LCNL presents

Navratri Festival 2026

Ten evenings of garba, dandia, live music and community at the Dhamecha Lohana Centre

11–19 October Sharad Poonam 24 October Dhamecha Lohana Centre

We are delighted to welcome you to the LCNL Navratri Festival 2026, taking place at the Dhamecha Lohana Centre (DLC) from Sunday 11 October to Monday 19 October 2026, followed by our special Sharad Poonam celebration on Saturday 24 October 2026.

Join us for ten wonderful evenings of traditional garba, dandia, live music and community celebrations as we come together to celebrate this much-loved festival. Below you’ll find everything you need to know about tickets, entertainment, competitions, colour themes, sponsorship opportunities and arrangements for attending.

Live tonight

Day 1 — Sunday 11 October Orange

Can’t join us at the DLC? Watch tonight’s garba live below, or on the LCNL YouTube channel.

If the stream hasn’t started yet, the player will show a countdown.

Night by night & colour themes

Get into the festive spirit by joining in with our daily colour themes! We encourage everyone to dress in the designated colours and help create a vibrant atmosphere each evening.

Day 1 Orange

Sun 11 Oct Tonight

£10 per person

YLS Kids Garba

Watch live

Day 2 Purple

Mon 12 Oct

£5 per person

Day 3 Peacock Green

Tue 13 Oct

£5 per person

Day 4 Royal Blue

Wed 14 Oct

£5 per person

Best Garba Competition

Day 5 Yellow

Thu 15 Oct

£5 per person

Best Dandia Competition

Day 6 Dark Green

Fri 16 Oct

Sold out

Day 7 Silver / Grey

Sat 17 Oct

Sold out

Mahila Ladies Garba & Mela

Day 8 · Aatham Red

Sun 18 Oct

£10 per person

YLS Kids Garba

Day 9 Multicoloured

Mon 19 Oct

£5 per person

Best Dressed Competition

Sharad Poonam White

Sat 24 Oct

£10 per person

Disco Dandia

President's Prize

Whether you prefer traditional attire or something more contemporary, we’d love to see everyone embracing the colours of Navratri.

Tickets & admission

Tickets are now on general sale! With just 800 public tickets available per evening, we encourage everyone to purchase their tickets early, particularly for weekends, which are always extremely popular.

Friday 16 October and Saturday 17 October are now SOLD OUT for individual evening tickets.

£10 Friday, Saturday & Sunday per person

£5 Monday to Thursday per person

£60 Season Pass per person

We have deliberately kept ticket prices affordable so that as many people as possible can enjoy the celebrations. All tickets must be purchased and collected in advance. Due to limited capacity, please do not rely on purchasing tickets at the door.

Where to buy tickets

Please contact your nearest ticket representative to arrange payment and collection.

Contact	Area	Telephone
Dhiru Savani	Kingsbury	07956 492 825
Jeet Rughani	Ruislip	07956 284 177
Dinesh Shonchhatra	Stanmore	07956 810 647
Ronak Paw	Elstree	07803 589 429

Important: these representatives sell tickets for the main evening garba celebrations only. Tickets for the Mahila Garba and YLS Kids Garba are organised separately.

Season Pass – £60

Enjoy the complete LCNL Navratri experience with our £60 Season Pass, providing admission to:

All nine nights of Navratri, from 11–19 October 2026
Sharad Poonam Garba on Saturday 24 October 2026

The Season Pass does not include the Mahila Garba or YLS Kids Garba events.

To purchase a Season Pass, please contact Ronak Paw on 07803 589 429.

Parking & travel

Parking at the Dhamecha Lohana Centre is extremely limited, and we strongly encourage visitors to car share or use public transport wherever possible. Due to redevelopment works at Waitrose, normal parking arrangements are no longer available.

Important parking guidelines

Limited parking at Waitrose may be available after 9:00pm only, subject to availability and the instructions of our security team.
Security staff will direct authorised vehicles and issue parking passes where available.
Do not park in the Waitrose car park without permission from security.
Do not park on the slip road, in disabled bays or in electric vehicle charging bays unless specifically authorised by security.
Once all parking passes have been allocated, visitors will need to find alternative permitted parking.
Please do not park on Stanley Road, out of consideration for our neighbours.
Pay-and-display parking is available at South Harrow Station. Please ensure you pay the appropriate parking charges and comply with all displayed restrictions.

All visitors are responsible for checking parking signs and restrictions. LCNL cannot accept responsibility or liability for parking fines, damage or injury.

We appreciate everyone’s cooperation in helping us minimise disruption to the local community.

Live music & entertainment

All nine nights · 11–19 Oct

Strings with Anuradha, Kiran & the team

We are delighted to welcome back Strings, who will provide live music throughout all nine nights of Navratri.

Sharad Poonam · Sat 24 Oct

Rajvi Raja Entertainment with Nikesh Parmar

An energetic evening of Disco Dandia for our special Sharad Poonam celebration.

We look forward to another fantastic year of music, dancing and celebrations!

Garba, Dandia & Best Dressed competitions

Our popular competitions return for 2026, giving participants the opportunity to showcase their dancing skills and festive style.

Wed 14 Oct

Best Garba

Best Garba Male · Best Garba Female

Thu 15 Oct

Best Dandia

Best Dandia Male · Best Dandia Female

Mon 19 Oct

Best Dressed

Best Dressed Male · Best Dressed Female

Sat 24 Oct

President's Prize

During Sharad Poonam, the LCNL President will select a special recipient.

We extend our sincere thanks to Dhiru Savani, Jeet Rughani and Ronak Paw for generously sponsoring the competition prizes.

Become an Aarti Yajman

We invite individuals and families to take part in the spiritual celebrations by becoming an Aarti Yajman during Navratri or Sharad Poonam. This is a wonderful opportunity to participate in the aarti ceremony alongside family and friends.

Contributions

Occasion	Contribution
Fridays and Saturdays	£501
Sundays, Aatham and Sharad Poonam	£251
Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays	£151

What’s included?

10 complimentary tickets for the evening you sponsor
One aarti saani, which can be shared with your guests
The opportunity to participate in the evening’s aarti ceremony

To ensure everyone has a comfortable experience, we can accommodate a maximum of five Aarti Yajmans per evening. Spaces are limited, so early booking is strongly recommended.

For Aarti Yajman enquiries and bookings, please contact:

Dinesh Shonchhatra – 07956 810 647
Dhirubhai Savani – 07956 492 825
Ronak Paw – 07803 589 429

Aarti saanis will be provided by the organisers. Attendees should not bring their own aarti arrangements from home.

Business advertising & sponsorship

On-screen advertising

£251

Promote your business to our Navratri audience through our large display screen positioned alongside the stage. The screen will feature important event announcements, aarti lyrics and sponsor advertisements throughout the celebrations.

For £251, your company logo or promotional image can be displayed at various points during each evening of garba.

This package is strictly for advertising purposes and does not include event tickets or participation in the aarti ceremony.

Enquiries: Amit Karia – 07966 262 621

Stallholders

£50 per night · £300 full festival

A selection of stalls will be available in the Kantaria Hall (Blue Room) at the Dhamecha Lohana Centre. If you would like to promote your business, products or services during the festival, we welcome enquiries from prospective stallholders.

The full festival price covers the nine nights of Navratri and Sharad Poonam. Stall spaces are limited and advance booking is recommended.

Enquiries:

Dhiru Savani – 07956 492 825
Ronak Paw – 07803 589 429

Mahila Ladies Garba – Saturday 17 October

Our Mahila Ladies Garba will take place on Saturday 17 October, with a special Mela featuring stalls in the Kantaria Hall.

£15Adults

£5Children 5–10

FreeUnder 5

Tickets are organised and sold separately by the LCNL Mahila team. Please refer to the Mahila communications for ticket purchasing information. Main evening garba ticket representatives do not sell tickets for this event.

YLS Kids Garba – Sundays 11 & 18 October

Our younger community members can enjoy their own special Navratri celebrations at the YLS Kids Garba events.

Sunday 11 October 2026 Sunday 18 October 2026

Tickets must be purchased online in advance through YLS. For further details, please contact a member of the YLS team or refer to their event communications.

LCNL evening garba ticket representatives do not hold or sell Kids Garba tickets.