Inspiring women and girls into badminton
Women in Badminton Festival 2026
Join us at our first Festival celebrating women and girls in badminton and sports. With talks, workshops, badminton, food & drinks and much more, there is something for the whole family.
Sunday 26 July 2026
10am to 3pm
St. Helen’s School
Green Lane, Northwood, HA6 1AF
What is the Festival all about?
Women In Badminton is excited to announce our first Festival to celebrate badminton, a sport which is accessible and widely played across the country.
Our purpose is to bring people together to encourage more women and girls to get active and play badminton. It’s a fun sport that can be played at any level, recreationally and professionally. A sport where everyone can make friends and get fit at the same time.
From my own experience, I played in my youth and then work, and life took over which made it harder to get back into the sport. However, through the wonderful support of friends and local clubs, they have helped me to become more active and engage in the sport which I love even more. Through speaking to many women, I know I am not alone in this. It’s inspired and made me passionate about getting more women and girls active and playing badminton as a sport.
~ Bhavni Shah ~
The festival is a free event, with speakers, leaders and elite athletes from the sport, wellbeing experts, workshops led by physiotherapist and fitness instructors and of course importantly badminton activities including playing with an Olympian and more.
With our focus on grassroots activities, there will also be opportunity to hear directly from junior players and their parents, and women who play badminton.
Come along with family and friends to the festival and enjoy connecting with badminton. It will be a fun filled day out.
Speakers
Meet and hear from some amazing professionals from the world of badminton, health and fitness. (More speakers will be added as confirmed)
Olympian
Olympian
NHS GP with interest in Gynaecology and Menopause
Kalina Fitness
Malvi Shah
Wellbeing with Malvi
Pramod Morjarai
Ascend Sports Massage
Free Badminton sessions
During the Festival we will be running a number of badminton sessions, as follows.
- Women & Girls badminton (for adults and girls ages 12 and above) – this is a great opportunity to try badminton. Bring your court shoes and bring your own racquet or you can borrow one of ours on the day.
- Little Stars badminton (open to all children aged between 5 and 12 years) – this is great opportunity to get your children engaged in badminton and fun activities.
Use the registration link below to book into one of these sessions.
Food & Drinks
Please note food and drinks will be available for purchase at the event.
Register for free
While the Festival is free to attend, it will greatly helps us to know the numbers attending. Please register for free below. The link will take you to Ticket Tailor webpage.
Thank you to our supporters
