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Festival & event paella in Shellingford, Oxfordshire
Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Shellingford: paella cooked from scratch in giant pans, right in front of your guests, with tapas, desserts and drinks if you want them.
- Festivals
- Charity and school events
- Country shows
Festival paella catering in Shellingford
Questions from Shellingford
Is Shellingford too small for live paella?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
Is Shellingford close to London?
About 63 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Can we add tapas or canapés?
Yes. Canapés with drinks or tapas for the tables, while the rice is cooking.
Is the paella gluten-free?
We can, if you tell us in advance. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we cook a gluten-free paella separately.
Can you cook halal paella?
Yes. We use halal chicken and leave out pork and alcohol, in a separate pan.
How much is live paella catering?
Every event is quoted individually, 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 do sangria?
Yes, sangria. For other drinks, we can provide bar staff to serve what you buy.
Can you trade at our festival or fair?
Tell us about the event, dates and pitch, and we’ll check availability.
Festival paella catering for your event in Shellingford
The pans are part of the attraction. People stop, watch and come back to eat. For open days and summer fairs and fêtes, we can cook vegan paella, chicken and chorizo paella and churros and more.
At a fête or field event near Shellingford, we can bring hot food to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and access. The paella is served straight from the pan, so it is hot and generous, and a queue moves quickly.
- Location
- Shellingford (SN7)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- Diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, churros, sangria, crockery
- Quote
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Planning the cooking area
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so the cooking area needs a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- A level pitch on firm ground
- Clear information on power, water and waste
- Pitch space for cooking and serving
Not sure about your space? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Popular choices
- Churros
- Seafood paella
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Giant paella pans
- Tapas
Step by step
We take care of the food from set-up to service, so you can enjoy your event. If you’ve chosen tapas or canapés, they go out first as the rice is cooking. Summer events in Shellingford have daylight until about 9:30pm at midsummer and about 7:10pm by late September, so evening trading typically finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter markets, dark by about 4:00pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Tell us about the event, the crowd and the pitch.
- 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.
Preparing for the day
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
- Ensure we can park close by to unload
How to get a price
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the venue, the timings, the courses you’d like and any extras. To send your details, use our quote form.
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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, plus any staff, crockery and travel. Every event gets its own quote.
Why Shellingford hosts choose us
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Sangria and bar staff available
- Every diet catered for, pan by pan
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
Take a look at How we price And What paella catering costs.
What affects the price in Shellingford
These are the factors that matter most:
- Parking and unloading
- How many guests are eating
- Your choice of paellas
- How many courses
The cost per head generally falls as numbers rise, since the set-up is much the same either way. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Details that help
You don’t need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- Diets and allergies you know about
- Roughly how many adults and children
- The venue or postcode
- Whether you want canapés, tapas or desserts
We need only a few details to quote: the date, where the event is, how many guests and any dietary needs. You can send us your details through our quote form.
Why choose festival paella catering in Shellingford?
It suits outdoor events of all sizes.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. People in Shellingford book us for events such as:
- Charity and school events
- Country shows
- Open days
- Food and music festivals
Running a fête for a church like Church of St Faith? A paella pan draws people in.
Comparing caterers
- Who provides the crockery
- The deposit and payment dates
- Allergen information for each dish
- Exactly what’s included in the price
Also in Shellingford
Shellingford events: pitches and permissions
Shellingford is about 6 miles north-west of Wantage, in Oxfordshire. Tell us where your event in Shellingford will be, and we will plan access and set-up. We cook in 443 places in Oxfordshire. Our events stretch from Shellingford to Oxford (about 15 miles away).
If you’re organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Shellingford Church of England (Voluntary Aided) School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
This part of Oxfordshire takes in SN7, so your event can be anywhere in it. That could mean an event in a garden on Church Street and Fernham Road or the roads around them. We also cook at events in Stanford in the Vale (1 mile east), Hatford (2 miles north-east), Baulking (2 miles south), Bow (2 miles east) and Fernham (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cater in Oxford (15 miles north-east), Didcot (13 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (11 miles east), Witney (10 miles north), Carterton (9 miles north) and Wantage (6 miles south-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Faringdon Castle (1.9 miles north-west) and Faringdon Museum (2.2 miles north-west). Open spaces near Shellingford include Badbury Hill.
- Local schools include Faringdon Community College (2.2 miles west)
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, have hot stock ready, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. And keep children and pets well away from the burner.
Hiring a pan and burner is one option, but there’s shopping, prep and hours of cooking. A caterer handles all of that.
Planning for every diet
Most events have a mix of diets. To cater well for them:
- Check how many portions traders can serve
- Check allergen info is on display
- Ask traders about packaging and waste
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
We set up at the agreed time.
Crew, volunteer and VIP catering.
What’s in the pans
Seafood paella
The seafood pan is a festival favourite.
Chicken & chorizo paella
Smoky and filling.
- 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