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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Canterbury, Kent
Roasted for hours, carved to order and served hot: a hog roast for your event in Canterbury and across Kent.
- Car shows and rallies
- School events
- Fundraising events
Book a hog roast in Canterbury
How the day works
Your timings come first. If things run late, a cooked roast can be kept hot for a while, so keep us posted on the day. Summer events in Canterbury have daylight until about 9:15pm at midsummer and about 7:00pm by late September, so evening trading generally finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter fairs, dark by about 3:50pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- It starts with your event date, site and expected numbers.
- We check access to the pitch and send a price.
- On the day we set up under cover and get the hog on.
- We carve and serve through the agreed hours.
- We pack up and leave the pitch tidy.
How to prepare
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Check there is nothing overhead or close by that could catch the heat
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We will check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
Planning help
Hog roast for events in Canterbury, slow-roasted on site
For a school fair, you want food families will queue for. There are options for most visitors. For small festivals and charity days, we’ll put together a menu of a vegan burger or sausage, hog roast rolls and crackling and more.
Fairs, shows and festivals happen across Canterbury. A hog roast stall brings a queue. We bring the roaster, the cover and everything we need to cook and serve, and we leave the spot tidy when we go.
Working with your venue
Some venues add a fee for outside caterers, so check before you book. We’ll work with the venue on access and the cooking spot.
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so tell them a hog roast is coming. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
A hog roast compared with other options
One hog roast and a couple of other stalls gives visitors a good choice. When comparing prices, compare the same things: menu, sides, serving time, staff, plates and travel. A cheaper headline price can leave things out.
Why Canterbury hosts choose us
- Carved by our chef in front of your visitors
- Self-contained: roaster, cover and serving kit
- Choices for people who do not eat pork
- Our staff serve and clear
See our pricing or what a hog roast costs.
Planning for dietary needs
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Tips:
- Remember stuffing typically contains gluten
- Make the stall easy to find
- Tell us if there’s a vegetarian or vegan focus
- Check other traders are not all selling pork
We clear the pitch and take everything away.
Coleslaw goes well with pork rolls.
Canterbury events: pitches and permissions
Canterbury is in Kent. We cater events at homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Canterbury and the surrounding area. Canterbury is one of 922 places in Kent where we cater.
Events in parks such as Bus Company Island need permission from the council or landowner for cooking and vehicles. For visitors coming by rail, Canterbury East station serves Canterbury directly.
Events anywhere in CT1, CT2, CT4 and CT3 start with an outdoor spot for the roaster and a serving time. Local streets include Long Market, High Street and High Street St Gregorys; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Canterbury sits on or near the A2 and A28, so getting the roaster to your event is simple. If your venue is just outside Canterbury, we also cover Wincheap (1 mile south-west), Harbledown (1 mile west), Hales Place (1 mile north), Thanington (1 mile south-west) and Stuppington (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (13 miles south-west), Margate (15 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles south-east), Folkestone (14 miles south), Ramsgate (15 miles east) and Whitstable (6 miles north-west). Canterbury is among the bigger towns we cover in Kent, with lots of choice for events.
A little further out are Whitefriars Shopping Centre (less than half a mile south-west) and Canterbury Roman Museum (under half a mile south). Within reach you’ll find Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Nearby schools include Barton Court Grammar School (0.5 miles east) and Canterbury School of Architecture (0.5 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include The Old Buttermarket pub (under half a mile south-west)
Canterbury questions
Can you do a hog roast in Bus Company Island?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first.
How far is Canterbury from London?
Roughly 53 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Is there a non-pork option?
Add lamb, chicken, halloumi and vegetable skewers or a vegan option. We do not offer halal meat.
How do you work out quantities?
We size the roast to your numbers, so a good estimate matters. The quote sets it out.
What do you need from the organiser?
The roaster runs on gas, so no mains power is needed to cook. A supply is useful for lights.
Can visitors buy their own food?
Both models are possible. We’ll work it out together.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
A whole hog roasts for several hours, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
Can you cook inside a hall or marquee?
Outside, always. The food can be carried in and served indoors where the venue allows.
The menu, dish by dish
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Not everyone eats meat, so halloumi and vegetable skewers make sure they’re not left with just salad.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, roasted until golden.
Events we cater in Canterbury
It suits long days, carving as people arrive.
We’re regularly asked to cater a wide mix of occasions near Canterbury, such as:
- Fun runs and sports events
- Vintage rallies
- Charity fundraisers
- School fairs and sports days
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Margaret, a hog roast adds hot food to the cakes and tombola.
Before you book anyone
- How they handle allergens and dietary needs
- Who carves and who serves
- Arrival time and how long the roast needs
- The menu, including sides and any extras
Towns and villages near Canterbury
Other occasions in Canterbury
DIY versus a catered hog roast
If you’re confident and want to save on staff, DIY machine hire is an option. You do the roasting and carving; we’ll explain what’s supplied and how it works when we quote.
You could roast a hog yourself, but it is a long day’s work, from early set-up to carving at the end. With us catering, you get to be a host, not a cook.
Prices and what affects them
A few things make the biggest difference to the price:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- Busy dates such as summer Saturdays
- The serving time and how long we’re on site
- Crockery choices
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and how easy the site is. There’s no one-size price, so we quote each one individually.
Getting an accurate quote
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- Allergies we should know about
- Any extras, such as lamb, chicken or china
- Any venue rules
- Where the event is
Every event is quoted on its own, based on numbers, menu, timings and distance. Tell us about your event for a quote: send us your details through our quote form.
- Cooked where you are, slowly, over several hours outdoors
- Freshly carved pork with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards