Lohana Sports Festival 2026 · Mahajan Shield

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Entries are closed. Singles late entries on Festival Day only, at the higher price, desk closes 9am. Golf Day Saturday 19 September, Festival Day Sunday 20 September.

Pool plays Saturday 12 September at the RCT Centre, Harrow. The Golf Day is Saturday 19 September at Stanmore Golf Club. Festival Day is Sunday 20 September at Hertfordshire Sports Village, Hatfield: eleven sports, the Antakshari and the first ever Mahajan Shield. One form covers everything.

Saturday 12 September

Pool

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.

Saturday 19 September

Golf Day

Stanmore Golf Club, 29 Gordon Avenue, HA7 2RL. Registration at the club from 11am, coffee and a roll included, first tee 1pm, £75. Buggies £35, reserved on the registration form. Entries close 10pm Sunday 13 September.

Sunday 20 September

Festival Day

Hertfordshire Sports Village, Hatfield AL10 9EU. Desk 8:30am, games from 9:15am, Antakshari 1pm, trophies 5pm. Eleven sports, spectators free. Entries close 10pm Sunday 13 September.

Entries close 10pm, Sunday 13 September · online only · register now
Lohana Sports Festival 2026 players and supporters
Lohana Sports Festival 2026 · 12, 19 & 20 September

Your family. Your mahajan.
Your festival.

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.

Pool · Sat 12 Sept · RCT Centre, Harrow Golf · Sat 19 Sept · Stanmore Golf Club Festival Day · Sun 20 Sept · Hatfield
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Entries close 10pm, Sunday 13 September. No entries after that.
Live travel and weather

Before you set off

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.

Pool · Sat 12 Sept
RCT Centre, Harrow
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Bridleway, Headstone Lane, Harrow HA2 6NG
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Golf Day · Sat 19 Sept
Stanmore Golf Club
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29 Gordon Avenue, Stanmore HA7 2RL
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Festival Day · Sun 20 Sept
Hertfordshire Sports Village
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De Havilland Campus, Mosquito Way, Hatfield AL10 9EU
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Forecast from Open-Meteo for the event day at each venue. Beyond seven days it is a guide, not a promise.

Plan your journey by public transport

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).

Journeys are planned for the event day, arriving before sign-in opens (8:45am Harrow, 10:45am Stanmore). Check tfl.gov.uk on the morning for weekend engineering work.

Every entry is a point for your mahajan

5 points for a win, 3 for a final, 1 for a semi-final, and 1 for every person who registers, including spectators and volunteers. Sixteen mahajans, one shield, decided at 5pm on Festival Day. Register before 10pm on Sunday 13 September and your point is already on the board.

Coming to watch? You still register. It's free and takes two minutes. It's how we plan seats, chai and shade.
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Pool·Golf·Badminton·Table tennis·Squash·Pickleball·Football 7s·Indoor cricket·Youth cricket·Antakshari·16 mahajans·One Shield·104 trophies in 2025·Ages 9 to 88·Spectators register free· Pool·Golf·Badminton·Table tennis·Squash·Pickleball·Football 7s·Indoor cricket·Youth cricket·Antakshari·16 mahajans·One Shield·104 trophies in 2025·Ages 9 to 88·Spectators register free·
Three days in September

Lohana Sports Festival 2026, three chapters

The hall at RCTCurtain raiser
SAT 12 SEPTEMBER · HARROW

Pool

Pool plays Saturday 12 September at the RCT Centre, Harrow: arrive 9am, play from 9:30am. Entries closed; the draw is on the Results page.

Draw and results →
STANMORE GOLF CLUB
Confirmed
SAT 19 SEPTEMBER · STANMORE

Golf Day

Stanmore Golf Club. Registration at 11am, coffee and a roll included, first tee 1pm. Buggies £35, limited, pre-booked by LCUK and reserved on the registration form, then paid at the club on the day. £75 a golfer.

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A packed gallery on Festival DayThe big one
SUN 20 SEPTEMBER · HATFIELD

Festival Day

Hertfordshire Sports Village. Desk opens 8:30am, ceremony 9am, games from 9:15am, trophies from 5pm. Bring everyone.

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Three steps, a few minutes

How to enter the Lohana Sports Festival 2026

1

Register online

It takes about five minutes per person, and everyone attending registers, including free spectators. Kids, grandparents, the lot. Open the form

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Pay your entry fee

Pop over to shop.lcuk.org.uk and pay for your events. Unpaid entries can't play, so pay right after registering, before the draws are made on 15 September.

3

Turn up and play

Arrive on your day, collect your wristband, warm up and do your mahajan proud. We'll handle the rest, chai included.

104
trophies in 2025
9–88
ages competed
16
mahajans, one Shield
5th
consecutive festival
Walking in to the Lohana Sports Festival 2026
Sixteen mahajans walk in. One walks out with the Shield.
The crowd watching courtside
New for 2026

The Mahajan Shield

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.

5 winner3 runner-up1 semi-finalist1 every entry

Leicester think it's theirs already. North London disagree. What does your mahajan say?

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First timer?

Never played competitively? Perfect.

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.

Games and laughter between matches
🎤 New for 2026

Antakshari comes to the festival

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.

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From the community
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 the festival is actually for
Two elders watching courtside
Parents cheering from the gallery
A young player mid-game
The 2026 line-up

Every entry, one price list

Doubles: one partner pays, both register. Teams: the captain pays, the whole squad registers. Golf buggies are limited and first come, first served, pre-booked by LCUK and reserved on the registration form.

Badminton · TT · Squash · Tennissingles, per event
£10
Doubles & mixedper pair · one partner pays
£15
Pickleballpaddles provided · 10 min to learn
£10
Football 7-a-sideper team · Open & Youth 12–16
£75
Indoor cricket 7-a-sideper team · 7 + 2 subs
£75
Youth cricket U14per child
£2
Pool · Sat 12 Septsingles £10 · doubles £15
£10
Golf · Sat 19 Septincl. coffee & roll before tee-off
£75
Antakshariper team of 5 · captain pays
£55
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You'll pay at shop.lcuk.org.uk once you've registered · main-day limit: two sports, two categories each (max four games) · pool, golf & Antakshari don't count
Faces of the festival

You'll know half of them

Spectators applauding a rallyThe applause
An organiser holding courtThe organiser
The bench seen through the netThe bench
A racquetball follow-throughThe follow-through
A young batter at the creaseThe opener
A football huddle from behindThe huddle
Five festivals and counting

This is what we play for

Five festivals of finals, family photos and full trophy cabinets. Your picture belongs in next year's wall.

First swing of the bat
Two generations courtside
Table tennis focus
Squash on the glass court
Coaching the next generation
A badminton lunge on the green court
Even the dog registered (spectators go free)
Since 2022

Five festivals, one family

2022
The first festival crowd
The first whistle.
2023
Trophies presented outdoors in 2023
Trophies go outdoors.
2024
A young winner celebrated in 2024
The next generation shows up.
2025
Match play in 2025
104 trophies handed out.
2026
YOUR YEAR
The Shield arrives. Write this one.
Registration open

Last entries: 10pm, Sun 13 September

Then the whistle goes on 12 September. Five minutes now, a whole weekend of memories later. Online only, no on-the-day entries.

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Every entry scores for your mahajan · spectators register free · pay after at shop.lcuk.org.uk