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Festival & event paella in Manston, Kent
From the first sizzle of the sofrito to the last spoonful of crispy rice, paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events makes the food a highlight of your event in Manston.
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Music and food festivals
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
Planning an event in Manston?
What affects the price in Manston
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Parking and unloading
- The paellas you choose
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
- How many staff you need
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we’ll suggest a menu to match. A simple menu can still feel generous.
What we need to know
The more we know about your event, the better we can plan. Try to include:
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
- A picture of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
Every quote is put together for your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we will confirm whether we’re available that day.
About our festival paella catering in Manston
The pans are part of the attraction. Visitors stop to watch, take photos and come back for lunch. Typical bookings include crew, volunteer and VIP catering and race days and sports events, with chicken and chorizo paella, vegan paella and seafood paella.
At a fête or field event near Manston, we can bring hot food to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and access. Timings are planned around your event, whether that’s speeches, a lunch break or a festival schedule.
What happens on the day
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you can enjoy your event. Any tapas or canapés are served first while the paella cooks. Summer events in Manston have daylight until about 9:15pm at midsummer and about 7:00pm by late September, so evening trading usually finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter markets, dark by about 3:50pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- We check your dates.
- We agree what we will serve and where.
- Burners and pans go up.
- Pans are cooking as gates open.
- We serve, then clear the pitch at the end.
Before we arrive
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
Getting a price
The quickest way to a quote is to fill in our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we will suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Planning help
Planners, venues and businesses
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will explain how it works. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
If your event is in a public space, such as a park, check what permission you need first. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
Fairs, fêtes and events in Manston
Manston is about 2 miles west of Ramsgate, in Kent. Wherever your event is in the CT12 area, we can bring the pans to you. Manston is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 13 miles away.
If your event is in Sandwich and Pegwell Bay, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we will supply our paperwork. If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Newington Community Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. The coast is within about 3 miles of Manston, so for seaside events we plan a sheltered pitch.
This part of Kent takes in CT12, so your event can be anywhere in it. Streets in the area include High Street, The Meadows and Manston Road, and we can cook for an event on any of them. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Haine (1 mile north-east), Flete (1 mile north), Newington (1 mile east), Cliffs End (1 mile south) and Chilton (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (13 miles west), Dover (15 miles south), Broadstairs (3 miles east), Whitstable (15 miles west), Deal (9 miles south) and Herne Bay (10 miles west).
Nearby you will also find Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum (0.9 miles west) and Ramsgate General Hospital (2.1 miles south-east). Open spaces near Manston include Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.
- Schools near Manston include The Royal Harbour Academy (1.8 miles east)
- Nearby, you’ll find Lord of the Manor pub (0.9 miles south-east)
- Local facilities include Margate West (2.6 miles north)
Perfect for your event in Manston
A paella stall draws people into the food area.
Whatever you are celebrating in Manston, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- Village fêtes
- Music and food festivals
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Sports clubs and race days
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as St. Catherine's Church, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
What your quote should include
- How late numbers can change
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- If the price includes VAT
- The venue requirements
Planning for every diet
We take diets and allergies seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Provide seating near the food
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
- Feed crew and volunteers at set times
Allergen information is available at the stall, and each pan is labelled.
Larger pans for peak times.
Dishes our guests love
Vegan paella
Vegan visitors get a real meal.
Chicken & chorizo paella
A crowd-pleaser for meat eaters.
Your questions about festival paella catering in Manston
Could we have live paella in Sandwich and Pegwell Bay?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Check with them, and we will provide our paperwork.
What’s the nearest station to Manston for guests?
The closest is Thanet Parkway station, roughly 1.2 miles away.
Can you cook in the rain?
We need a covered spot, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We plan for rain with you in advance.
How do you work out quantities?
Quantities depend on numbers, timing and courses, with a little extra built in. Give us accurate numbers for the best result.
Do you need power?
Let us know what the pitch has and we’ll confirm our needs.
What documents can you send?
Tell us what the event needs and we’ll send it with our application.
Is there a vegan option?
Yes. A vegan paella pan sits alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Do you cater in Manston?
We do. Manston is one of the places we cover. Send us your date to check availability.
Other catering in Manston
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is harder than it looks. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right for dozens of people takes experience. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there is shopping, prep and hours of cooking. A caterer handles all of that.
Planning the cooking area
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so the cooking area needs a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Firm, level ground
- Pitch space for cooking and serving
- Details of power, water and waste arrangements
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we offer
- Churros
- Seafood paella
- Giant paella pans
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Tapas
- Vegan paella
- 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