All three days are played. North London took the first Mahajan Shield, collected by Neil Morjaria at the closing ceremony. Nearly three hundred photographs from Festival Day are up now.
The 2026 Lohana Sports Festival is played. Nearly three hundred photographs from Festival Day are up now, and the full results follow this week.
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.
One field, one family. Raghu’s song for the 2026 festival, with the roll call, the chai queue and the loudest uncles in the lounge.
Full lyrics and the story behind itThe 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 →Golf Day was played on Saturday 19 September at Stanmore Golf Club, with first tee at 1pm. The prizes and the tee draw are on the Results page.
Prizes and results →
PlayedFestival Day was played on Sunday 20 September at Hertfordshire Sports Village, Hatfield. North London lifted the first Mahajan Shield at the closing ceremony.
See the photographs →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 checked in earned their mahajan 1 point. Winners took 5, runners-up 3, semi-finalists 1. Sixteen mahajans counted every result, from Ashton to Southend-on-Sea, and North London finished top. Neil Morjaria collected the first Mahajan Shield at the closing ceremony.
North London, champions of the first Mahajan Shield. Fifteen mahajans have a year to do something about it.
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 was played on one court. Antakshari and indoor cricket were cancelled for 2026 because too few teams entered, and every team fee for those two is being refunded in full to whoever paid. If you are still waiting on a refund, contact the sport leads.
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.
Nearly three hundred photographs from Festival Day are up now, and the full results follow this week.
Festival Day in pictures