Music is essential for boosting the atmosphere at school festivals! Not only does it work perfectly as background music to energize stages and booths, but it also adds sparkle to band performances, choirs, and dance acts.
In this article, we’ll introduce our top recommended inspirational songs for cultural and school festivals.
Heart-stirring tracks that evoke memories with your friends will make this once-a-year celebration shine even brighter.
May you create wonderful memories with the best music!
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Heart-stirring songs that energize school festivals—the moving tracks that etch themselves into your memories (1–10)
lilacMrs. GREEN APPLE
“Lilac” is a song that carefully portrays the instability of adolescence and the process of growing up.
It drew a huge response right after its release and was chosen as the opening theme for “Oblivion Battery.” The sense of loss you feel at life’s turning points, and the hope you hold for the future—Mrs.’s music, which stays close to such complex emotions, is perfect for scenes like school festivals and cultural festivals.
It’s an anthem-like track that colors the memories of a special day.
Be sure to listen to it with your closest friends!
together; along with; bothWANIMA
WANIMA is a three-piece rock band that continues to lead the current melodic hardcore scene from the front lines.
Their song Tomoni, included on their second single JUICE UP!! and their second album Everybody!!, was featured in a commercial for NIVEA Kao’s 8×4 Body Fresh.
Its youth-charged lyrics make it an obvious choice as a graduation-song staple and a perfect fit for student festivals.
With its breakneck arrangement, it’s a heart-stirring rock tune guaranteed to fire up the crowd on a culture-fest stage.
I wonderDa-iCE
A Da-iCE track packed with uplifting emotion and exhilarating momentum.
Released in April 2024 as the theme song for the drama “Kururi: Who Did I Fall in Love With?”, this song features lyrics by Sota Hanamura and Taiki Kudo, depicting the moment of taking a step toward the future.
Its positive message—valuing the bonds with your friends and staying true to yourself—is perfect for students who want to go all out at school festivals.
It also ties in with the drama’s worldview, making it a song that lets you revel in both love and youth.
Listen with friends, and those positive feelings are sure to double!
DarlingMrs. GREEN APPLE
An uplifting anthem that gently stays by your side and gives you a push forward, dedicated to everyone who feels anxiety and uncertainty in their youth.
Mrs.
GREEN APPLE’s signature emotional, catchy melody and strongly affirmative lyrics that boost self-esteem will resonate in your heart.
Released in January 2025, this song was written for NHK General’s special program “Mrs.
GREEN APPLE 18 Festival,” and featured a special performance with 1,000 members of the 18-year-old generation.
It’s a track to listen to when you feel like you’re losing your sense of self or want a chance to face your true self.
Sing it with your friends on a school festival stage, and it will surely become an unforgettable memory.
fireworks (launched into the sky)DAOKO × Yonezu Kenshi
A poignant coming-of-age love story that stirs the heart with fragile, beautiful memories of summer.
Released in August 2017 as the theme song for the animated film “Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?” by DAOKO × Kenshi Yonezu.
Like fireworks blooming in the summer night sky, the lyrics depict a fleeting brilliance and vanishing transience, delicately expressing parting from someone dear and memories etched in the heart.
It’s an inspiring song that resonates during moments of looking back on days spent with friends, such as at school festivals or graduation ceremonies.
Kaiju no Hanabuta (Monster’s Flower Song)Vaundy
A track included on Vaundy’s “replica,” originally featured on the 2020 album “strobo,” has been re-recorded with a new arrangement.
Its lyrics leave a strong impression by probing the essence of one’s own existence and that of others.
They capture a complex feeling that, while everyone is authentic, we also seem like imitations in some way—resonating deeply with listeners.
It can be called an evolved version of a classic that has elicited widespread empathy, even prompting sing-alongs at live shows.
The lyrics, which make you want to look back on memories with lovers or friends, are perfect for school culture festivals and campus festivals that mark a page of youth.
Play it as background music for a stage performance or dance, and it’s sure to etch unfading memories.
OrangeSPYAIR
A rousing anthem of youth that seeps into the heart with tenderness and poignancy, like a sunset melting into the horizon! This is a song by SPYAIR, released in February 2024 as the theme for the film Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle.
It expresses the bitterness and pain experienced amid friendship, dreams, and growth by likening them to the tang of a sweet-and-sour orange.
While carrying anxieties about the future, it’s infused with a resolute will to give someone a push forward and keep facing ahead oneself.
It’s the perfect track for moments when you want to cherish precious time with your teammates and renew your resolve to step onto the next stage.