Fifty Events, Five Clubs, One Week
While the Premier Padel Tour holds its UK debut at Olympia this week, a parallel celebration is rolling out across the rest of London. The inaugural London Padel Week — running 3–9 August 2026 in lockstep with the London P1 — has brought together five of the capital's leading clubs for a programme of more than 50 events aimed at players of every level.
The participating venues are Rocket Padel Battersea (operating this week as the Cupra Arena), Rockslane Chiswick, Stratford Padel Club, House of Racquet in King's Cross, and S3 Wembley. Together they span east, west and central London, ensuring the festival reaches neighbourhoods well beyond Kensington.
Programming across the week covers social tournaments, beginner-to-advanced coaching clinics, racket testing sessions with brands including Dunlop and 12K Padel, yoga and wellness classes, a Jamaican charity tournament, food and drink experiences, and evening parties. The opening event — invite-only — was held at Rocket Padel Battersea on Monday evening. The week closes on Sunday 9 August with family activities and junior sessions, timed to follow the P1 final at Olympia.
A Business Model, Not Just a Party
London Padel Week was designed to function as more than a consumer experience. The organisers are bringing together club owners, operators, coaches, equipment distributors and investors alongside the public activities, using the week to demonstrate a new approach to how padel venues can operate.
Co-founder Selena Pellegrini explained the thinking: "Padel has an incredible ability to bring people together, but its potential goes far beyond the match itself." The festival is built around the argument that clubs which diversify into lifestyle experiences — food, wellness, brand activations, networking — can build stronger revenue streams and deeper member loyalty than those relying on court bookings alone.
A partners' closing event on Saturday 8 August will bring industry stakeholders together to share findings from the week, positioning London Padel Week as an industry showcase as much as a fan celebration.
The Numbers That Made This Possible
London Padel Week exists because UK padel is now large enough to sustain it. The LTA confirmed in May 2026 that Britain had crossed the one-million-active-player mark — up from 400,000 in 2024 and just 15,000 in 2019. The country now has 1,825 padel courts at 551 venues, and 43 per cent of UK adults say they are aware of the sport, compared with 23 per cent in 2023.
London remains the dominant market by volume, with booking slots at many established clubs selling out days in advance. That density makes a city-wide festival practically viable in a way it would not have been even two years ago.
Why the Timing Matters
Aligning London Padel Week with the P1 was deliberate. With world number ones Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia, reigning Pretoria P1 champions Alejandro Galán and Federico Chingotto, and Juan Lebrón among the names competing at Olympia, professional padel is drawing wider public attention this week than at any previous point in UK history. The festival gives casual observers and new players somewhere concrete to take their interest.
The full event programme across all five clubs is available at londonpadelweek.co.uk, with a mix of free open sessions and ticketed evening events. The Olympia P1 main draw is ongoing today, with the Round of 16 scheduled for Thursday and quarter-finals on Friday.