Herne Bay, in Kent. Across the CT6 area, we can bring the pans to you. We cover 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our events stretch from Hampton to Canterbury (6 miles away).
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as St Andrew's Church, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola. School fairs, for a school like Hampton Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall. With the sea within about 2 miles, we plan shelter from the wind for coastal events.
We cater events across CT6. Whether your event is on Riley Avenue, Essex Avenue and Alvis Avenue or anywhere nearby, we can cook there. If your venue is just outside Hampton, we also cover Swalecliffe (2 miles south-west), West End (2 miles south), Chestfield (2 miles south-west), Tankerton (2 miles west) and Radfall (3 miles south-west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Canterbury (6 miles south), Margate (12 miles east), Ramsgate (14 miles east), Broadstairs (14 miles east), Faversham (10 miles south-west) and Minster (13 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (2.2 miles west) and Tankerton Castle (2.8 miles west). Green spaces nearby include West Blean and Thornden Woods.
- Nearby schools include Herne Bay High School (0.9 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include Hampton Inn (less than half a mile north-east)
Towns and villages near Hampton
Other catering in Hampton
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there is shopping, prep and hours of cooking. A caterer handles all of that.
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
Planning for every diet
We take diets and allergies seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
- Give traders a single information pack
- Check how many portions traders can serve
- Feed crew and volunteers at set times
Allergen details are available at the stall, and each pan is labelled.
Tapas and churros can be added to a stall menu.
Hampton questions
How far is Hampton from London?
Roughly 52 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you trade at school fairs around Hampton?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance so we can plan it carefully.
Do you have vegan options at events?
Yes. A vegan paella pan sits alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Yes, and meat eaters frequently go back for seconds. They have their own pans, stock and spoons.
Do you do crew catering?
We can. We can cook for crew, volunteers or a hospitality area as well as, or instead of, a public stall.
Do you cook it at the event?
Yes, always. Every paella is cooked from scratch on site, where your guests can watch.
Can you trade at our festival or fair?
Tell us about the event, dates and pitch, and we will check availability.
- 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