Brighton and Hove · England
Festival & event paella in Hove, Brighton and Hove
Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Hove: paella cooked from scratch in huge pans, right in front of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Food and music festivals
- Sports club events
- Village fêtes
Planning an event in Hove?
Festival paella catering in Hove, cooked live
One paella stall covers many diets: separate meat, seafood and vegan pans. That makes life easier for organisers. We are often asked to cater summer fairs and fêtes and sports clubs and race days, serving churros, vegan paella and seafood paella.
School fairs, fêtes and summer events in Hove suit a paella stall: it draws a crowd and serves quickly. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, each in a separate pan.
- Location
- Hove (BN3, BN1, BN52)
- Area hub
- Brighton and Hove
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Also available
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Questions from Hove
Can you cook in St. Ann's Well Gardens?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Check with them, and we’ll provide our paperwork.
Do you cater in the South Downs National Park?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules; ask your venue. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Should we have more than one paella?
Most events have two or three: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We’ll suggest a split based on your guests.
Is it really cooked live?
Yes. Every paella is cooked from scratch on site, where your guests can watch.
What about pudding?
Yes. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana.
Do you need water?
Send pitch details and we’ll confirm.
Can you feed our volunteers?
Yes. We can cook for crew, volunteers or a hospitality area as well as, or instead of, a public stall.
Will there be long queues?
Big batches and service from the pan keep things moving.
Events we cater in Hove
One trader, many diets.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. People in Hove book us for events such as:
- Summer fairs and fêtes
- Open days
- Charity and school events
- Sports club events
Events in parks such as St. Ann's Well Gardens need permission from the council or landowner, and we’ll send any documents they ask for.
Questions to ask before you book
- When final numbers are due
- Payment terms and deposit
- How many staff are coming, and for how long
- VAT, if it applies
Also in Hove
How it works
Service is quick: we serve straight from the pan, so large groups are fed quickly. Afterwards we clear our cooking area away. At midsummer, events in Hove stay light until about 9:20pm, so evening trading normally finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Send the event name, expected visitors and pitch size.
- You get our stall menu and what we need on site.
- 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
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Give us your final numbers and diets
How to get a price
Every quote is put together for your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we will check availability at the same time.
Planning help
Organising for someone else?
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a festival organiser, we will work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Hove? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we will suggest a menu.
Paella compared with other options
Crew sandwiches are easy but dull. A hot paella keeps crew going. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Why Hove hosts choose us
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- A clear, itemised quote
What’s in the pans
Seafood paella
A seafood pan with prawns and mussels for fish lovers.
Vegan paella
Vegan paella cooked separately.
How we price festival paella catering
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- Whether you need crockery
- Your choice of paellas
- Timings and hours
- Distance and access to the venue
The cost per head usually falls as numbers rise, since the set-up is much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
What to tell us
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but it helps to know:
- Which courses you have in mind
- What the venue already provides
- The date and rough timings
- Diets and allergies you know about
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. You can fill in our quote form.
Catering for every guest
Paella is one of the easiest dishes for mixed diets, because every paella has its own pan. Here are a few tips for planning:
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
- Make sure the line-up includes vegan and gluten-free options
- Ask for allergen information at each stall
- Send traders one clear trader pack
Allergen information is available at the stall.
Larger pans for peak times.
Where we can cook in Hove
No two venues are the same, so we’ll ask about yours before we confirm. In general, we need:
- Details of power, water and waste arrangements
- Your trader pack and site rules
- Flat, firm ground
Not sure about your space? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we offer
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Giant paella pans
- Seafood paella
- Tapas
- Vegan paella
- Churros
Hove events: pitches and permissions
Hove is about 2 miles west of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. Events in Hove are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. We cover all 30 towns and villages in Brighton and Hove.
For visitors coming by rail, Hove has its own station, Hove station. School fairs, for a school like St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall. Within about 7 miles is the South Downs National Park, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules. The coast is within about 2 miles of Hove, so for seaside events we plan a sheltered pitch, and seafood paella sells well by the sea.
We cover events in every part of BN3, BN1 and BN52 and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Farm Road, York Road and Aymer Road, and we can cook for an event on any of them. You’ll find Hove on the A270 and A2023, so it’s easy for us to reach with the van and pans. Other places close to Hove for festival paella catering include Brighton and Hove (1 mile north-west), Brunswick (1 mile south-east), Aldrington (1 mile west), Prestonville (1 mile north-east) and West Blatchington (1 mile north). We also cook in nearby towns such as Kemptown (3 miles east), Whitehawk (3 miles east), Moulsecoomb (3 miles east), Hollingbury (3 miles north-east), Bevendean (3 miles east) and Saltdean (6 miles east). As one of the bigger places in Brighton and Hove, Hove has plenty of venues and gardens for events.
A little further out are British Engineerium (0.9 miles north) and Montefiore Hospital (0.7 miles east). The countryside around Hove includes Whitehawk Hill and Thundersbarrow Hill.
- Local schools include The Drive Prep School (within half a mile north-east) and Hove Park School (0.7 miles north-west)
- Local pubs include The Urchin pub (under half a mile south-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