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Festival Paella Catering for Monk's Gate events
Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Monk's Gate: paella made from scratch in big, shallow pans, in full view of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Open days
- Seasonal markets
- Agricultural and county shows
Festival paella catering in Monk's Gate
Why choose festival paella catering in Monk's Gate?
It handles peak times well, because it is served from big pans.
Almost any gathering can work with live paella. In Monk's Gate, people book us for occasions like:
- Country shows
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Feeding crew and volunteers
- Music and food festivals
Running a fête for a church like Church of the Good Shepherd? A paella pan draws people in.
Questions to ask before you book
- How each diet is kept separate
- Space, access and power needs
- Payment terms and deposit
- What happens if it rains
Festival paella catering in Monk's Gate, made fresh on the day
A paella stall covers several diets at once: meat, seafood and vegan pans side by side. That simplifies your food line-up. On the menu are chicken and chorizo paella, giant-pan paella and seafood paella, and we’re regularly asked to cater sports club events and open days and community events.
At a fête or field event near Monk's Gate, a paella stall brings a hot, filling meal to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and access. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, not reheated, and served as soon as it is ready.
- Area
- Monk's Gate (RH13)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
What we need at the venue
If a space is not suitable, we will tell you, and suggest an alternative. What matters most:
- Pitch space for cooking and serving
- Trader information and site rules
- Access for unloading at set-up
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
What we offer
- Tapas
- Giant paella pans
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
- Churros
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
You can cook paella for a crowd yourself, but it takes practice. 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.
Doing it yourself saves money, but the host ends up stuck at the stove. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
How it works
When the rice goes in, it is left alone. That is what gives paella its separate grains and crispy base. The smell normally draws people over. For an evening event in Monk's Gate, sunset is about 8:50pm in late May and 9:20pm in late June; after that, the pitch needs good lighting.
- Tell us about the event and pitch.
- We confirm menu, pitch needs and documents.
- We arrive and set up at the agreed time.
- We cook in full view and serve all event.
- We pack down and tidy the pitch.
How to prepare
- Confirm the venue is happy with live cooking
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Tell us where to park and unload
How to get a price
Every quote is put together for your event. Give us your date and numbers, and we’ll confirm whether we are available that day.
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What festival paella catering costs
Each event is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- Whether you need crockery
- The paellas you choose
- How many staff you need
- Extra courses such as canapés, tapas and dessert
Cost depends on guest numbers, the menu and the courses, along with staff, extras and travel. We quote for each event individually.
Details that help
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what’s useful:
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- A picture of where we’d cook
- The date and rough timings
Every event is quoted individually, so you only pay for what you need. To ask for one, send us your details through our quote form.
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.
Hosting a party at home? Send a picture of the space and tell us about parking, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
Live paella or other catering?
Not every trader covers vegans. A paella stall can have a vegan pan alongside the rest. The cost per head generally falls as numbers rise, because the cooking set-up is similar for different sizes of event. Give us your numbers and we’ll quote.
Why Monk's Gate hosts choose us
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- A quote that spells everything out
- Drinks service on request
Read Our pricing Or The cost guide.
Nearby places to Monk's Gate
Also in Monk's Gate
Monk's Gate: your questions answered
Can you run a stall at a school fair in Monk's Gate?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Do you come out to small places like Monk's Gate?
No, we cook in small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Should we have more than one paella?
Most events have two or three: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We’ll help you decide the split.
How long does the paella take?
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.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes. Vegetarian and vegan paellas are cooked in separate pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Can you cater for crew and volunteers?
Yes, at set times to suit your schedule. Send us numbers and times.
Do you cater in Monk's Gate?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Monk's Gate and the rest of West Sussex. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Yes. Canapé tapas with the drinks, or table tapas to share, served while the paella cooks.
Monk's Gate events: pitches and permissions
Monk's Gate is about 3 miles south-east of Horsham, in West Sussex. For festival paella catering in Monk's Gate, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. We cater in 371 places across West Sussex. We cook right across the region, from Monk's Gate to Brighton (about 16 miles away).
If your event is in Leonardslee, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we will supply our paperwork. For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Horsham station, about 2.6 miles north-west.
We cover events in every part of RH13 and the streets around it. Local streets include Coolhurst Close, Nuthurst Road and Brighton Road; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. Other places close to Monk's Gate for festival paella catering include Mannings Heath (1 mile north), Lower Beeding (1 mile east), Crabtree (2 miles south-east), Plummers Plain (2 miles east) and Roffey (3 miles north). Further out, we also cater in Crawley (7 miles north-east), Horsham (3 miles north-west), Worthing (15 miles south), Haywards Heath (9 miles east), Burgess Hill (9 miles south-east) and East Grinstead (14 miles north-east).
A little further out are Christs Hospital School Museum (3.4 miles west) and Horsham Hospital (3 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Warnham LNR.
- Schools near Monk's Gate include Newells Preparatory School (1.2 miles east) and The Forest School (1.9 miles north-west)
- Nearby, you will find The Dun Horse pub (0.7 miles north)
Planning for every diet
Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included. To get it right:
- Schedule crew meals
- Put all trader information in one pack
- Make sure the line-up includes vegan and gluten-free options
- Plan seating near the food area
We set up at the agreed time.
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