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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Palm Bay, Kent
Something for nearly everyone: roast pork in rolls with stuffing and apple sauce, lamb or chicken, and halloumi and vegetable skewers, with salads and potatoes on the side. Book a hog roast for your event in Palm Bay.
- Charity days
- Village fêtes
- Town and village days
A hog roast near Palm Bay
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re booking for a workplace, ask your facilities team about outside caterers and gas cooking. We will fit in with site rules.
Organisers may ask for documents such as a risk assessment or gas safety information. Let us know what your event requires and we’ll tell you what we can send.
Hog roast for events near Palm Bay
At a fun run or tournament, a hog roast feeds hungry competitors. Typical bookings include car and steam shows and school fairs and sports days, serving halloumi skewers, crackling and apple sauce.
Rural events near Palm Bay can be a long way from anywhere to eat, so a hog roast is a welcome sight. Everything we need to roast, carve and serve comes with us, and we pack away and leave the area as we found it.
Why a carved hog roast beats a buffet
For big events, ask us about the expected crowds early. What you pay covers the meat, the chef and staff, and hours of roasting. A long, slow roast means an early start, which is built into the price.
Why Palm Bay hosts choose us
- Lamb, chicken and vegetarian options alongside
- Serving and clearing done for you
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Served at the time you choose
Read how we price and our hog roast cost guide.
FAQs for Palm Bay
Can you come to a school fair in Palm Bay?
Yes, if the school is happy for a hog roast on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Which station is closest to Palm Bay?
The closest is Margate station, roughly 1.8 miles away.
Can you do a school fair?
Yes, if the school agrees. Tell us the date and pitch.
Do you come to Palm Bay?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, Palm Bay and the rest of Kent included. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
Do you do charity events?
We’re happy to talk it through and we’ll see what’s possible.
Is electricity needed?
The roaster runs on gas, so no mains power is needed to cook. A supply is useful for lights.
Do you do fêtes?
A hog roast suits a fête perfectly. Contact us.
Do you serve the food?
You don’t need anyone else: our chef carves and our team serves and clears.
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A closer look at the menu
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Rolls or plates? Rolls are quicker; plates suit a sit-down meal, and gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Stuffing and apple sauce
No hog roast roll is complete without sage and onion stuffing and apple sauce, cutting through the richness of the pork.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Full catering or machine hire? Catered means we do everything: roasting, carving, serving and clearing. With DIY hire, you do the work and save on staffing.
Timing is the tricky part of roasting your own: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If that sounds stressful, choose the catered option.
Space, access and the venue
A hog roast cooks outdoors for hours, so the spot matters, so a few things are worth checking:
- A vehicle route onto the pitch
- Clearance from other stalls and tents
- Permission for cooking on the site
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we serve
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Hog roast rolls
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Coleslaw
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Crackling
The process
Slow roasting is the whole point: the meat cooks gently until it is tender while the skin turns into crackling. It rests for a short while before carving. In late May, sunset in Palm Bay is about 8:45pm, while at midsummer it is about 9:15pm. Evening festivals need lighting by the stall after that.
- Share the date, site and expected crowds.
- We agree how food will be paid for.
- We roast on the pitch.
- Carving keeps the queue moving.
- We tidy the pitch.
Before we arrive
- Gather dietary requirements early
- Tell us about narrow gates or side passages
- Choose a level, open spot outdoors for the roaster
Ask for a quote
We price every booking individually, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Ask us for a quote for your event: send us your details through our quote form.
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Event catering near Palm Bay
Palm Bay is about 1 mile north-east of Margate, in Kent. Events in Palm Bay are part of our patch, along with the towns and villages around it. We cover 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 16 miles away.
For anyone arriving by train, the nearest station is Margate station, about 1.8 miles west. If you’re organising a summer fair or sports day for a school such as Palm Bay Primary School, a hog roast is a crowd-pleaser. The coast is within about 2 miles of Palm Bay, so for seaside events we plan a sheltered pitch.
We cater events across the CT9 postcode area and the streets around it. We can cater an event on streets such as Omer Avenue, Fifth Avenue and Simon Avenue or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere outside to cook. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Cliftonville (1 mile south-west), Northdown (1 mile south-east), Kingsgate (1 mile south-east), St Peter's (2 miles south) and Broadstairs (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Ramsgate (4 miles south), Deal (12 miles south), Herne Bay (12 miles west), Walmer (13 miles south), St Lawrence (4 miles south) and Newington (3 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Margate West (2.8 miles west) and Public Library & Museum (Camborne) (1.1 miles west).
- Schools near Palm Bay include Hartsdown Academy (2.1 miles south-west)
Looking after everyone
Not everyone eats pork, so plan an alternative. Helpful tips:
- Gluten-free rolls can be brought on request
- Tell us what the event asks of traders
- Remember stuffing generally contains gluten
- Halal isn’t offered
At the end, we pack down and take our waste.
Tell us about any theme, such as a vintage fête.
Who books hog roast for events in Palm Bay?
Alternatives cover non-pork eaters.
In Palm Bay and nearby, we cater for all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Town and village days
- Village fêtes
- Small festivals
- Horse and dog shows
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as St Philip, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola.
Before you book anyone
- Plates, china and cutlery
- How long the roast takes and when they’ll arrive
- A clear list of what’s included
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Slow-roasted on site for hours, outdoors at your event
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Our team serves at your chosen time and clears up afterwards