Good questions, straight answers

Advance registration is online only at lcuk.org.uk/registration and closes at 10pm on Saturday 5 September. On the day itself there's a small late-entry window for singles categories only, at a higher price, closing at 9am sharp. Team events, Antakshari and the youth round-robin can't be entered on the day at all, so register now while it's on your mind.

Lohanas who are members of an affiliated mahajan of LCUK, their spouses, and their children. In the team sports, up to three players in a squad of nine may be non-Lohanas. Bring your ringers, just make sure they register like everyone else.

On Festival Day, up to two sports and up to two categories in each, so four games at most. Pool, golf and Antakshari sit outside that limit, so an ambitious person can enter all three days and still sing. The form won't let you over-enter, so there's nothing to calculate.

Yes. Both of you complete the form and name each other, so we can pair you in the draw. Only one of you pays the £15.

Yes, every player and substitute registers themselves. The captain also lists the squad on their own form and pays the £75. Squad name changes are free until the Friday before the festival; just tell your sport coordinator.

Nearly. If you owe a fee, your entry is confirmed once payment is received at shop.lcuk.org.uk, and the draws on 8 September are made from paid entries only. If you owe nothing, a spectator, a non-paying doubles partner, a squad player who isn't the captain, then you're already done.

No, with two exceptions: if LCUK cancels the event you're refunded or credited, and if tennis can't run because of the court resurfacing, all tennis entries are refunded in full.

Directly with Stanmore Golf Club, never through our shop. Buggies are £35 per buggy, shared by two to four golfers, limited and strictly first come, first served. If walking eighteen holes isn't the plan, call the club as soon as you've registered.

Saturday 12 September at RCT Hall in Harrow, from 10am. Group stages on four tables, then a knockout, so everyone gets several frames. £10 singles, £15 per pair, and because pool has its own Saturday you can enter all of its categories. Trophies are presented at the main ceremony on the 20th.

Saturday 19 September at Stanmore Golf Club. Registration at the club from 12 noon, first tee 1pm, £75 per golfer with a coffee and roll included before you head out. Golf doesn't count towards your main-day limit, and golf trophies are handed over at the main ceremony on Sunday the 20th.

Not yet. The courts are being resurfaced and the venue confirms about two weeks before the festival. Register your interest anyway; if it can't run, every tennis entry is refunded in full. If it does run, you're already in the draw while everyone else is kicking themselves.

The desk opens at 8:30am and the opening ceremony is at 9am, with games from 9:15am. Arrive with enough time to collect your wristband and find your hall before your first match. Parking is free on site.

Your own racquet or bat for the racquet sports; shuttles and balls are provided, and pickleball paddles are provided. Footballers: moulded or plastic-studded boots only on the astro, shin pads strongly recommended. Bring a water bottle, though water is available on site.

Everyone gets a colour-coded wristband at the desk, one colour per sport, worn all day. No wristband, no play. It's how we keep the draws honest without anyone checking papers at courtside.

Absolutely, and please register them as free non-playing attendees so we can plan seating and catering. There's a games corner, face painting and mehndi, a morning yoga session, the lounge, the Antakshari and the trophy ceremony. A parent or guardian stays on site all day for children in the youth cricket.

Sixteen mahajans earn points across every sport: five for a winner, three for a runner-up, one for a semi-finalist, and one for every person who competes. The mahajan with the most points lifts the Shield at the trophy presentation and keeps it for the year. You don't have to win anything to contribute; entering is worth a point, which is the whole idea.