[2026] Friendship Songs to Hype Up Your School’s Cultural Festival
Many students look forward to the annual cultural and school festivals! There are all kinds of events like food stalls, exhibits, and volunteer performances! In the midst of all that, you probably spend lots of time preparing for the festival and practicing your performance with your close friends, right? In this article, we’ll introduce plenty of friendship-themed songs that are perfect for cultural and school festivals! They’re great for band performances, dance routines, festival theme songs, or even background music for videos! Find the perfect track to color your wonderful memories with your dear friends.
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[2026] Pump Up the Culture and School Festivals! Recommended Friendship Songs (91–100)
Blue SpringRADWIMPS
This is “Aoi Haru,” a song released in 2003 by RADWIMPS, a four-member rock band that began their activities in 2001.
Many students will likely relate to the lyrics that capture the heart of youth in full swing.
In school life, you naturally spend a lot of time with friends.
This song is filled with gratitude for meeting those friends.
It’s perfect for livening up cultural and school festivals while expressing your appreciation to your friends.
Be sure to listen to it together with them.
A Song for a FriendSonar Pocket
Even if you graduate and end up far away from your friends, the memories of the school festival will last a lifetime.
This is a message song filled with cheers for friends who are far away.
Created by the Aichi-born music group Sonar Pocket, it was released in 2009 as their third single.
Carried by a refreshing band sound, it conveys a straightforward sentiment.
The words “No matter what happens, we’ll always be connected” are sure to resonate in your and your friends’ hearts.
At least this / Just this (one thing)WANIMA
This is “Kore Dake wa,” a 2017 song by WANIMA, a three-piece rock band from Kumamoto.
The lyrics were written by the vocalist, KENTA.
It can be described as a pep song for friends striving toward their goals.
School festivals and cultural festivals, and working together to create something as a group, aren’t always just fun—there can be worries and tough moments too.
But you can feel how wonderful it is to tackle something by joining forces with everyone.
It’s a highly recommended track that encourages you to keep going.
My friendZARD
It’s the ending theme of the anime Slam Dunk and one of ZARD’s signature songs.
Centered on the theme of friendship, it conveys the idea that just being together makes you stronger.
Hugely popular across generations, it’s guaranteed to get everyone excited when played at school or cultural festivals!
paper airplanesuis from Yorushika × Evan Call
A heartwarming tale of friendship woven from grand orchestration and crystal-clear vocals.
This work, a collaboration between YORUSHIKA’s suis and Evan Call, beautifully portrays the wish to entrust precious feelings to a letter and deliver them to someone dear.
The melody builds gradually from a gentle introduction, like the climax of a film.
Chosen as the theme song for the animated feature “Kairyu and the Postman,” released in February 2025, it further elevates the story’s emotional impact.
It’s a song you’ll want to hum with friends as you prepare for a school cultural festival.
It will help create moments when everyone connects heart to heart, while cherishing the wonders of friendship and the memories you hold dear.
We are!kitadani hiroshi
The first opening theme of the hugely popular anime, ONE PIECE.
Centered on the theme of dreams, this song brings to mind Luffy and his crew as they continue their adventure while cherishing their friends.
It may be a bit old, but as the theme song of a hit anime, it’s still widely recognized today.
It’s perfect not only for band performances but also for singing at karaoke competitions or using as BGM in video projects.
A highly recommended track that lets you feel the bonds between friends.
Unable to become an adultkujira
This work gently sings of the importance of embracing loneliness and ordinariness.
Through images of the stillness of a moonless night and scattering light into the darkness, its warm lyrics, which handle a fragile heart with care, resonate deeply.
Kujira centers themes of self-acceptance and growth, beautifully expressing young people’s emotions within a unique worldview.
This piece serves as the theme song for the February 2025 film “My Senpai Is a Boy: Rain, Then Clear,” showcasing the delicate musicality honed on the albums “Until I Can Love Life” and “Vegetable Drawer.” It’s a wonderful song that stays close to the subtle feelings of youth—days at a school festival spent with dear friends, the anxiety and confusion felt while searching for one’s true self.