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Festival & event paella in Sayers Common, West Sussex
Paella for every guest: meat, seafood, vegetarian and vegan pans side by side. Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events for events in Sayers Common.
- Village fêtes
- Festivals
- Open days and community events
Book festival paella catering in Sayers Common
Before you choose a spot
Most gardens and venues can host live paella, but there are a few things to check:
- Details of power, water and waste arrangements
- The event’s site rules and timings
- Spacing from tents and other structures
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we’ll say what we think.
Menu ideas
- Churros
- Tapas
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Giant paella pans
- Vegan paella
Festival paella catering in Sayers Common, cooked live
Nothing draws a festival crowd like a huge paella. The sight and smell of it cooking brings people over, and service from the pan is fast. We’re often asked to cater summer fairs and fêtes and sports clubs and race days, serving seafood paella, giant-pan paella and churros.
A fête near Sayers Common might be on a field with no mains power; tell us what’s available and we’ll plan around it. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so the food is hot, fresh and part of the occasion.
- Area
- Sayers Common (BN6)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Dietary options
- Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Prices and what affects them
There are no hidden charges: the quote reflects:
- Travel, parking and access
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- How long we’re needed on site
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will put together a menu that fits. Even a simple menu can be a feast.
Details that help
When you contact us, it helps to tell us:
- Anything your venue supplies
- The date and rough timings
- Diets and allergies you know about
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
We quote for each event separately, so you only pay for what you need. To ask for one, use our quote form.
Live paella or other catering?
Most stalls cook to order. Paella is cooked in big batches and served from the pan, so queues move quickly. Seafood and premium ingredients cost more than chicken or vegetable paellas, so the menu you choose affects the price. Tell us your budget and we will suggest a menu.
Why us?
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- Live cooking, not reheated food
- Waiting staff and crockery on request
Take a look at How we price And Our guide to catering costs.
Planning for every diet
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Put picnic tables near the traders
- Ask about peak-time capacity
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
- Give traders a single information pack
We cook in full view of visitors, serving throughout the event.
A vegan pan alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Event catering near Sayers Common
Sayers Common is about 3 miles west of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. Events in Sayers Common are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, agreed timings and paella cooked live on the day. Sayers Common is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we cook. We cook right across the region, from Sayers Common to Brighton (about 9 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, Hassocks station is about 2.9 miles away. Running a fête for a church like Christ Church? A paella pan draws people in. Events in and around the South Downs National Park, within about 5 miles of Sayers Common, frequently have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we work to the site rules.
We cook at events all over BN6 and the streets around it. We can cater an event on streets such as Goldcrest Drive, Dunlop Close and Reed's Lane or the roads around them. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Hickstead (1 mile north), Hurstpierpoint (1 mile south-east), Goddards Green (2 miles north-east), Hurst Wickham (2 miles south-east) and Jacob's Post (3 miles east). We also cook in nearby towns such as Crawley (11 miles north), Horsham (10 miles north-west), Worthing (12 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (6 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (3 miles east) and East Grinstead (15 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Clayton Castle (3.6 miles south-east) and The Dene Hospital (1.8 miles north-east). Not far away are Wolstonbury Hill and Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve.
- Schools near Sayers Common include St Paul's Catholic College (2.2 miles north-east)
Occasions we cook for in Sayers Common
It feeds crew and volunteers well.
In Sayers Common and nearby, we cater all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Sports club events
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- School and charity events
- Music and food festivals
School fairs, for a school like Albourne CofE Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall.
Before booking anyone
- How each diet is kept separate
- Plates, cutlery and napkins, or disposables
- The wet-weather plan
- Whether VAT is included
Common questions in Sayers Common
Do you trade at school fairs around Sayers Common?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Do you cater in the South Downs National Park?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We take our equipment and leave the cooking area tidy. Table clearing is available with waiting staff.
What happens if it rains?
We need a covered spot, such as a gazebo, marquee or open-sided barn with good ventilation. We’ll agree a wet-weather plan with you.
How do you work out quantities?
We plan quantities from your guest numbers, timings and other courses, with a little extra built in. Accurate numbers help.
Do you do desserts?
We can add a dessert. Let us know if you’d like one in your enquiry.
Where do you cater?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Sayers Common.
Do you need water?
Let us know what the pitch has and we will confirm our needs.
DIY paella versus live catering
A DIY paella party works for small groups. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, and handles separate pans for each diet.
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.
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The process
Your timings come first. If speeches run late or the photos take longer, we adjust the cooking so it is served at its best. For an evening event in Sayers Common, sunset is about 8:50pm in late May and 9:20pm in late June; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- Send the event name, expected visitors and pitch size.
- You get our stall menu and what we need on site.
- Paperwork goes over in good time.
- We time the first pans for the lunchtime rush.
- When trading ends, the pitch is cleared and left clean.
Before we arrive
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
- Have a level space ready for the pans
- Get the venue’s permission for cooking
How to get a price
It’s easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We will come back with a clear quote.
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About the dishes
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid for fish lovers.
Chicken & chorizo paella
A crowd-pleaser for meat eaters.
- 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