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Festival & event paella in Patching, West Sussex
Something for every guest: separate pans for meat, seafood and vegetarian or vegan guests. Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events for events in Patching.
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Charity and school events
- Country shows
Book festival paella catering in Patching
For event organisers in Patching
Hosting a party at home? Send us a picture of the garden and tell us about access, and we’ll let you know if live paella is a good fit.
Organising a club, school or community event in Patching? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we’ll suggest a menu.
Festival paella catering in Patching, cooked live
A paella stall covers several diets at once: meat, seafood and vegan pans side by side. That makes life easier for organisers. For VIP and hospitality areas and village fêtes, we will put together a menu of seafood paella, chicken and chorizo paella and churros and more.
At a field event near Patching, power and water may be limited; tell us what’s available and we’ll plan around it. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so one booking can cover the whole menu.
- Location
- Patching (BN13)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- Special diets
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Common questions in Patching
Is Patching too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and parking.
Can you cook near the sea around Patching?
Yes, as long as we can shelter from the wind. Sea breezes cool the pan, so a windbreak, building or gazebo helps.
Can you cook halal paella?
Yes. Halal paella is cooked with halal chicken and no pork or alcohol, in its own pan.
What does festival paella catering cost?
It depends on guest numbers, the menu, the courses, staff and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
Do you need power?
Let us know what the pitch has and we’ll confirm our needs.
Will you have a stall at our event?
Send us the details, and we’ll confirm availability and requirements.
Can you cater for children?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Let us know numbers and ages, and we will plan for them.
What areas do you cover?
We cover London and the South East, including West Sussex. Find your area.
What we need at the venue
Every venue is different, so we will ask about yours when you contact us. In general, we need:
- The event’s site rules and timings
- Firm, level ground
- Clearance from tents and gazebos
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think.
Menu ideas
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Tapas
- Churros
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Giant paella pans
More for events in Patching
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Not sure whether to cook yourself or book a caterer? Think about numbers, diets and how much you want to enjoy the day. Ask us for a quote and compare.
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
The menu, dish by dish
Seafood paella
A seafood pan with prawns and mussels for fish lovers.
Chicken & chorizo paella
Popular with families.
Perfect for your event in Patching
It brings theatre to the food court.
Whatever you’re celebrating in Patching, paella can be the star of the food. We regularly cater:
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Festivals
- Sports club events
- Summer fairs and fêtes
If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Clapham and Patching CofE Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
Before you book anyone
- Who provides the crockery
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- How bad weather is handled
- When payment is due
Is live paella right for your event?
Most stalls cook to order. Paella is cooked in big batches and served from the pan, keeping queues short. Access and travel can make a difference to the cost, so tell us about the venue when you ask for a quote. Everything is confirmed in writing.
What you get with us
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
- Catering across West Sussex, including Patching
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
See Our prices page Or The cost guide.
Catering for every guest
Most events have a mix of diets. To plan for them:
- Feed crew and volunteers at set times
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
- Ask for allergen information at each stall
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
We set up at the agreed time, following your trader pack.
Larger pans for peak times.
How it works
Expect a friendly, organised team. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up our cooking area, and cook and serve without fuss. At midsummer, events in Patching stay light until about 9:20pm, which helps evening trading. Winter markets, dark by about 4:00pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Organisers send us the event details, dates and pitch information.
- We confirm our menu, pitch needs and documents.
- We set up at the agreed time.
- The paella cooks in full view, and we serve from the pan through the event.
- We clear the pitch and leave it clean.
How to prepare
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Make sure the spot is clear of anything flammable
Getting a price
Still deciding on the menu? That’s fine: give us the basics about your event, and we’ll make suggestions. To start, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Event catering near Patching
Patching is about 3 miles north-west of Worthing, in West Sussex. Across the BN13 area, we will come to your venue or garden. We cater in all 371 towns and villages across West Sussex. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 14 miles away.
Running a fête for a church like The Parish Church of St John the Divine? A paella pan draws people in. If your event is in Clapham Wood, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we’ll supply our paperwork. Events in and around the South Downs National Park, within about 6 miles of Patching, frequently have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we work to the site rules. With the sea within about 5 miles, we plan shelter from the wind for coastal events, and seafood paella sells well by the sea.
Here we cover the BN13 postcode area, and we can cater your event anywhere in it. From The Street and Coldharbour Lane or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the pans to you. Close by, we cover events in Clapham (1 mile south-east), Hammerpot (2 miles west), Cote (2 miles east), Angmering (2 miles south-west) and Hangleton (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Worthing (3 miles south-east), Bognor Regis (11 miles west), Chichester (14 miles west), Littlehampton (4 miles south-west), Shoreham-by-Sea (8 miles east) and Lancing (6 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Museum of Sussex Folklore (3.1 miles south-east) and Old Castle (3.1 miles south-east). Open spaces near Patching include WWT Arundel and Highdown Hill.
- Local schools include The Angmering School (2.2 miles south-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Fox pub (0.8 miles south-west)
- 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