Oxfordshire · England
Festival Paella Catering in Shepherd's Green
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Shepherd's Green and the surrounding area.
- Race days and sports events
- Festivals
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
Live festival paella catering in Shepherd's Green
Dietary needs and planning tips
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Here’s how:
- Plan for vegan and gluten-free visitors
- Give traders a single information pack
- Plan seating near the food area
- Check allergen info is on display
Pans cook in full view, serving throughout the event.
Bowl food for easy eating on the move.
Festival paella catering in Shepherd's Green, made fresh on the day
Crew and volunteer catering can be timed to your schedule, so your team eats well on a long day. For food and music festivals and VIP and hospitality areas, we’ll put together a menu of giant-pan paella, chicken and chorizo paella and seafood paella for your guests.
A fête near Shepherd's Green might be on a field with no mains power; tell us what’s available and we’ll plan around it. Each paella is cooked from scratch on the day, not reheated.
- Location
- Shepherd's Green (RG9)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- Special diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Add-ons
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 23 October 2026
What festival paella catering costs
Every event is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Whether you need crockery
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- Travel, parking and access
Extras such as tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are priced separately, so you can choose exactly what you need.
Details that help
To check availability and price, we need:
- A picture of where we’d cook
- The courses you’d like
- The address or venue name
- Roughly how many adults and children
Still deciding on the menu? No problem: tell us about the occasion and the guests, and we will make suggestions. To start, fill in our quote form.
Who books festival paella catering in Shepherd's Green?
Crew love a hot meal on a long day.
Live paella suits almost any gathering. People in Shepherd's Green book us for occasions like:
- Feeding crew and volunteers
- School and charity events
- Open days
- Summer fairs and fêtes
School fairs, for a school like Peppard Church of England Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall.
Comparing caterers
- Whether VAT is included
- A clear list of what’s included
- How long the team stays
- Whether travel is included
Is live paella right for your event?
Hot-cabinet food lacks theatre. Paella cooking in full view sells itself. The cost per head typically falls as numbers rise, since the set-up is much the same either way. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Why book with us
- Drinks service on request
- Served hot, straight from the pan
- Crockery and waiting staff if you need them
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
Take a look at Our pricing And Our guide to catering costs.
About the dishes
Giant paella pans
Huge pans of golden rice, cooking in full view.
Chicken & chorizo paella
A hearty, smoky pan.
Fairs, fêtes and events in Shepherd's Green
Shepherd's Green is about 5 miles north of Caversham, in Oxfordshire. Whether your event is in the middle of Shepherd's Green or on the outskirts, we offer the same service: paella cooked live, every diet catered for and a clear quote. Shepherd's Green is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire we cover. Our nearest city page is Reading, about 7 miles away.
Running a fête for a church like Church of St Nicholas? A paella pan draws people in. For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Henley-On-Thames station, about 3.2 miles east. Within about 7 miles is the Chilterns National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
Anywhere in RG9, we can cook for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Local streets include Shepherds Green and Satwell Close; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. Close by, we cover events in Rotherfield Peppard (1 mile south), Highmoor Cross (1 mile north-west), Kingwood Common (1 mile south-west), Peppard Hill (1 mile south-west) and Highmoor (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Didcot (13 miles west), Thame (14 miles north), Henley-on-Thames (3 miles east), Benson (8 miles north-west), Chinnor (11 miles north) and Tilehurst (6 miles south-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Frazer Nash Archives (3.4 miles east) and Battle Hospital (6 miles south). The countryside around Shepherd's Green includes Warburg Nature Reserve.
- Nearby schools include Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge (2.2 miles south)
- Local pubs include The Lamb pub (0.5 miles west)
What we need at the venue
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so the cooking area needs a little planning. Here’s what we look for:
- Your trader pack and site rules
- Access for unloading at set-up
- Room for our cooking and serving area
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think.
What we offer
- Churros
- Giant paella pans
- Vegan paella
- Tapas
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
What happens on the day
We cook over gas burners in wide, shallow pans. It needs a level spot with some shelter and good ventilation, and we agree where that is before the day. Summer events in Shepherd's Green have daylight until about 9:25pm at midsummer and about 7:10pm by late September, so evening trading usually finishes in daylight in high summer. For winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Send us your event details and pitch information.
- We send our menu, needs and paperwork.
- We set up on time.
- We cook and serve throughout.
- We pack down and tidy the pitch.
Preparing for the day
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
Ask for a quote
Each quote is tailored to your event. Tell us your date and guest numbers, and we will check availability at the same time.
Planning help
Planners, venues and businesses
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep you updated on timings and set-up.
Towns and villages near Shepherd's Green
What else we do in Shepherd's Green
FAQs for Shepherd's Green
Can you run a stall at a school fair in Shepherd's Green?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Do you cater in the Chilterns National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and cooking, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
What do you need at the pitch?
Send pitch details and we will confirm.
Do you cater in Shepherd's Green?
We do. We cook at events in Shepherd's Green and across Oxfordshire. Send us your date to check availability.
Do you offer halal options?
Yes, we do. Halal paella is cooked with halal chicken and no pork or alcohol, in its own pan.
How far ahead should we book?
As early as you can, especially for summer weekends. Even if it’s short notice, it’s worth asking.
How long do you need on site?
It depends on the menu and numbers. We will agree arrival, cooking and serving times with you so the paella is ready when you want it.
Can you cook indoors?
Indoors only where ventilation and the venue allow it. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.
- 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