Pool and golf are played. Festival Day is today, with the first-ever Mahajan Shield on the line at 5pm. Pick your mahajan and roar them on. Free to watch, just turn up.
Hertfordshire Sports Village, Hatfield AL10 9EU. The desk opens at 8:30am, the opening ceremony is at 9am and the first games start at 9:15am. Trophies and the first Mahajan Shield from 5pm.
RCT Centre, Bridleway, Headstone Lane, Harrow HA2 6NG. Arrive 9am, play from 9:30am, finished by 5pm. Entries closed; the draw and results are on the Results page.
Stanmore Golf Club, 29 Gordon Avenue, HA7 2RL. Played on Saturday 19 September: twenty-eight golfers, first tee 1.06pm, trophies presented at the clubhouse in the evening. Winners are posted on the Results page on Sunday.
Hertfordshire Sports Village, Hatfield AL10 9EU. Desk 8:30am, games from 9:15am, trophies and the Mahajan Shield from 5pm. Seven sports, and spectators are free with nothing to book.
The forecast for each festival day at each venue, and a journey planner for the two London venues. Weather updates every hour from Open-Meteo; journeys come from Transport for London.
Enter your postcode and pick a venue. Hatfield is outside the TfL network, so use the Google Maps button on its card (or rail to Hatfield station, a 15-minute walk).
5 points for a win, 3 for a final, 1 for a semi-final, and 1 for every person who entered, including spectators and volunteers. Sixteen mahajans, one shield, decided at 5pm on Festival Day. Everyone who entered already has a point on the board.
PlayedPool was played on Saturday 12 September at the RCT Centre, Harrow. The results and the first Mahajan Shield table are on the Results page.
Draw and results →Stanmore Golf Club. Registration at 11am, coffee and a roll included, first tee 1pm. Buggies are pre-booked by LCUK and paid at the club on the day. Entries are closed.
Talk to the golf leads →
The big oneHertfordshire Sports Village. Desk opens 8:30am, ceremony 9am, games from 9:15am, trophies from 5pm. Spectators are free. Bring everyone.
Plan your day →The desk opens at 8:30am at Hertfordshire Sports Village, Hatfield AL10 9EU. Give your name, collect your wristband and you are in. Every check-in is a point for your mahajan.
Entry fees are paid at shop.lcuk.org.uk. Unpaid entries cannot play, so check yours before you travel.
Opening ceremony at 9am, first games at 9:15am, trophies and the first Mahajan Shield from 5pm. Spectators are free and nothing needs booking. Everything you need on the day
Everyone who checks in on the day earns their mahajan 1 point. Winners take 5, runners-up 3, semi-finalists 1. Sixteen mahajans, from Ashton to Southend-on-Sea, all counting every result. The mahajan with the most points lifts the Shield at the closing ceremony. Suddenly your uncle's table tennis entry matters rather a lot.
Leicester think it's theirs already. North London disagree. What does your mahajan say?
Most people at the festival are not serial finalists. There are draws for all ages and levels, pickleball takes ten minutes to learn, and everyone who checks in scores a point for their mahajan, win or lose. Turning up is the achievement.
Tennis is confirmed on one court. Antakshari and indoor cricket are cancelled for 2026 because too few teams entered, and every team fee for those two is being refunded in full to whoever paid. Everyone who entered is still welcome on the day, and anyone who checks in scores their mahajan's Shield point.
Nobody remembers the score by Diwali. They remember dada and dikri on the same team, chai at the net post, and the noise when the last point dropped.
What each entry cost this year. Doubles were one payment per pair, teams one payment per squad. Golf buggies are pre-booked by LCUK and paid at the club on the day. Entries are now closed.
The applause
The organiser
The bench
The follow-through
The opener
The huddleFive festivals of finals, family photos and full trophy cabinets. Your picture belongs in next year's wall.
Entries are closed. Spectators are free on both days, and there is nothing to book.
Festival day