Eid Celebration Tambola Tickets

Eid celebration tambola is a picture housie for Eid: a chand, lanterns, dates, eidi and sheer khurma fill the ticket, and six prizes from Eidi Five to the Eid Mubarak full house. The page has the free pack, an online game for family far away, a prize ladder, a planner for 12 to 50 guests and a run sheet for an Eid get-together.

Five Eid pictures, fifteen numbers

When the whole khandaan (extended family) is gathered after the Eid lunch, there is usually a stretch of the afternoon or evening when everyone is too full to move. A round of housie fills that gap beautifully, and our Eid theme tambola tickets give it a festive face.

The card has a graceful arch on top, like a mosque doorway, with “Eid Celebration” written across it and an “Eid Mubarak” medallion. Below are five picture panels, each with three numbers:

• Chand: the slim crescent moon whose sighting announces Eid.
• Lanterns: glowing fanoos (hanging lamps) like the ones strung up on Chand Raat.
• Dates: khajoor, the fruit so many families break their fast with through Ramzan.
• Eidi: a little gift envelope, the money or present elders give to children on Eid.
• Sheer Khurma: a bowl of the vermicelli, milk and dry fruit dessert that every home makes its own way.

Ready-to-print Eid Celebration Tambola pack

12 different picture tickets (2 on each A4 page) with a caller sheet, a prize sheet and a rules page. Print it as it is, or press Create your tambola ticket above for more tickets and your own party name.

Download the free PDF

How each prize is won

The prize sheet shows the pictures next to each name, so younger children can follow along without reading.

Eidi Five goes to whoever marks any 5 numbers first. It is the fastest prize, so it is a good one to hand to the smallest children.

Chand Raat needs all the numbers in the Chand and Lanterns panels. Chand Raat is the night of the moon sighting, when markets stay open late and hands are decorated with mehendi.

Sweet Celebration asks for both the Dates and Sheer Khurma panels, six numbers between them.

Eidi Mili (“got my Eidi”) is won by completing the Eidi panel.

Roshni, meaning light, is just the Lanterns panel. Note that a Lanterns number also counts towards Chand Raat, so one lucky call can bring two players close to two prizes.

Eid Mubarak Full House is all 15 numbers on the ticket.

Every group of six tickets covers 1 to 90 exactly once, so wins are shared fairly across the family.

Making it part of your Eid gathering

Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the month of fasting, and the Wikipedia article on Eid al-Fitr describes how it is celebrated in different countries. At home, the day usually begins with Eid namaz, then visits, hugs, new clothes and a long meal. Eid theme tambola fits neatly into the relaxed hours afterwards.

When to play. Late afternoon or after dinner, once the guests who came for sevaiyan (sweet vermicelli) have settled in. Some families prefer an evening game on the second day of Eid, when the rush of visitors has eased.

Play for gifts, not stakes. Many families prefer that nobody buys tickets with money. Simply hand tickets out free and keep a basket of small gifts as prizes. It feels more in the spirit of Eidi anyway.

Gift ideas:

• A box of premium dates or a dry fruit tray for Sweet Celebration.
• Glass bangles or a mehendi cone set for Chand Raat.
• A crisp new note in a decorated envelope for Eidi Mili, which children love.
• A small lantern or a bottle of attar (traditional perfume) for Roshni.
• A prayer mat, a framed calligraphy print or a hamper for the Full House.

Seating. A dastarkhwan (floor spread) with cushions works as well as a dining table. Keep the caller at one end where elders can hear clearly.

Dress. Everyone is already in their Eid best: sherwanis, pathani suits, shararas and ghararas. A family photo holding the winning tickets makes a lovely keepsake.

Play Eid Celebration tambola online

If a sister is spending Eid with her in-laws in another city, or cousins are abroad, they need not miss the game. Set up a live game, send everyone the link and let them play on their phones. The game announces every number, aloud if you turn the voice on, and the tickets mark themselves.

A children’s round for Eidi

Here is a twist families enjoy. Before the main game, give each child one ticket and play only for Eidi Five and Eidi Mili. The elders act as callers in turn, and every child who wins receives an envelope. Then switch to the full game for the adults. Printing two tickets to a page keeps the panels big for small hands, and color printing makes the moon and lanterns stand out.

If you are expecting a big crowd, black and white copies are cheaper, and the caller sheet means you never lose track of what has been drawn.

For other festival designs, browse the full set of theme tambola tickets. The original Eid tambola game with number tickets is still there if you want a classic grid, and the Chai, Chaat and Chatter tambola is a good pick for the relaxed tea gatherings that follow Eid visits.

Eid theme tambola: why this theme works

Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, and families celebrate with prayers, new clothes, special food and gifts of money called eidi. Many groups also hold an Eid party or a Chand Raat gathering (the evening when the new moon is sighted) with friends and relatives.

