HOK Diwali LIT Fest is Honor of Kings India’s festive campaign, and it runs until November 6, 2026. It includes a four-city roadshow, a fan art contest, a Streamers Showdown with a ₹2,00,000 prize pool, and a Diwali LIT Night finale broadcast. Level Infinite announced it on October 27 with Skyesports as its event partner, under the slogan “Light it. Squad up. OK, HOK!”
The campaign already started with a Global Anniversary livestream on October 24. The main dates still ahead are the Chennai experience zone on October 30 and 31, the fan art deadline on November 2, and the three-day creator tournament from November 4 to 6.
HOK Diwali LIT Fest schedule: every date in one place
The press release spreads these dates across several sections, so we pulled them into one table. All times are in IST.
| Date | Event | Where | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 24, 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM | Global Anniversary livestream with 10 creators | Honor of Kings India and Skyesports YouTube, plus creator channels | Done |
| October 25 to November 2 | HOK × Diwali Fan Art Festival | Online | Open now |
| Dates to be announced | Roadshow on campuses and in malls | Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, Kolkata, Mumbai | Upcoming |
| October 30 and 31 | Honor of Kings experience zone at Gaming Thiruvizha | Chennai Trade Centre | Upcoming |
| November 4 to 6 | Streamers Showdown with a ₹2,00,000 prize pool | Online broadcast | Upcoming |
| November 6 | Diwali LIT Night grand finale | Online broadcast | Upcoming |
How much is the HOK Streamers Showdown prize pool?
The Streamers Showdown pays out ₹2,00,000 in total. Fifteen gaming creators split into three teams named Agni, Diya and Avali, which works out to five players per team, or exactly one full Honor of Kings lineup each. The event opens with team formation and a draft, moves into round-robin matches and ends with a grand final on November 6.
| Placement | Prize | Share of pool |
|---|---|---|
| Winning team | ₹1,25,000 | 62.5% |
| Runners-up | ₹50,000 | 25% |
| Tournament MVP | ₹25,000 | 12.5% |
| Third-placed team | Not listed | 0% |
The percentages are our own calculation. If the winners’ cheque is divided equally, which the release does not confirm, each of the five creators would take ₹25,000. That is the same amount as the solo MVP award. The third team gets no prize money in the published split.
Names? Not out yet. Watch Honor of Kings India’s YouTube and Instagram accounts for the roster.
Which cities will the Honor of Kings roadshow visit?
The offline leg goes to Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, Kolkata and Mumbai. Each stop covers university campuses and large shopping destinations, where fans can expect themed challenges, quizzes, fan booths and merchandise giveaways. No colleges or malls are named yet.
Three of those four cities have hosted Honor of Kings events before. Earlier in 2026, the King’s Arise India City Tour held offline finals in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi, each with a ₹1,00,000 prize pool. Kolkata is new.
Honor of Kings at Gaming Thiruvizha in Chennai
Chennai gets its own experience zone at Gaming Thiruvizha, the Skyesports pop culture and gaming festival held at the Chennai Trade Centre. According to the press release, the Honor of Kings zone runs on October 30 and 31 with hands-on gameplay, creative showcases and community rewards. Earlier announcements for Gaming Thiruvizha 2026 listed September 26 and 27, so confirm the dates on the event’s ticketing page before you travel. The first Gaming Thiruvizha drew more than 17,000 fans.
How to enter the HOK × Diwali Fan Art Festival
The fan art contest runs from October 25 to November 2. Four kinds of entries are accepted: Diwali-themed illustrations, Honor of Kings hero fan art, short videos and rangoli designs. A hero drawn into a rangoli pattern counts as an entry.
The reward listed in the release is a feature on Honor of Kings India’s official social media channels. No cash or in-game prizes are mentioned. Entry steps will be posted on Honor of Kings India’s official social accounts, and they had not been published when the campaign was announced on October 27.
Creators who want paid opportunities should look at HOK Studio, the Honor of Kings creator programme for India. Its first phase had an incentive pool of more than ₹10 million.
Where to watch the Diwali LIT Night finale
The campaign ends on November 6 with Diwali LIT Night. It is a broadcast with 10 popular creators, showmatches and a symbolic Diwali lamp-lighting to close the festival. The October 24 stream went out on the Honor of Kings India and Skyesports YouTube channels and on creators’ own streams. Expect the finale on the same channels, although the release has not given a start time yet.
Skyesports is also handling dates on the BGMI calendar this month. It recently said the CEGC 2026 grand finals cannot move despite a PMGC clash, so November is busy for the organiser.
Why Honor of Kings is spending big on India
Honor of Kings, developed by TiMi Studio Group and published outside China by Tencent’s Level Infinite, launched in India on March 11, 2026. Since then it has added a creator programme, an India qualifier for the Esports World Cup with a ₹5,00,000 prize pool, and now its first Diwali campaign. Globally the game passed 260 million monthly active users, a figure Level Infinite shared in October 2025 during the game’s 10th anniversary.
Diwali LIT Fest is the first India campaign built mainly around offline events and creators. The prize money is small next to Honor of Kings esports. The roadshow, campus visits and creator tournament are aimed at players who may not have tried the game yet.
