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Festival & event paella in Shepway, Kent
Hot, generous and cooked in front of everyone: paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Shepway and the surrounding area.
- Sports clubs and race days
- Country shows
- Food and music festivals
Book festival paella catering in Shepway
Festival paella catering for your event in Shepway
Big batches mean lunchtime rushes are easy. Each portion takes seconds to serve. Whether it’s open days and community events and VIP and hospitality areas, we’ll put together a menu of chicken and chorizo paella, churros and seafood paella.
Village fêtes and summer fairs around Shepway are made for a paella stall. Tell us about the pitch, ground and access. Your quote spells out exactly what’s included: the menu, the staff and any extras.
Can I cook paella for a crowd myself?
DIY catering keeps costs down, but the host spends the party cooking. With live paella catering, you get the theatre without the work.
Weighing up DIY against a caterer? Consider your numbers, your guests’ diets and your own time. We are happy to give you a quote to compare.
Why choose live paella in Shepway?
Hot-cabinet food lacks theatre. Paella cooking in full view sells itself. Comparing caterers? Look at what each quote includes: staff, crockery, sides, travel and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Why book with us
- A clear, itemised quote
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
- Food that becomes part of the entertainment
- Sangria, plus bar staff for your own drinks
Read Our pricing Or Our guide to catering costs.
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Diets, allergies and planning
We take diets and allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Schedule crew meals
- Provide seating near the food
- Check traders’ packaging and waste plans
- Ask traders about serving speed at peak times
Pans cook in full view, serving throughout the event.
A vegan pan alongside the meat and seafood pans.
About the dishes
Giant paella pans
The huge pan is the star.
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid for fish lovers.
How it works
Serving is fast: the paella goes straight from the pan to the plate, so even a long queue moves. When service is finished, we pack down. Evening events in Shepway have light until about 9:15pm at midsummer; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- Organisers send us the event details, dates and pitch information.
- You get our menu, pitch requirements and paperwork.
- On the day, we arrive and set up our pitch.
- We cook in front of the crowd and serve from the pan all event.
- At the end, we clear our pitch.
Before we arrive
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Give us your final numbers and diets
- Arrange a covered spot for wet weather
How to get a price
The quickest way to a quote is to send us your details through our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we will suggest paellas and extras to suit.
Planning help
Shepway: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to Shepway for guests?
Maidstone West station, about 1.7 miles north-west of the centre.
Can you run a stall at a school fair in Shepway?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Send us the date, pitch and expected numbers.
Which areas do you serve?
We cater across London and the South East, Kent included. Find your area.
Do you cater for vegetarian guests?
Yes, and meat eaters often go back for seconds. They have their own pans, stock and spoons.
Can you cook indoors?
Only in a suitable, well-ventilated area with the venue’s permission. Most events have us cooking outside or in a doorway or courtyard.
What if the weather’s bad?
A covered, ventilated spot keeps us cooking in the rain. We will talk it through before the day.
Should we have more than one paella?
Two or three covers most guests. Tell us about your guests’ diets and we’ll suggest the mix.
When should we book?
As soon as you have a date. Popular dates book up first, so it pays to ask early.
Running an event in Shepway
Shepway is about 1 mile south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. We cook at events in homes, gardens and venues in Shepway and the surrounding area. Shepway is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 23 miles away.
For visitors coming by rail, Maidstone West station is about 1.7 miles away. If your event is in Mote Park, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission; we will supply our paperwork. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 5 miles of Shepway, often have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
Wherever your event is in ME15, we can cook for your guests. That could mean an event in a garden on Derby Road, Devon Road and Surrey Road. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Willington (1 mile east), Park Wood (1 mile south), Otham (1 mile south-east), Maidstone (1 mile north-west) and Weavering (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cater in Sittingbourne (10 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles south-west), Gravesend (14 miles north-west), Tonbridge (12 miles west), Faversham (15 miles east) and Northfleet (15 miles north-west).
A little further out are KIMS hospital (2.2 miles north) and Allington Castle (3.1 miles north-west). The countryside around Shepway includes Detling Hill.
- Local schools include New Line Learning Academy (0.7 miles south-west) and Senacre Technology College (1.1 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Wheatsheaf pub (0.7 miles west)
Organising for someone else?
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers: where cooking is allowed, access times and the paperwork they need. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work to it.
Prices and what affects them
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Crockery and cutlery, or disposables
- Waiting and bar staff
- The length of service
- Distance and access to the venue
Live paella pricing depends on the event. A simple paella lunch costs less than a wedding with canapés, three paellas and waiting staff. We itemise everything in your quote.
Details that help
To speed things up, tell us:
- Whether the venue has crockery or staff
- Approximate guest numbers, including children
- The courses you’d like
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: venue, timings, courses and extras. To send your details, send us your details through our quote form.
Occasions we cook for in Shepway
Organisers book paella because it draws people into the food area.
These are some of the occasions we cater in Shepway and Kent:
- School and charity events
- Music and food festivals
- Open days and community events
- Country shows
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as St Martin's Church, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
What to look for in a quote
- Payment terms and deposit
- Staff numbers and hours
- The wet-weather plan
- If the price includes VAT
- 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