A tambola game offers a simple, friendly activity for these gatherings. The five pictures are the signs of the day: the crescent moon (chand), lanterns, dates, eidi and sheer khurma, the sweet vermicelli dessert. The prizes, such as Chand Raat and Eidi Mili, keep the language joyful and respectful.

Here is how eid theme tambola fits a Eid get-together: the pictures need no explanation, the prizes give the host lines to announce, and the whole game fits comfortably around the other events of the day.

How to play eid celebration tambola step by step

The rules of eid celebration tambola are the rules of ordinary tambola, with pictures instead of rows. Here is the whole game in six steps, using the prize names printed on the sheet:

1. Hand out the tickets. Give each player one ticket and read the prize list aloud, starting with Eidi Five and ending with Eid Mubarak Full House.
2. Call the numbers. The host calls numbers from 1 to 90 in random order, or lets the online game call them.
3. Mark your pictures. Each player strikes off the numbers on their ticket, and each picture holds three of them.
4. Claim a prize. The first player to complete a pattern shouts the prize name, such as “Chand Raat!”, before the next number is called.
5. Check the claim. The host reads the numbers back against the caller sheet. A wrong claim loses that ticket the prize.
6. Finish with the full house. The game ends when a player marks all fifteen numbers and wins Eid Mubarak Full House.

New players learn eid celebration tambola in about two minutes, because the pictures show them what to look for. If the group has never played tambola, our guide on how to play tambola explains the classic version.

Eid celebration tambola: the prize ladder in numbers

Every prize in eid celebration tambola needs a different number of marked numbers, so the prizes arrive in a predictable order. We simulated 3,000 games with 24 tickets, which is 4 sets of six, and recorded the call on which each prize was first completed. The table shows the median, with the middle half of games alongside:

With 24 tickets the first five arrives on about call 13, and the full house on about call 73, so the whole ladder runs over 60 calls, or about 10 minutes at 10 seconds a call. A one-picture prize arrives around call 29, and a two-picture prize around call 51, so most of the excitement happens in the middle of the game. When you plan eid celebration tambola, announce the prizes in the order they are likely to be won, and keep the biggest for last.

Eid tambola tickets: how many to print and how long a game lasts

This planner answers the question behind eid tambola tickets: how many to print and how long the game lasts. For a Eid get-together, the right number of tickets depends on how many guests want to play. This planner rounds up to whole sets of six and uses the same simulation as above for each size of group. One ticket for each player is the usual choice, and you can print a few spares for latecomers:

For 12 guests, print 12 tickets (2 sets of six) and expect the full house around call 76, which is about 12.7 minutes of calling. For 50 guests you need 60 tickets and the full house arrives around call 69.

The bigger the group, the earlier each prize is won, because more tickets are in play: the first five comes on call 14 with 12 guests but on call 11 with 50. That is why eid celebration tambola stays quick even at a large Eid get-together, and why it suits a short slot in the program.

What one ticket looks like during eid celebration tambola

A ticket holds 15 of the 90 numbers, which is one sixth of them, so on average it has one sixth of the numbers called so far marked. By call 30 a typical ticket has 5 of its 15 numbers marked:

That is the average ticket, though. With 24 tickets in play, the best ticket reaches five marked numbers on call 13, and the best ticket completes all fifteen on call 73, long before an average ticket does. This gap between the average and the best ticket explains why the prizes in eid celebration tambola are won so much earlier than the table above suggests.

Eid party games: a ready-made run sheet

Here is how eid party games runs on the day. Here is a run sheet for eid celebration tambola that fits 85 minutes. The times are suggestions; stretch the snack break or shorten a round to suit your Eid get-together.

The tambola rounds take 45 of the 85 minutes, which leaves room for food, photos and conversation. If you only have half the time, play one round and keep eid celebration tambola for the full house, since the biggest prize makes the best ending.

Prize ideas for eid celebration tambola: a gift for every pattern

Match the gift to the pattern: small gifts for the quick prizes and the best gift for the full house. These ideas fit a Eid get-together:

Decor and dress ideas to go with the prizes:

• Lanterns and crescent moon decorations
• A bowl of dates on every table
• Green and gold tablecloths
• An eidi envelope station for children

Keep the prizes simple, wrap them in the theme colors and put them on a table where everyone can see them before the first call. A prize table in view keeps interest high all through eid celebration tambola.

Three twists to try with eid celebration tambola

A small twist makes the game feel planned. Pick one, or use all three across the rounds of eid celebration tambola, and eid celebration tambola stays quick whichever you choose.

Eidi for all

Children who win a prize get a small eidi from the host.

Chand Raat story

The winner of Chand Raat shares a favorite memory of an Eid.

Dates and dua

Winners of Eidi Five may offer a short wish for the group.

If you like eid celebration tambola, you may also enjoy Diwali Dhamaka Tambola, Rang Barse Holi Tambola, Teej Ki Bahaar Tambola, or browse the whole theme tambola collection.