Hampshire · England
Festival & event paella in Marchwood, Hampshire
From the first sizzle in the pan to the last crispy spoonful, paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events turns food into part of your event in Marchwood.
- Village fêtes
- Race days and sports events
- Charity and school events
Festival paella catering near Marchwood
Common questions in Marchwood
Which station should guests use for Marchwood?
Millbrook (Hants) station, about 1.6 miles north-east of the centre.
Do you trade at school fairs around Marchwood?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Do you come to Marchwood?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Marchwood. To check your date, fill in our quote form.
Can you feed our volunteers?
Yes. Crew, volunteer and VIP catering is available, with or without a public stall.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes. We arrive with everything we need and cook on the day, then serve straight from the pan.
Do you provide drinks?
Yes, sangria. We can also supply bar staff for your own drinks.
What do you need at the pitch?
We’ll confirm our needs once we know the pitch details.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes, and meat eaters often go back for seconds. Each is cooked separately, with its own stock and utensils.
Festival paella catering for your event in Marchwood
We bring the pans and burners and work to your site rules, including arrival and waste arrangements. Popular choices include churros, vegan paella and seafood paella, and we’re regularly asked to cater food and music festivals and christmas and farmers’ markets.
Around Marchwood, a fête or summer fair suits a huge paella pan. Send us the pitch and access details. All the cooking equipment comes with us, and we clear our cooking area away afterwards.
Who books festival paella catering in Marchwood?
Organisers book paella because it draws people into the food area.
Whatever the occasion, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- School and charity events
- Music and food festivals
- Feeding crew and volunteers
- Race days and sports events
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St John the Apostle, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
Before booking anyone
- Whether crockery, cutlery and napkins are included
- The deposit and payment dates
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- How late numbers can change
What happens on the day
On the day, 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 Marchwood stay light until about 9:25pm, which helps evening trading. Winter markets, dark by about 4:00pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- First, we check the dates.
- We agree what we’ll serve and where.
- We set up our burners and pans.
- The first pans are ready as visitors arrive.
- We serve, then pack down.
Before we arrive
- Choose a level spot for the cooking area
- Make sure the spot is clear of anything flammable
- Tell us when you want to eat
Getting a price
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
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Dietary needs and planning tips
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Make allergen information visible at every stall
- Make sure the line-up includes vegan and gluten-free options
- Book crew catering in advance
- Give traders a single information pack
Pans cook in full view, serving throughout the event.
Catering for crew and VIP areas.
Organising for someone else?
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can hold the date.
For big numbers, we plan pans and serving points to keep queues short, so everyone eats promptly. Tell us how long you have for food.
How we price festival paella catering
Each event is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- How long we’re needed on site
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- How many staff you need
Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so it helps to tell us about your venue. Everything is confirmed in writing.
What we need to know
To speed things up, tell us:
- Expected numbers
- Which courses you have in mind
- Diets and allergies you know about
- A photo of the cooking space, if it’s a garden or field
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. To send them, fill in our quote form.
A closer look at the menu
Giant paella pans
A pan the size of a cartwheel, full of saffron rice.
Vegan paella
Vegan visitors get a real meal.
Space, weather and the venue
If a space is not suitable, we will tell you, and help find another spot. The main points are:
- Clearance from tents and gazebos
- Flat, firm ground
- The event’s site rules and timings
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Churros
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Giant paella pans
- Tapas
- Seafood paella
Running an event in Marchwood
Marchwood is about 3 miles south-east of Totton, in Hampshire. For festival paella catering in Marchwood, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. Marchwood is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover.
For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Millbrook (Hants) station, about 1.6 miles north-east. School fairs, for a school like Marchwood Junior School, are a natural fit for a paella stall. Events in and around the New Forest National Park, within about 6 miles of Marchwood, often have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we work to the site rules. The coast is within about 3 miles of Marchwood, so for seaside events we plan a sheltered pitch.
Here we cover the SO40 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. Local streets include Cranberry Close, Melick Close and The Rowans; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. With the A326 close by, Marchwood is simple for us to get to with everything for your event. Other places close to Marchwood for festival paella catering include Dibden (2 miles south-east), Dibden Purlieu (3 miles south-east), Hythe (3 miles south-east), Beaulieu (5 miles south) and Furzey Lodge (5 miles south). We also cook in nearby towns such as Winchester (13 miles north-east), Gosport (14 miles south-east), Eastleigh (7 miles north-east), Fareham (11 miles east), Totton (3 miles north-west) and Chandler's Ford (7 miles north-east).
A little further out are Netley Castle (4.1 miles east) and Westquay (2.1 miles east). Open spaces near Marchwood include Testwood Lakes.
- Schools near Marchwood include Hounsdown School (2 miles north-west)
- Pubs nearby include White Horse pub (under half a mile east)
Paella compared with other options
Most street food is cooked one order at a time. Paella is cooked in big batches and served from the pan, keeping queues short. Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Why us?
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Fast service from the pan
- Sangria and bar staff available
See Our prices page And The cost guide.
Also near Marchwood
Other catering in Marchwood
- 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