Hampshire · England
Festival & event paella in Weston, Hampshire
Paella street food for festivals, fairs, markets and community events in Weston: paella cooked from scratch in huge pans, in full view of your guests.
- Christmas and farmers’ markets
- Race days and sports events
- Open days and community events
Live festival paella catering in Weston
Festival paella catering in Weston, cooked live
One paella stall covers many diets: separate meat, seafood and vegan pans. That simplifies your food line-up. Popular choices include giant-pan paella, churros and chicken and chorizo paella, and we’re regularly asked to cater school and charity events and sports club events.
Rural events near Weston can be a long way from food outlets, so a hot-food stall is a big help. You can add tapas, desserts, sangria, bar staff and waiting staff, so the whole menu comes from one caterer.
Step by step
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. For an evening event in Weston, sunset is about 8:55pm in late May and 9:20pm in late June; after that, the pitch needs good lighting.
- We check your dates.
- We agree menu and pitch.
- We set up our burners and pans.
- Pans are cooking as gates open.
- We serve, then pack down.
Preparing for the day
- Pick a flat, firm spot for us to cook
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Arrange parking near the cooking spot
Getting a price
It is easy to get a price: tell us the date, place, numbers and any dietary needs. We will come back with a clear quote and a suggested menu.
Planning help
Planning for every diet
Dietary needs are easy to plan for with a little notice. Our advice:
- Check every diet is covered by the line-up
- Agree waste arrangements with traders
- Plan seating near the food area
- Send traders one clear trader pack
We set up at the agreed time, following your trader pack.
Vegan paella alongside the rest.
Should I cook it myself?
Plenty of people try cooking paella for their own party. Common mistakes are mismatched pans and burners, overfilling and stirring. If you’d rather be with your guests, we will do the cooking.
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.
Places near Weston
What else we do in Weston
Why live cooking beats a buffet
Not every trader covers vegans. A vegan paella pan sits alongside the others. Compared with a plated meal, live paella is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and fewer staff. We’ll send you a quote.
Why book with us
- Cooking your guests will gather round to watch
- Tapas, canapés and desserts if you want them
- Options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and halal guests, each in its own pan
- A clear, itemised quote
See Our pricing And What paella catering costs.
Weston questions
Which station should guests use for Weston?
Petersfield station, about 1.4 miles north-east of the centre.
Can you run a stall at a school fair in Weston?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Do you need water?
Let us know what the pitch has and we will confirm our needs.
Can you cook in the rain?
We cook under cover, like a gazebo or open-sided marquee. We plan for rain with you in advance.
Can you handle a lunchtime rush?
It is one of the quickest hot foods to serve, which suits busy periods.
Do you do desserts?
We can add a dessert. Tell us what you have in mind when you ask for a quote.
Can vegans eat at your stall?
Yes. The vegan pan is cooked separately.
Do you clear up afterwards?
Our cooking area is packed away and left clean. Table clearing is available with waiting staff.
Prices and what affects them
Two events with the same number of guests can cost different amounts, depending on:
- Travel, parking and access
- Staff: cooks, waiting staff and bar staff
- Whether you need crockery
- Starters, canapés and desserts
Tapas, desserts, sangria, staff and crockery are optional extras, so you only pay for what you want.
What we need to know
To speed things up, tell us:
- Roughly how many adults and children
- The date and time of the event
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy numbers
- The address or venue name
We quote for each event separately, so you only pay for what you need. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Before you choose a spot
The right spot keeps things safe and helps the paella cook evenly. We need:
- Your trader pack and site rules
- Room for our cooking and serving area
- Clear information on power, water and waste
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and we’ll say what we think before you book.
On the menu in Weston
- Giant paella pans
- Seafood paella
- Tapas
- Churros
- Vegan paella
- Chicken & chorizo paella
About the dishes
Vegan paella
Vegans get a hot, filling dish.
Chicken & chorizo paella
Popular with families.
Working with your venue
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Hosting a party at home? Send us a photo of the garden and tell us about access, and we will let you know if live paella is a good fit.
Event catering near Weston
Weston is about 1 mile south-west of Petersfield, in Hampshire. For an event in Weston, we can cook in gardens, marquees, barns, courtyards and offices. Weston is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire we cover. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 19 miles away.
For visitors coming by rail, Petersfield station is about 1.4 miles away. Events in and around the South Downs National Park, within about 2 miles of Weston, often have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we work to the site rules.
For festival paella catering in GU32, we plan around your venue. Local streets include Weston Lane and Wylds Lane; an event at home on any of them works well with live paella. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Buriton (1 mile south-east), Ramsdean (1 mile west), Nursted (2 miles east), Chalton (4 miles south) and Blendworth (5 miles south). We also cook in nearby towns such as Gosport (15 miles south-west), Havant (9 miles south), Fareham (14 miles south-west), Horndean (6 miles south), Alton (11 miles north) and Waterlooville (8 miles south-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Petersfield Community Hospital (1.2 miles north-east) and Bear Museum (1.4 miles north-east). Open spaces near Weston include Liss Riverside Railway Walk South and War Down.
- Nearby schools include The Petersfield School (1.1 miles north-east) and The Petersfield School (1.1 miles north-east)
- 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