Pants, padel and prize draws: inside Destino’s first charity festival
The inaugural Destino Padel Festival will be taking place at Destino Padel in Farnsfield on Sunday 7th June.
The full-day community event is being held in aid of The OddBalls Foundation, and Britain's leading independent racket sports retailer, PDH Sports, has been confirmed as a partner for the event alongside leading padel brand Babolat.
The racket experts will be on site throughout the festival with a stand and a curated selection of demo rackets from leading brands, giving players the chance to test equipment in live conditions.
The festival marks one of the first major fundraising events at Nottinghamshire's most prestigious padel venue, and brings together two ideas that the UK's fastest-growing sport is uniquely placed to deliver: grassroots participation and men's health awareness, in a sport whose player base skews heavily male.
“This is exactly the kind of event padel needs more of,” says Lisa Hargrave, Operations Director at PDH Sports. “Open to anyone, properly social, and built around getting a racket into a beginner's hand at the moment they're most curious.
“Destino are creating a real community venue in Nottinghamshire, and the OddBalls partnership turns a brilliant day of padel into a conversation that genuinely matters. We're proud to be alongside them.”
The OddBalls Foundation will be on site throughout the day raising awareness of testicular cancer, with free OddBalls underwear available for players taking part in sessions. The charity is known for using humour and pants to make a conversation that is often avoided feel ordinary, and padel's social, doubles-led format is one of the few sporting environments where that conversation can land naturally between sets
Festival Details
Destino Padel Festival in aid of The Oddballs Foundation
Sunday June 7th 2026, 11am - 4pm
Destino Padel, 3 Longland Lane, Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire, NG22 8HW
Americanos, intro-to-padel sessions, coaching, open play, ball machine challenges, kids' activities, singles court walk-ups
Live DJ, pizza truck, bar, raffle prizes throughout the day
Book here: https://playtomic.com/clubs/destino-padel
Every session booked through Playtomic includes a free drink and entry into prize draws across the day. Prizes, supplied in part by PDH Sports, include free court time, one-to-one coaching, rackets, Destino merchandise and more.