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Festival & event paella in Hollybushes, Kent
Love Paella cooks paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Hollybushes and nearby, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal options.
- Music and food festivals
- Seasonal markets
- School fairs and fundraisers
Festival paella catering in Hollybushes
Your questions about festival paella catering in Hollybushes
Could we have live paella in Cromers Wood?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
Can you run a stall at a school fair in Hollybushes?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Tell us the date and pitch details.
How much space do you need?
Level ground for the burners, pans and a table, in the open air or a ventilated covered area, and the venue’s permission for live cooking.
Do you cater in Hollybushes?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Hollybushes. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
Do you do starters?
Yes, and it’s a popular combination. Tapas first, paella to follow.
Do you provide drinks?
Sangria can be added, and provide bar staff to serve drinks you supply.
Will you have a stall at our event?
Tell us about your event, and we will confirm availability and requirements.
Is halal food available?
We can. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and we’ll cook a separate pan.
Festival paella catering in Hollybushes, made fresh on the day
A paella stall covers several diets at once: meat, seafood and vegan pans side by side. That simplifies your food line-up. We’re often asked to cater village fêtes and charity and school events, with chicken and chorizo paella, giant-pan paella and seafood paella.
For a village fête or field event near Hollybushes, a paella stall brings a hot, filling meal to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and access. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, each in a separate pan and clearly labelled.
Event catering near Hollybushes
Hollybushes is about 4 miles south of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Events in Hollybushes are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. We cover all 922 towns and villages across Kent. Our events stretch from Hollybushes to Canterbury (about 15 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Sittingbourne station, about 3.7 miles north. If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 5 miles of Hollybushes, often have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
For festival paella catering in ME9, we plan around your venue and your guests. We also cook at events in Bluetown (1 mile east), Milstead (1 mile north-west), Wichling (1 mile south-east), Doddington (1 mile east) and Frinsted (2 miles west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Maidstone (9 miles west), Ashford (12 miles south-east), Canterbury (15 miles east), Sittingbourne (4 miles north), Whitstable (13 miles east) and Faversham (7 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (3.5 miles north) and Newnham Castle (2.7 miles east).
Events we cater in Hollybushes
It covers several diets with one trader, which saves pitches.
Big or small, live paella works well. Common bookings include:
- Agricultural and county shows
- Food and music festivals
- School and charity events
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Mary and the Holy Cross, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
Questions to ask before you book
- A clear list of what’s included
- VAT, if it applies
- Whether travel is included
- Payment terms and deposit
How the day works
Expect a friendly, organised team. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up our cooking area, and get on with cooking and serving. For an evening event in Hollybushes, sunset is about 8:50pm 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.
- You get our stall menu and what we need on site.
- We send the documents the event asks for.
- We time the first pans for the lunchtime rush.
- When trading ends, the pitch is cleared and left clean.
Getting ready for the day
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Let us know the timings for the day
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
How to get a price
Every event is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually want. To ask for one, fill in our quote form.
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Organising for someone else?
Hosting a party at home? Send us a photo of the garden and tell us about access, and we will tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
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.
Dishes our guests love
Giant paella pans
It is the huge pan people come to see.
Seafood paella
The seafood pan is a festival favourite.
Paella compared with other options
Some traders struggle with vegan and gluten-free options. A paella stall can have a vegan pan alongside the rest. The cost per head normally falls as numbers rise, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
What you get with us
- Fast service from the pan
- A quote that spells everything out
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
Read Our pricing And Our guide to catering costs.
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Prices and what affects them
These are the factors that matter most:
- Travel, parking and access
- How many courses
- Guest numbers
- Plates, cutlery and glassware
Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so your choice of paellas affects the total. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest a menu.
Details that help
To speed things up, tell us:
- Diets and allergies you know about
- A picture of where we’d cook
- The date and time of the event
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
To get a price, use our quote form. Tell us about your event in Hollybushes, and we will suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Planning for every diet
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. We suggest:
- Check how many portions traders can serve
- Schedule crew meals
- Check traders’ packaging and waste plans
- Put picnic tables near the traders
If crew or volunteer meals are booked, they’re served at the agreed times.
Larger pans for peak times.
DIY paella versus live catering
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. Booking us means you get the show without the stress.
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 be with your guests, we will do the cooking.
- 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