Isle of Wight · England
Festival & event paella in Shide, Isle of Wight
Treat your guests to live paella at your event in Shide. Everything is cooked fresh on the day, then served hot from the pan.
- VIP and hospitality areas
- Agricultural and county shows
- Race days and sports events
Festival paella catering near Shide
Festival paella catering for your event in Shide
We bring the pans and burners and work to your site rules, including arrival and waste arrangements. We cook chicken and chorizo paella, vegan paella and churros, and we’re often booked for christmas and farmers’ markets and festivals.
Around Shide, a fête or summer fair suits a huge paella pan. Tell us about the pitch, ground and access. Everything is cooked from scratch at your event, not reheated, and served the moment it is ready.
- Location
- Shide (PO30)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- Special diets
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal
- Add-ons
- Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 23 October 2026
Is live paella right for your event?
Most stalls cook to order. Paella is batch-cooked and served fast, so queues move quickly. There is no one-size-fits-all price for live paella. A garden party lunch and a full wedding menu are very different jobs. Your quote spells it all out.
Why choose Love Paella in Shide
- Everything cooked fresh at your event
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- Catering across the Isle of Wight, including Shide
- Sangria and bar staff available
Take a look at Our prices page Or The cost guide.
Planning the cooking area
Live paella is cooked over gas burners in large pans, so we need a suitable spot. These are the things we check:
- A level pitch on firm ground
- Your trader pack and site rules
- Clearance from tents and gazebos
Shide is a more remote spot, so tell us early and we will plan the journey.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Menu ideas
- Churros
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Giant paella pans
- Vegan paella
- Seafood paella
- Tapas
Shide: your questions answered
Could we have live paella in Seaclose Park?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first, and we will send any information they need.
Can you run a stall at a school fair in Shide?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Send us the date, pitch and expected numbers.
Do you offer halal options?
Yes, on request. Tell us how many guests need halal food, and we will cook a separate pan.
Do you provide plates and cutlery?
If you need them, yes. Proper crockery or quality disposables are available.
What space do you need to cook?
Less than you might think: a flat spot away from anything flammable, with space to serve. If in doubt, send a photo.
What documents can you send?
Share your trader requirements.
Is it really cooked live?
Yes. We arrive with everything we need and cook on the day, serving it hot from the pan.
Can you do gluten-free paella?
We can, if you tell us in advance. Rice is naturally gluten-free, but stock and some ingredients may not be, so we make a separate gluten-free pan.
The menu, dish by dish
Vegan paella
Vegan visitors get a real meal.
Seafood paella
Prawns, mussels and squid.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
For a small group, cooking yourself can work well. For larger numbers, mixed diets or a wedding, a caterer takes the pressure off, and keeps vegetarian and allergy-safe pans separate.
If you do cook yourself, test the pan and burner together beforehand, keep the stock hot, and leave the rice alone once it’s in. Keep a clear zone around the burner.
Also in Shide
Shide events: pitches and permissions
Shide is about 1 mile south-east of Newport, in the Isle of Wight. Whether your event is in the middle of Shide or on the outskirts, festival paella catering works the same way: live cooking, separate pans for every diet and a clear price. Shide is one of 125 places in the Isle of Wight we cover. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 16 miles away.
Events in parks such as Seaclose Park need permission from the council or landowner, and we’ll send any documents they ask for. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St. John the Baptist, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola. The coast is within about 5 miles of Shide, so for seaside events we plan a sheltered pitch.
For festival paella catering in PO30, we plan around your venue and timings. Whether your event is on Pan Lane, Ash Road and Dairy Lane or a nearby road, we’ll bring the pans to you. Shide is on the A3020, so it’s easy for us to reach with the van and pans. We also cook at events in Newport (1 mile north-west), Blackwater (1 mile south), Downend (2 miles east), Merstone (3 miles south-east) and Rookley (3 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Ryde (6 miles east), Cowes (5 miles north), Sandown (6 miles south-east), Shanklin (7 miles south-east), Ventnor (8 miles south-east) and East Cowes (4 miles north). For an event at a remote venue, let us know early and we’ll plan the trip.
Other landmarks nearby include St Mary's Hospital (1.3 miles north) and Carisbrooke Castle (1 mile west). Green spaces nearby include Mill Hill and Briddlesford Nature Reserve.
- Local schools include Island Innovation VI Form Campus (within half a mile north) and Christ The King College (0.8 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include The Cranbourne Arms Public House (less than half a mile north-west)
Occasions we cook for in Shide
It copes with peak times, thanks to big-batch cooking.
Whatever you are celebrating in Shide, live paella can be the centrepiece. We regularly cater:
- Crew, volunteer and VIP catering
- Sports clubs and race days
- Country shows
- School fairs and fundraisers
If you are organising a summer fair or fundraiser for a school such as Nine Acres Primary School, a paella stall is a crowd-pleaser.
What your quote should include
- Whether travel is included
- VAT, if it applies
- Payment terms and deposit
- Allergen information for each dish
Dietary needs and planning tips
We cater for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests. To make it work smoothly:
- Give traders a single information pack
- Ask about peak-time capacity
- Plan seating near the food area
- Check traders’ packaging and waste plans
At the end, we clear the pitch and leave it clean.
Tapas and churros can be added to a stall menu.
The process
When we arrive, we set up the burners and pans and start cooking the sofrito and stock. Once the rice goes in, it takes about 20 minutes, so the timing is planned around your event. Summer events in Shide have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:10pm by late September, which helps evening trading. Winter markets, dark by about 4:00pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Tell us about the event, the crowd and the pitch.
- You get our stall menu and what we need on site.
- We send the documents the event asks for.
- On the day, the pans are on before the busiest hours.
- At close, we pack down and tidy up.
Preparing for the day
- Share the running order, including any speeches
- Confirm numbers and diets before the day
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
How to get a price
We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually want. To ask for one, use our quote form.
Related guides
Organising for someone else?
If you are organising for someone else, whether you’re a planner, an office manager or an event organiser, we’ll work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Events in public spaces, like parks, normally need permission. We can send whatever the landowner or council needs from us.
- 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