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Festival & event paella in Kent Street, East Sussex
Cooked live, served hot and made to share: paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Kent Street and the surrounding area.
- Charity and school events
- Open days
- Music and food festivals
Planning an event in Kent Street?
Festival paella catering in Kent Street, cooked live
Paella eats well from a bowl with a fork, standing up or sitting on the grass. We are frequently asked to cater village fêtes and summer fairs and school and charity events, with seafood paella, chicken and chorizo paella and giant-pan paella.
A fête near Kent Street might be on a field with no mains power; tell us what’s available and we’ll plan around it. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, not reheated.
- Area
- Kent Street (TN33)
- County
- East Sussex
- Dietary options
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Extras
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
How it works
Here’s how the day normally runs: we set up the pans and start the sofrito, your guests watch the rice cook, and it is served hot from the pan when you’re ready to eat. Summer events in Kent Street have daylight until about 9:15pm at midsummer and about 7:00pm by late September, which helps evening trading. 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.
- On the day, the pans are on before the busiest hours.
- At close, we pack down and tidy up.
Getting ready for the day
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Places near Kent Street
What else we do in Kent Street
Space, weather and the venue
Every venue is different, so we ask about the space when you get in touch. In general, we need:
- Room for our cooking and serving area
- The event’s site rules and timings
- Your arrangements for power, water and waste
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we offer
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Churros
- Tapas
- Seafood paella
- Giant paella pans
Diets, allergies and planning
We take diets and allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Provide seating near the food
- Give traders a single information pack
- Check how many portions traders can serve
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
We keep our pitch tidy and safe.
Bowls and forks for eating on the go.
Your questions about festival paella catering in Kent Street
Do you trade at school fairs around Kent Street?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Send us the date, pitch and expected numbers.
How far is Kent Street from London?
About 49 miles from central London.
Can we book you as a trader?
Tell us about the event, dates and pitch, and we’ll let you know if we’re available.
Do you come to Kent Street?
Yes, we do. We cook at events in Kent Street and across East Sussex. Tell us your date and we’ll check availability.
Can you cook in the rain?
We cook under cover, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We’ll agree a wet-weather plan with you.
Will there be long queues?
Big batches and service from the pan keep things moving.
Is halal food available?
We can. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and it is cooked separately.
What does festival paella catering cost?
Every event is quoted individually, based on what you actually want. Give us your date, numbers and menu ideas and we’ll reply with a price.
Working with your venue
For larger events, we plan the number of pans and serving points around your timings, so guests are fed quickly. Tell us how long you have for food.
Throwing a party at home? Send a photo of the space and tell us about parking, and we will tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
Events we cater in Kent Street
It feeds crew and volunteers well on a long day.
Whatever the occasion, live paella can be the centrepiece. We frequently cook for:
- Open days and community events
- Village fêtes
- Seasonal markets
- Festivals
If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Ark Helenswood Academy, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
Comparing caterers
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- How bad weather is handled
- What the price includes, item by item
- How long the team stays
Fairs, fêtes and events in Kent Street
Kent Street is about 3 miles north of Hastings, in East Sussex. For festival paella catering in Kent Street, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices. We cover all 289 towns and villages across East Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 30 miles away.
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Battle station, about 2.2 miles west. With the sea within about 5 miles, we plan shelter from the wind for coastal events, and seafood paella sells well by the sea.
Wherever your event is in TN33, we can bring festival paella catering to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. For events just outside Kent Street, we cover Westfield (1 mile east), Telham (2 miles west), Sedlescombe (2 miles north), Whatlington (2 miles north-west) and Brede (3 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (14 miles south-west), Hastings (3 miles south), Bexhill-on-Sea (6 miles south-west), Hailsham (13 miles west), St Leonards (4 miles south) and Polegate (14 miles south-west).
A little further out are Hastings Castle (4.3 miles south-east) and Conquest Hospital (2.2 miles south-east). Open spaces near Kent Street include Senlac Hill and Church Wood and Robsack Wood.
What’s in the pans
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid.
Giant paella pans
A pan the size of a cartwheel, full of saffron rice.
Prices and what affects them
Your quote will be clear and itemised. The main things that affect it are:
- The length of service
- How many courses
- How many staff you need
- Whether you need crockery
Premium seafood costs more than chicken or vegetables, so the menu you choose affects the price. We will suggest options to suit your budget.
What to tell us
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- A picture of where we’d cook
- The address or venue name
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- The courses you’d like
Planning festival paella catering in Kent Street? Send us the details and we will reply with a menu and a clear price. Just fill in our quote form.
Live paella or other catering?
Hot-cabinet food lacks theatre. Paella cooking in full view sells itself. Live paella frequently compares well with a sit-down meal, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. We’ll send you a quote.
Why Kent Street hosts choose us
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- 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