Isle of Wight · England
Festival Paella Catering for Newport events
Something for every guest: meat, seafood, vegetarian and vegan pans side by side. Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Newport.
- Seasonal markets
- Village fêtes
- Music and food festivals
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One paella stall covers many diets: separate meat, seafood and vegan pans. That makes life easier for organisers. For open days and agricultural and county shows, we can cook churros, giant-pan paella and chicken and chorizo paella for your guests.
Community events in Newport often rely on a few good food stalls. Paella covers meat, seafood and vegan in one pitch. The paella is served straight from the pan, so it’s hot and generous, and a queue moves quickly.
- Where
- Newport (PO30)
- County
- Isle of Wight
- Special diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
Questions from Newport
Can you run a stall at a school fair in Newport?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Can you cook near the sea around Newport?
Yes, with a sheltered cooking spot. Wind is the main issue on the coast, so we plan shelter.
Can you serve tapas as well?
Yes, and it is a popular combination. Tapas go out first, then the paella.
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, timed around your event.
What areas do you cover?
We cover London and the South East, including the Isle of Wight. Find your area.
How much paella per person?
We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a sensible margin. Accurate numbers help.
Can you cater for children?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Let us know numbers and ages, and we’ll plan for them.
Can you trade at our festival or fair?
Send us the details, and we’ll reply with our availability and what we need.
More for events in Newport
Planning the cooking area
Every venue is different, so we will ask about yours when you get in touch. Generally, we look for:
- The event’s site rules and timings
- Details of power, water and waste arrangements
- Firm, level ground
Newport is a more remote spot, so tell us early and we will plan the journey.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
Menu ideas
- Vegan paella
- Giant paella pans
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Churros
- Tapas
- Seafood paella
What festival paella catering costs
Your quote will be clear and itemised. The main things that affect it are:
- Waiting and bar staff
- How many courses
- How many guests are eating
- Timings and hours
Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you only pay for what you want.
What to tell us
These details help us quote quickly:
- Where the event is
- A picture of the space, if you can
- Expected numbers
- What the venue already provides
It’s easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote.
The menu, dish by dish
Giant paella pans
The giant pan is the star.
Vegan paella
A proper vegan main, in its own pan.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but you’ll still need to source ingredients, prep and cook for hours. A caterer handles all of that.
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
Why choose live paella in Newport?
Burger stalls are common. Paella adds something different in a food line-up. Larger events usually cost less per head, since the set-up is much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
Why us?
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- We cover Newport and the whole of the Isle of Wight
- Starters and desserts to complete the menu
Read Our prices page And The cost guide.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Try these:
- Plan seating near the food area
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
- Send traders one clear trader pack
- Check traders’ packaging and waste plans
Allergen information is available at the stall.
Crew, volunteer and VIP catering.
The process
When the rice goes in, it’s left alone. That’s how the grains cook evenly and the toasted base, the socarrat, forms. The smell normally draws people over. At midsummer, events in Newport stay light until about 9:20pm, so evening trading normally finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter markets, dark by about 4:00pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Send us your event details and pitch information.
- We confirm menu, pitch needs and documents.
- We set up on time.
- We cook in full view and serve all event.
- We pack down and tidy the pitch.
How to prepare
- Give us a contact for the day
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Let us know the timings for the day
Getting a price
We need only a few details to quote: date, location, guest numbers and diets. You can use our quote form.
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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 are happy to liaise with facilities on access and timings.
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep everyone informed on the day.
Newport events: pitches and permissions
Newport is about 10 miles south-west of Gosport, in the Isle of Wight. Give us the address of your event in Newport, and we’ll plan access and set-up. Newport is one of 125 places in the Isle of Wight where we cook. Our events stretch from Newport to Southampton (16 miles away).
School fairs, for a school like Nine Acres Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall. Running a fête for a church like The Man in the Moon? A paella pan draws people in. With the sea within about 5 miles, we plan shelter from the wind for coastal events.
Wherever your event is in PO30, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Streets in the area include High Street, Red Fox Square and Drill Hall Road, and we can cook for an event on any of them. Being close to the A3020 and A3054, Newport is easy for us to reach with everything for your event. If your venue is just outside Newport, we also cover Shide (1 mile south-east), Blackwater (2 miles south), Downend (2 miles east), Merstone (3 miles south-east) and Rookley (3 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Ryde (6 miles east), Cowes (4 miles north), Sandown (7 miles south-east), Shanklin (7 miles south-east), Ventnor (8 miles south-east) and East Cowes (4 miles north). Newport is one of the larger places we cover in the Isle of Wight, with plenty of venues for events. Some remote venues need extra planning, so contact us in good time.
Nearby you will also find Carisbrooke Castle (1 mile south-west) and St Mary's Hospital (0.8 miles north). Not far away are Briddlesford Nature Reserve and Mill Hill.
- Schools near Newport include Island Innovation VI Form Campus (within half a mile south-east) and Christ The King College (0.6 miles south-west)
- Local pubs include Castle Inn (less than half a mile north-east)
- 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