Ideas for exhibits recommended for school culture festivals. Film screenings, too.
When it comes to school festival attractions, many classes run food stalls or stage performances, but some also host classroom exhibitions or screen videos!
The biggest appeal of exhibition-style attractions is that once everything is prepared by the day of the event, they’re easy to run—mostly just guiding visitors.
In this article, we’ll introduce recommended ideas for school festival exhibits!
We’ve picked out not only classic creations and video projects, but also photo-worthy pieces and ideas that are likely to generate buzz.
Use these as inspiration and create wonderful works to put on display!
Ideas for recommended exhibits for school festivals and cultural festivals. Including screenings (1–10)
Mosaic art
It’s that project they do every year on the 24-Hour TV program—arranging lots of photos to create one large image! Using pictures from school events before the festival and from the preparation period will make it even more dramatic.
Instead of just displaying something made in advance, incorporating photos taken on the day of the festival and assembling the piece improv-style in real time would make it exciting and fun for both the creators and the audience.
Let’s add a performance element to the art to keep guests engaged and entertained.
balloon art
Balloon art, which is hugely popular with kids, is guaranteed to create a festive atmosphere and liven up the school festival even more! There are the familiar long balloons that can be twisted together to make animals and other characters, and there are also balloons that come pre-shaped.
They’re fun not only as festival exhibits but also as decorations, like entrance arches.
It’s also a great idea to make balloons right in front of visitors who come to see the exhibits and let them take them home!
Photo spot exhibit
It’s become trendy to upload cute photos on social media.
The term “Insta-bae” (Instagram-worthy) was even nominated for the Buzzword of the Year award and became a hot topic.
How about setting up Instagrammable photo spots all around the classroom where taking pictures would really pop? If everyone takes photos and posts them on social media, it could generate a lot of buzz.
independent film
By the day of the event, film a roughly 10–15 minute student-made movie and screen it in the classroom.
Cover the windows with blackout curtains and borrow a screen, projector, and surround speakers to create a space that feels like a real movie theater.
You could even offer popcorn and drinks.
For the movie itself, assign roles—director, screenwriter, camera operator, sound, lighting, editor—and work together as a class to produce it.
Even without professional gear like high-end cameras, an iPhone camera is more than enough to shoot.
If you have time, you might try making a few different films, such as a funny comedy or a moving drama.
The experience of making a film—something you don’t often get to do—will likely become a wonderful memory of your school life!
PythagoraSwitch
Let’s recreate that famous PythagoraSwitch ourselves! Using anything around us—marbles, soccer balls, chopsticks, rails, toy cars, plastic bottles, and more—let’s build a chain of mechanisms that set each other off like dominoes.
The sense of accomplishment when it’s complete will be huge.
On the day, you could hold one performance every 30 minutes and let the audience start it each time—that might be fun too.
An aquarium without water
As a cultural festival exhibit, showcasing craft projects and similar works is a pretty solid, good idea.
Rather than just making crafts, I think adding captions about each item—its history, origins, and profile—will make the display more compelling.
How about creating an aquarium not with live creatures, but by exhibiting crafted fish, like this “Aquarium Without Water”? Pay attention to lighting and overall atmosphere, and put together an aquarium that’s visually delightful!
Trick Art Exhibition
If you’re looking for an exhibition that visitors can actively experience, I recommend a trick art exhibition.
Trick art has become popular at interactive museums recently, and the number of fans is growing.
It’s visually striking and Instagrammable, and photos could help attract more visitors.
Creating a corner where guests can take photos together will also make for a nice memento.
