Recommended for school culture festivals! A collection of stall ideas that let you enjoy a festival-at-the-fair vibe
The festival fairs often held at shrines are packed with game and food stalls, and they’re so much fun, aren’t they?
Why not bring some of those fair games and foods into your own school or campus festival?
In this article, we’ll share recommended ideas that let you capture a festive atmosphere at cultural and school festivals.
We’ve gathered not only classic games and foods you’d see at real fairs, but also some unique, offbeat stall ideas.
All of them fit in small, booth-sized spaces, so you can set them up indoors or outdoors.
If you’re unsure what to do for your cultural festival, be sure to use these ideas for inspiration!
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Recommended for cultural festivals and school festivals! A collection of booth ideas to enjoy a traditional fair vibe (61–70)
chai tea
A stylish chai tea with a special feel would probably be popular if you sold it at a school festival booth.
If you want to set up a booth at the festival, let’s discuss and decide on things like the menu, toppings, and whether to offer iced or hot versions as we plan.
It might also help the service run smoothly on the day if you decide in advance which spices to use for the chai.
Offering sweetness levels—less sweet, regular, or sweeter—could make it easier for customers to choose.
Recommended toppings include cinnamon powder, chocolate sauce, and whipped cream!
Mysterious Candy Shop Zenitendo
Create a world and perform it! Here are some ideas inspired by The Mysterious Candy Shop Zenitendō.
Hugely popular from children’s novels to anime and film, The Mysterious Candy Shop Zenitendō is known for its thrilling, heart-pounding stories and distinctive worldbuilding centered on sweets.
The characters are unique, of course, but focusing on the worldbuilding above all might be the key to creating a wonderful play.
Adding clever twists within the story will likely capture the audience’s attention.
Be sure to give it a try!
Pe-tan Darts
At a school festival, it’s nice to have a game everyone can enjoy together.
How about having fun with a darts game? You can make darts using items like construction paper and straws that you can buy at a 100-yen shop.
If you make darts using straws, prep should be easy.
But straw darts won’t stick into the target, right? In that case, attach a small ball made by rolling up cellophane tape to the tip.
The key is to use slightly larger pieces of cellophane tape.
With homemade darts, everyone’s sure to have a great time.
Cardboard crane game
Claw machines are loved by both kids and adults, aren’t they? That thrill when you operate it yourself and win a prize is ageless! In fact, you can even make a claw machine by hand.
Of course, building a large one can be challenging, but a small version can be made in just a few hours if you have cardboard! For prizes, you can put in snacks or handmade trinkets—coming up with the contents is fun too.
If you have the time and budget, try making a large claw machine that can be the highlight of a school festival.
Sparkling drinks to enjoy from the 100-yen shop
100-yen stores keep evolving day by day.
From everyday staple seasonings and stationery to clever gadgets that make life easier, these shops have become indispensable in our daily lives.
How about selling sparkling drinks using “aurora powder” sold at these 100-yen stores? This aurora syrup makes ordinary liquids glow gently like the aurora—it’s wonderfully mesmerizing.
It also caters perfectly to today’s photo-worthy trends! Be sure to offer plenty of color variations using shaved ice syrups and more!
Taiwanese drink! Douhua
Do you know douhua? It’s written with the characters for “tofu flower” and pronounced “doufa.” Recently, specialty shops have opened, and it’s been appearing more often on trendy café menus.
Douhua is a traditional Taiwanese dessert—think something like tofu or almond jelly.
It’s cold and refreshing, and it’s sure to be a hit at a hot-day school festival.
It hasn’t gone fully mainstream yet, but it’s definitely a hot topic, and I bet many people are curious about it.
You can serve it in a bowl like ice cream, or in a cup like a bubble tea—there are tons of ways to customize it!
Strikeout
It’s the familiar game you often see on TV, where you try to throw a ball with force and punch out a target.
You can adjust the difficulty by changing the target size, the distance, and the type of ball used.
The fun of this game is watching the target pop out cleanly when the ball hits it, so focus on that aspect when making your own.
An ideal setup for strikeout would be a sturdy outer frame that isn’t affected by impacts, with lightweight targets attached to it that the ball can punch through.
