Hampshire · England
Festival & event paella in Lower Upham, Hampshire
Paella for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events for events in Lower Upham.
- Music and food festivals
- Community events and open days
- School fairs and fundraisers
Planning an event in Lower Upham?
Festival paella catering in Lower Upham, made fresh on the day
Organisers can book us as a stall or as caterers for staff, crew, volunteers or VIP areas. Typical bookings include feeding crew and volunteers and village fêtes and summer fairs, serving chicken and chorizo paella, churros and seafood paella.
For a village fête or field event near Lower Upham, a paella stall brings a hot, filling meal to a rural site. Ground conditions and access matter, so tell us about them. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, not reheated.
Should I cook it myself?
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we’ll do the cooking.
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. We’re happy to give you a quote to compare.
Community events around Lower Upham
Lower Upham is about 4 miles east of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. Tell us where your event in Lower Upham will be, and we will plan access and set-up. We cater in 683 places in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our events stretch from Lower Upham to Southampton (7 miles away).
School fairs, for a school like Upham Church of England Aided Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall. For visitors coming by rail, Hedge End station is about 3.4 miles away.
We cover events in every part of the SO32 postcode area. Your event could be at a home on Upham Street, Winchester Road and Portsmouth Road. For events just outside Lower Upham, we cover Wintershill (1 mile south), Upham (1 mile north-east), Durley Street (1 mile south), Ashton (1 mile east) and Fair Oak (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (6 miles north-west), Gosport (13 miles south), Havant (14 miles south-east), Eastleigh (4 miles west), Fareham (9 miles south) and Horndean (11 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Bishop's Waltham Museum (2.2 miles south-east) and Moorgreen Hospital (4.4 miles south-west). The countryside around Lower Upham includes Bishops Waltham Branch LNR and Twyford Down.
- Nearby schools include Wyvern Technology College (2.2 miles south-west)
Lower Upham questions
Is Lower Upham too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
How far is Lower Upham from London?
About 62 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Do you do crew catering?
We can. Crew, volunteer and VIP catering is available, with or without a public stall.
When do you arrive?
We arrive well before serving to set up and start the stock. The rice itself takes about 20 minutes, and we time it to your schedule.
How far ahead should we book?
As early as you can, especially for summer weekends. Ask about your date even if it’s soon.
How many different paellas?
Two or three is usual: a meat or mixed paella, a seafood paella and a vegetable or vegan one. We’ll suggest a split based on your guests.
Do you have vegan options at events?
Yes, always. There’s a vegan pan next to the others.
What documents can you send?
Send us your list.
For planners, venues and organisers
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Lower Upham? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we will suggest a menu.
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers: cooking areas, access times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will follow them.
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we set up the burners and pans and start cooking the sofrito and stock. The rice goes in about 20 minutes before serving, so the timing is planned around your event. At midsummer, events in Lower Upham stay light until about 9:25pm, so evening trading normally finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter markets, dark by about 4:00pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- You send us the event, dates and pitch details.
- We confirm what we’ll serve, our pitch needs and any paperwork.
- We arrive at the agreed time to set up the pitch.
- The paella cooks in full view, and we serve from the pan through the event.
- We clear the pitch and leave it clean.
Before we arrive
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
Getting a price
It’s easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
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How we price festival paella catering
The same guest numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- Parking and unloading
- How many guests are eating
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- The paellas you choose
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we’ll suggest a menu to match. Even a simple menu can be a feast.
Details that help
To speed things up, tell us:
- Which courses you have in mind
- A picture of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
- The date and rough timings
- Roughly how many adults and children
Planning festival paella catering in Lower Upham? Send us the details and we will come back with ideas and a quote. To contact us, send us your details through our quote form.
Dishes our guests love
Chicken & chorizo paella
A hearty, smoky pan, popular with families.
Giant paella pans
A pan the size of a cartwheel, full of saffron rice, cooking in full view.
Towns and villages near Lower Upham
What else we do in Lower Upham
Events we cater in Lower Upham
It covers several diets with one trader, which saves pitches.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. In Lower Upham, people book us for events such as:
- Sports clubs and race days
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
- Festivals
Running a fête for a church like Church of St Mary? A paella pan draws people in.
Before booking anyone
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- The venue requirements
- When payment is due
- Exactly what’s included in the price
Why choose live paella in Lower Upham?
Food that sits in a hot cabinet is not much to look at. Paella cooking in full view sells itself. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Why us?
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- Sangria and bar staff available
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Fast service from the pan
Read How we price And What paella catering costs.
Planning for every diet
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To make it work smoothly:
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
- Send traders one clear trader pack
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
We clear the pitch and leave it as we found it.
Vegan paella alongside the rest.
- 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