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Festival & event paella in Shepperton, Surrey
Love Paella cooks paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events across Shepperton and Surrey, catering for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests.
- Music and food festivals
- Farmers’ and Christmas markets
- Race days and sports events
Festival paella catering near Shepperton
Festival paella catering in Shepperton, made fresh on the day
Crew and volunteer catering can be timed to your schedule, keeping your team fed. Popular choices include churros, vegan paella and chicken and chorizo paella, and typical bookings are for school fairs and fundraisers and open days and community events.
Around Shepperton, a fête or summer fair suits a giant paella pan. Send us the pitch and access details. Every pan is cooked in front of your guests, so it arrives hot and becomes part of the event.
What festival paella catering costs
There’s nothing hidden: the quote reflects:
- Starters, canapés and desserts
- Chicken, vegetable or premium seafood
- How long we’re needed on site
- How many guests are eating
Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, bread and salads, travel and VAT. We itemise ours.
Details that help
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- What the venue already provides
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Which courses you have in mind
Send us the date, your venue or TW17 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and you will get a menu idea and a price. Just fill in our quote form.
Shepperton events: pitches and permissions
Shepperton is about 1 mile north of Weybridge, in Surrey. We cook at events in homes, gardens and venues in Shepperton and the surrounding area. We cater in 395 places in Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 12 miles away.
For visitors coming by rail, Shepperton has its own station, Shepperton station. School fairs, for a school like Thamesmead School, are a natural fit for a paella stall.
Wherever your event is in TW17, we can bring festival paella catering to you. Whether your event is on High Street, Station Road and Manygate Lane or anywhere nearby, we can cook there. You’ll find Shepperton on the B3366, which makes it straightforward to bring the equipment. Other places close to Shepperton for festival paella catering include Weybridge (1 mile south), Walton-on-Thames (2 miles south-east), St George's Hill (2 miles south), Burwood Park (2 miles south) and Hersham (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (12 miles south-west), Woking (8 miles south-west), Camberley (13 miles west), Epsom (8 miles south-east), Ewell (9 miles east) and Egham (5 miles north-west).
Nearby you’ll also find No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital (0.9 miles south-east) and Kempton Steam Museum (2.8 miles north-east). The countryside around Shepperton includes Kempton Park Reservoirs and St Ann's Hill.
- Local schools include St Nicholas CofE Primary School (within half a mile west)
- Local pubs include The Anchor pub (0.6 miles south-west)
Your questions about festival paella catering in Shepperton
Is Shepperton close to London?
About 17 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Do you trade at school fairs around Shepperton?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Do you do starters?
Of course. Canapés with drinks or tapas for the tables, while the rice is cooking.
Is the paella gluten-free?
A gluten-free pan is no problem. Tell us about any coeliac guests when you book so we can plan it carefully.
Can you cater for vegetarians and vegans?
Yes. We cook vegetarian and vegan paellas in their own pans, alongside the meat and seafood pans.
Which areas do you serve?
We cater across London and the South East, Surrey included. See all areas.
How many different paellas?
Generally two or three, so every guest has a choice. We will recommend a mix based on diets.
Will there be long queues?
It is one of the quickest hot foods to serve, ideal for peak times.
For planners, venues and organisers
Organising a club, school or community event in Shepperton? Paella is quick to serve to a crowd and suits most diets. Tell us about the event and we will suggest a menu.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Places near Shepperton
Other catering in Shepperton
What’s in the pans
Chicken & chorizo paella
A hearty, smoky pan.
Vegan paella
A proper vegan main, in its own pan.
Why choose live paella in Shepperton?
Not every trader covers vegans. A paella stall can have a vegan pan alongside the rest. 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 us?
- No hidden extras in your quote
- Events in Shepperton and across Surrey
- Add tapas, canapés and Spanish desserts
- Served hot, straight from the pan
Read How we price And Our guide to catering costs.
DIY paella versus live catering
You can hire equipment and do it yourself, but there is shopping, prep and hours of cooking. We take care of all of it.
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s harder than it looks. A big pan needs a burner that heats it evenly, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Our guide to cooking paella for a crowd explains how.
Step by step
Expect a friendly, organised team. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up our cooking area, and get on with cooking and serving. Evening events in Shepperton have light until about 9:20pm at midsummer; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- We check your dates.
- We agree what we’ll serve and where.
- We set up our burners and pans.
- Pans are cooking as gates open.
- We serve, then clear the pitch at the end.
Before we arrive
- Name one person we can ask on the day
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
- Leave space around the cooking area
How to get a price
We quote for each event separately, so you only pay for what you need. To ask for one, send us your details through our quote form.
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Planning for every diet
A little planning makes sure everyone can eat. Try these:
- Put picnic tables near the traders
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
- Ensure the line-up includes vegan and gluten-free options
Crew meals are served at set times.
Bowl food for easy eating on the move.
Before you choose a spot
If a space is not suitable, we’ll tell you, and suggest an alternative. The main points are:
- A level pitch on firm ground
- Your arrangements for power, water and waste
- Vehicle access before and after the event
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and we will say what we think before you book.
Popular choices
- Tapas
- Giant paella pans
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Vegan paella
- Churros
- 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