Oxfordshire · England
Festival Paella Catering in New Town
We cook paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events across New Town and Oxfordshire, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- School and charity events
- County and country shows
- Food and music festivals
Planning an event in New Town?
How our festival paella catering works in New Town
Paella in a bowl is perfect festival food, standing up or sitting on the grass. We’re frequently asked to cater charity and school events and sports club events, serving vegan paella, chicken and chorizo paella and giant-pan paella.
Rural events near New Town can be a long way from food outlets, so a hot-food stall is a big help. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so the food is hot, fresh and part of the occasion.
- Area
- New Town (RG8)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Special diets
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Extras
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Prices and what affects them
Each event is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Timings and hours
- Travel, parking and access
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- How many guests are eating
Travel, parking and access can affect the price, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. Everything is confirmed in writing.
Details that help
To speed things up, tell us:
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- The date and time of the event
- The venue or postcode
- Which courses you have in mind
Not sure what you need yet? That is fine: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we will suggest a menu. Start when you’re ready: fill in our quote form.
Dietary needs and planning tips
We take diets and allergies seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Schedule crew meals
- Ask about peak-time capacity
- Plan for vegan and gluten-free visitors
- Send traders one clear trader pack
If crew or volunteer meals are booked, they’re served at the agreed times.
Crew, volunteer and VIP catering.
Perfect for your event in New Town
One trader, many diets, which saves pitches.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in New Town and nearby. Some of the most common are:
- Sports club events
- Charity and school events
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
- Summer fairs and fêtes
Running a fête for a church like St Stephen's Church? A paella pan draws people in.
What to look for in a quote
- How long the team stays
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- If the price includes VAT
- Exactly what’s included in the price
For event organisers in New Town
If you’re organising for someone else, whether you’re a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we’ll work directly with you and the venue. It keeps things simple.
Throwing a party at home? Send a picture of the space and tell us about parking, and we’ll let you know if live paella is a good fit.
New Town: your questions answered
Do you come out to small places like New Town?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
Which station should guests use for New Town?
Pangbourne station, about 1.6 miles east of the centre.
How quickly can you serve?
It’s one of the quickest hot foods to serve, ideal for peak times.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Children are welcome. Tell us how many and roughly how old, and we will plan a pan with them in mind.
Should we have more than one paella?
Most events have two or three: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We will help you decide the split.
How do you work out quantities?
We size the pans for your numbers and the rest of the menu. Tell us what else is being served. Our guide to portions explains more.
How much is live paella catering?
We quote for each event, so you only pay for what you need. Give us your date, numbers and menu ideas and we will reply with a price.
Can you cater for crew and volunteers?
We can. We can cook for crew, volunteers or a hospitality area as well as, or instead of, a public stall.
Why live cooking beats a buffet
For crew catering, sandwiches are easy but uninspiring. A hot paella keeps crew going. The price depends on your guest numbers, the menu and how many courses you choose, along with staff, extras and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Why choose Love Paella in New Town
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- A clear, itemised quote
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Events in New Town and across Oxfordshire
Read Our pricing And What paella catering costs.
Places near New Town
What else we do in New Town
What’s in the pans
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid.
Chicken & chorizo paella
A hearty, smoky pan, popular with families.
The process
Here’s how the day generally runs: we arrive, set up and start cooking, your guests watch the rice cook, and it’s served hot from the pan when you’re ready to eat. At midsummer, events in New Town stay light until about 9:25pm, 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.
- We send the documents the event asks for.
- We time the first pans for the lunchtime rush.
- When trading ends, the pitch is cleared and left clean.
Getting ready for the day
- Leave space around the cooking area
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
Get a quote
It’s easy to get a price: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We will come back with a clear quote and a suggested menu.
Planning help
Community events around New Town
New Town is about 7 miles west of Reading, in Oxfordshire. From the centre of New Town to the outskirts, we offer the same service: live cooking, separate pans for every diet and a clear price. We cater in 443 places in Oxfordshire. Our nearest city page is Reading, about 7 miles away.
If you’re organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Basildon C.E. Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser. For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Pangbourne station, about 1.6 miles east. Events in and around the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, within about 6 miles of New Town, often have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements.
This part of Oxfordshire takes in RG8, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. That could mean an event in a garden on Wakemans and Pangbourne Road. For events just outside New Town, we cover Upper Basildon (1 mile north-west), Stubbles (2 miles west), Burnt Hill (3 miles west), Ashampstead (3 miles west) and Ashampstead Green (3 miles west). We also cook in nearby towns such as Didcot (10 miles north-west), Abingdon-on-Thames (15 miles north-west), Wantage (15 miles north-west), Henley-on-Thames (10 miles east), Benson (10 miles north) and Tilehurst (4 miles east).
Nearby you will also find Yattendon Castle (3.5 miles west) and Battle Hospital (5.7 miles east). Open spaces near New Town include Hosehill Lake and Hartslock.
- Nearby schools include St Andrew's School (1 mile south)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Beehive pub (0.5 miles west)
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. Ask us for a quote and compare.
- 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