Pool’s done and dusted. Eleven sports still to play, an Antakshari to sing, and the first-ever Mahajan Shield on the line. Pick your mahajan and roar them on. Both days are free, just turn up.
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. Registration at the club from 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.
Hertfordshire Sports Village, Hatfield AL10 9EU. Desk 8:30am, games from 9:15am, Antakshari 1pm, trophies 5pm. Eleven sports, spectators free. Spectators are free and nothing needs booking.
The Lohana Sports Festival 2026 is three days of sport, chai and friendly rivalry for the whole community. Ages 9 to 88 have competed. This year, it's your turn.
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 →It takes about five minutes per person, and spectators came free too. Kids, grandparents, the lot. Contact your sport lead
Pop over to shop.lcuk.org.uk and pay for your events. Unpaid entries can't play, so settle anything outstanding before the weekend.
Arrive on your day, collect your wristband, warm up and do your mahajan proud. We'll handle the rest, chai included.
Every single entry earns your 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 every single entry scores a point for your mahajan, win or lose. Turning up is the achievement.
Teams of five, all ages welcome, dada to dikri on the same team. It doesn't count towards your four-game limit, so singers and sportspeople can do both. £55 per team, captain pays.
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