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Festival Paella Catering in Spelsbury
Looking for festival paella catering in Spelsbury? We arrive with the pans, burners and fresh ingredients and cook in front of your guests.
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Festival paella catering in Spelsbury
Festival paella catering for your event in Spelsbury
Paella in a bowl is perfect festival food, on the move or on a picnic rug. For festivals and seasonal markets, we will put together a menu of churros, giant-pan paella and chicken and chorizo paella and more.
For a village fête or field event near Spelsbury, we can bring hot food to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and access. Every guest is catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal included, with each paella cooked in its own pan.
- Where
- Spelsbury (OX7)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Dietary options
- Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and halal
- Also available
- Canapés, desserts, sangria and staff
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 23 October 2026
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Most street food is cooked one order at a time. Paella is batch-cooked and served fast, keeping queues short. The cost per head usually falls as numbers rise, since the set-up is much the same either way. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
What you get with us
- Paella cooked from scratch on site
- Hot food served quickly from the pan
- Real theatre, not just catering
- Separate pans for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests
Read Our prices page And Our guide to catering costs.
Event catering near Spelsbury
Spelsbury is about 7 miles north of Witney, in Oxfordshire. Events in Spelsbury are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a plan and live cooking on the day. We cater in 443 places in Oxfordshire. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 15 miles away.
School fairs, for a school like Chadlington Church of England Primary School, are a natural fit for a paella stall. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of All Saints, a paella stall adds a hot meal to the cakes and tombola.
Anywhere in OX7, we can bring festival paella catering to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Streets in the area include Quickset Close and Chadlington Road, and we can cook for an event on any of them. If your venue is just outside Spelsbury, we also cover Charlbury (2 miles south-east), Fawler (3 miles south-east), Finstock (4 miles south), Stonesfield (4 miles south-east) and Ramsden (4 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Oxford (15 miles south-east), Banbury (13 miles north-east), Bicester (14 miles east), Witney (7 miles south), Carterton (10 miles south-west) and Kidlington (10 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Chipping Norton Museum (3.9 miles north-west). Not far away are Blenheim Farm.
What affects the price in Spelsbury
We’ll give you a clear, itemised quote. The main things that affect it are:
- The length of service
- Guest numbers
- Your choice of paellas
- Distance and access to the venue
Compared with a plated meal, live paella is frequently good value, as there is no kitchen to hire and fewer staff to pay. We will send you a quote.
What to tell us
Good planning starts with a few facts. Please include:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- What the venue already provides
- Your date and when you want to eat
- Roughly how many adults and children
It is easy to get a price: share your date, venue, numbers and diets. We’ll send a clear, itemised quote and a suggested menu.
What happens on the day
Expect a friendly, organised team. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up our cooking area, and get on with cooking and serving. Summer events in Spelsbury have daylight until about 9:30pm at midsummer and about 7:10pm by late September, so evening trading generally finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter markets, dark by about 3:55pm, 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
- Tell us where to park and unload
- Have a gazebo or cover ready if rain is likely
- Leave space around the cooking area
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. When you are ready, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
For planners, venues and organisers
Throwing a party at home? Send a photo of the space and tell us about parking, and we’ll tell you honestly whether live paella will work.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Cook it yourself or book a caterer?
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. The usual problems are a pan too big for the burner, too much rice and stirring once the rice is in. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us cook.
Cooking paella for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s harder than it looks. Large pans need the right burners, and getting the rice right at scale is tricky. Read how to cook paella for a crowd.
Dietary needs and planning tips
Most events have a mix of diets. To plan for them:
- Feed crew and volunteers at set times
- Send traders one clear trader pack
- Make sure the line-up includes vegan and gluten-free options
- Put picnic tables near the traders
We cook in full view of visitors, serving throughout the event.
Extra pans for busy periods.
Space, weather and the venue
We cook in large pans over gas burners, so the cooking area needs a little planning. These are the things we check:
- A level pitch on firm ground
- Trader information and site rules
- Room for our cooking and serving area
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
Popular choices
- Churros
- Vegan paella
- Giant paella pans
- Seafood paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
- Tapas
What else we do in Spelsbury
Your questions about festival paella catering in Spelsbury
Can you run a stall at a school fair in Spelsbury?
Yes, if the school is happy for us to cook on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Is Spelsbury close to London?
Roughly 66 miles from the centre of London.
Should we have more than one paella?
Two or three is usual: meat or mixed, seafood, and vegetable or vegan. We’ll suggest a split based on your guests.
Can we book you as a trader?
Tell us about your event, and we’ll reply with our availability and what we need.
Do you do starters?
Yes. Canapés with drinks or tapas for the tables, served while the paella cooks.
How far ahead should we book?
Early, particularly for summer Saturdays. Even if it’s short notice, it is worth asking.
Can you supply plates?
Yes, on request. Proper crockery or quality disposables can be added to your booking.
Can you cook in the rain?
A covered, ventilated spot keeps us cooking in the rain. We’ll make a plan B with you.
About the dishes
Vegan paella
Vegan paella cooked separately.
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