East Sussex · England
Festival Paella Catering for Hastings events
Something for every guest: meat, seafood, vegetarian and vegan pans side by side. Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events for events in Hastings.
- Music and food festivals
- Open days and community events
- County and country shows
Planning an event in Hastings?
Festival paella catering in Hastings, made fresh on the day
Crew meals are timed to your schedule, so your team eats well on a long day. We cook vegan paella, chicken and chorizo paella and giant-pan paella, and we’re frequently booked for farmers’ and Christmas markets and agricultural and county shows.
Markets, fairs and festivals happen across Hastings. A paella stall draws a crowd and serves fast. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, each in a separate pan and clearly labelled.
- Area
- Hastings (TN34, TN38, TN37, TN35)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Also available
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
For event organisers in Hastings
Organising a club, school or community event in Hastings? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Give us the details and we will suggest a plan.
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
How we price festival paella catering
We’ll give you a clear, itemised quote. The main things that affect it are:
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- The paellas you choose
- Guest numbers
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
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.
What we need to know
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- A picture of where we’d cook
- The address or venue name
- The date and time of the event
- Anything your venue supplies
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
Planning the cooking area
No two venues are the same, so we’ll ask about yours when you get in touch. In general, we need:
- Room for our cooking and serving area
- A pitch away from tents and structures
- Flat, firm ground
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and we will say what we think.
What we offer
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Churros
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Tapas
- Giant paella pans
Dietary needs and planning tips
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To get it right:
- Check allergen info is on display
- Send traders one clear trader pack
- Feed crew and volunteers at set times
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
Pans cook in full view, and serve from the pan throughout the event.
Larger pans for peak times.
Dishes our guests love
Giant paella pans
The huge pan is the star.
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid for fish lovers.
Questions from Hastings
Can you cook in Alexandra Park?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
What about events near the coast?
Yes, as long as we can shelter from the wind. Sea breezes cool the pan, so a windbreak, building or gazebo helps.
Do you do starters?
Yes, it is the classic pairing. Tapas go out first, then the paella.
What documents can you send?
Tell us what the event needs and we will send it with our application.
Can you cater for children?
Children are welcome. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we will plan a pan with them in mind.
Is halal food available?
Yes, we do. We use halal chicken and leave out pork and alcohol, in a separate pan.
Is there a vegan option?
Yes, always. A vegan paella pan sits alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Can the paella be cooked in a hall?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.
Occasions we cook for in Hastings
It copes with peak times, because it’s served from big pans.
In Hastings and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Summer fairs and fêtes
- Race days and sports events
- Music and food festivals
- Feeding crew and volunteers
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is St Leonards Warrior Square station, about 0.9 miles south.
What to look for in a quote
- When payment is due
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- What happens if it rains
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
Places near Hastings
More for events in Hastings
Step by step
We work to your timings. If speeches run late or the photos take longer, we adjust the cooking so it’s served at its best. At midsummer, events in Hastings stay light until about 9:15pm, which helps evening trading. Winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Tell us about the event, the crowd and the pitch.
- You get our stall menu and what we need on site.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Keep the cooking spot clear of fences, hedges and branches
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Give us a contact for the day
How to get a price
Each quote is tailored to your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we will check availability at the same time.
Planning help
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Some traders struggle with vegan and gluten-free options. A paella stall can have a vegan pan alongside the rest. Compared with a plated meal, live paella is frequently good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. Ask us for a quote.
Why book with us
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Catering across East Sussex, including Hastings
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
Take a look at Our prices page And The cost guide.
Fairs, fêtes and events in Hastings
Hastings is in East Sussex. For an event in Hastings, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices. We cover 289 places across East Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 30 miles away.
If your event is in Alexandra Park, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we’ll supply our paperwork. School fairs, for a school like St Paul's Church of England Academy, are a natural fit for a paella stall. The coast is within about 2 miles of Hastings, so for seaside events we plan a sheltered pitch.
Here we cover the TN34, TN38, TN37 and TN35 postcode area, so your event can be anywhere in it. That could mean an event in a garden on London Road, Church Road and Upper Church Road. You will find Hastings on the A21 and A28, so it’s easy for us to reach with the van and pans. If your venue is just outside Hastings, we also cover Silverhill (1 mile west), Blacklands (1 mile east), St Helen's (1 mile north-east), Hollington (1 mile north-west) and St Leonards (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (13 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (4 miles west), Hailsham (13 miles west), Polegate (14 miles west), Old Town (15 miles south-west) and Heathfield (15 miles north-west). Hastings is one of the larger places we cover in East Sussex, with plenty of venues for events.
Nearby you’ll also find Conquest Hospital (1.2 miles north) and Priory Meadow Shopping Centre (1.1 miles south-east). Open spaces near Hastings include Senlac Hill and Church Wood and Robsack Wood.
- Schools near Hastings include William Parker Sports College (0.6 miles north-east) and University School (0.9 miles south-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Duke pub (under half a mile north-west)
- 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