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Festival & event paella in Parkgate, Surrey
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 Parkgate.
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Food and music festivals
- Summer fairs and fêtes
Book festival paella catering in Parkgate
Organising for someone else?
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Parkgate? Live paella feeds a crowd quickly and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest a menu.
About our festival paella catering in Parkgate
The cooking is part of the show. Visitors stop to watch, take photos and come back for lunch. On the menu are giant-pan paella, vegan paella and chicken and chorizo paella, and we are often booked for festivals and seasonal markets.
At a field event near Parkgate, power and water may be limited; let us know and we’ll plan for it. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
How we price festival paella catering
Live paella pricing is straightforward once we know the basics:
- Distance and access to the venue
- Guest numbers
- Whether you need crockery
- Starters, canapés and desserts
Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Details that help
To speed things up, tell us:
- A picture of where we’d cook
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- Where the event is
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
Every quote is put together for your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we’ll check availability at the same time.
Where we can cook in Parkgate
Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but a few things matter:
- Clearance from tents and gazebos
- Details of power, water and waste arrangements
- Your trader pack and site rules
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we offer
- Tapas
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Giant paella pans
- Churros
Who books festival paella catering in Parkgate?
It adds theatre to a food line-up.
We can help if you’re planning any of the following:
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Feeding crew and volunteers
- Food and music festivals
- Race days and sports events
Events in parks such as Newdigate Brickworks need permission from the council or landowner, and we will send any documents they ask for.
Questions to ask before you book
- When final numbers are due
- The deposit and payment dates
- VAT, if it applies
- The venue requirements
Dishes our guests love
Giant paella pans
A pan the size of a cartwheel, full of saffron rice, cooking in full view.
Seafood paella
Seafood paella is always popular.
Catering for every guest
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To get it right:
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
- Put picnic tables near the traders
- Check how many portions traders can serve
- Send traders one clear trader pack
Our pitch is kept tidy and safe.
Crew, volunteer and VIP catering.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
Some hosts like to cook themselves. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we will do the cooking.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. A caterer handles all of that.
Running an event in Parkgate
Parkgate is about 4 miles south-east of Dorking, in Surrey. Wherever your event is in the RH5 area, we’ll come to your venue or garden. We cater in all 395 towns and villages in Surrey. We cook right across the region, from Parkgate to Guildford (14 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, Holmwood station is about 2.1 miles away. Events in and around the Surrey Hills National Landscape, within about 5 miles of Parkgate, often have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we work to the site rules.
We cater events across the RH5 postcode area. We can cater an event on streets such as Broad Lane, Mill Lane and Becket Wood. We also cook at events in Shellwood Cross (1 mile north), Newdigate (1 mile south-west), Cudworth (2 miles south), Nalderswood (2 miles north-east) and Norwood Hill (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (14 miles west), Epsom (11 miles north), Horley (5 miles east), Redhill (6 miles north-east), Ewell (12 miles north) and Reigate (5 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Langley Green Hospital (5.1 miles south-east) and Betchworth Castle (3.8 miles north). Open spaces near Parkgate include Reigate Heath and Leith Hill.
Towns and villages near Parkgate
More for events in Parkgate
Your questions about festival paella catering in Parkgate
Which station should guests use for Parkgate?
Holmwood station, about 2.1 miles west of the centre.
Can you cook in Newdigate Brickworks?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council. Ask them first, and we’ll send any information they need.
What documents can you send?
Share your trader requirements and we will respond.
Do you do desserts?
We do. Spanish desserts such as churros or crema catalana, or you can serve your own cake.
How much space do you need?
Not a lot: a level spot clear of fences, hedges and branches, with room for a serving table. Send us a photo if you’re not sure.
Is the paella cooked on site?
Yes. We cook from scratch in large pans at your venue, where your guests can watch.
Do you cater in Parkgate?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, including Parkgate and the rest of Surrey. To check your date, send us your details through our quote form.
Can you cater for children?
Of course. A simple chicken paella is generally popular with children. Include children in your numbers.
How it works
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you are free to enjoy your event. Any tapas or canapés are served first while the paella cooks. At midsummer, events in Parkgate stay light until about 9:20pm, which helps evening trading. For winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- You send us the event, dates and pitch details.
- You get our menu, pitch requirements and paperwork.
- On the day, we arrive and set up our pitch.
- We cook in front of the crowd and serve from the pan all event.
- We pack down and leave the pitch tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Plan cover in case of rain
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many guests, plus any dietary needs, and you’ll get a menu idea and a price. Just use our quote form.
Planning help
- 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