[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 Your School Culture Festival! Recommended Friendship Songs (41–50)
sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua)SEKAI NO OWARI
Many of you students are fans of SEKAI NO OWARI, also known as SekaOwa, right? For those people, I recommend the song “Sazanka.” Its lyrics cheer on everyone chasing their dreams, so I’d love for all of you working hard for the school festival to give it a listen.
It’s a beautiful, gently paced track that truly resonates with the heart.
[2026] Get Fired Up at Cultural and School Festivals! Recommended Friendship Songs (51–60)
HappinessAI
Although this song is loved as a Christmas tune, it’s of course popular outside the holiday season too! Its sparkling, festive sound is perfect for kicking off a school culture festival.
Don’t you think the chorus, with its theme of smiles, is just right for such an event? It’s a great pick to start a festival filled with everyone’s smiles.
It’s fun to sing together, and the strong, easy-to-follow beat makes it great for dancing as well.
It’s also recommended as BGM for the opening movie.
The Day I Became a JewelBUMP OF CHICKEN
It’s a song used in a Calpis Water commercial and one of BUMP OF CHICKEN’s signature tracks.
It tells us that the time spent with friends sparkled like gemstones, and as a song that can be enjoyed by children and adults alike, it’s a friendship anthem that livens up school festivals and cultural festivals.
Someday, these tearsLittle Glee Monster
An uplifting anthem with majestic choir and dramatic sound, powered by Little Glee Monster’s striking harmonies that truly move the heart.
It sings of the hope that the tears shed through effort and challenge will one day turn into a badge of honor, while its warm vocals gently but firmly embrace a heart burdened by doubt.
Included on the album “juice” and released in January 2018, the song was chosen as the support anthem for the 96th All Japan High School Soccer Tournament.
It wraps you in a feeling of wanting to grow together with friends striving toward their dreams, encouraging one another along the way.
The world is smiling at you.Little Glee Monster
Little Glee Monster’s “Sekai wa Anata ni Waraikakete Iru” is also a great choice for a school festival.
The song’s sparkling melody and uplifting lyrics are striking, and it fills the entire venue with a bright mood.
It’s perfect not only for performing as a group, but also as a theme song thanks to its wonderful message.
It’s sure to help create an unforgettable day.
Youth PhotographLittle Glee Monster
When you think of cultural festivals or school festivals, the image that comes to mind is definitely student youth.
A perfect opening song that fits that image is Little Glee Monster’s “Seishun Photograph.” Its lyrics that capture the feeling of youth and its bright sound go perfectly together, so I think it would be easy for festival-goers to enjoy.
SiriusMr.forute
People who like to stand out, people who thrive behind the scenes, people who enjoy preparing things together, people who pour themselves into making things—cultural festivals and school festivals are created by all kinds of people coming together.
Surely everyone approached them feeling like this song.
It’s a track by the rock band Mr.
Forte, released digitally in 2021.
The fresh, radiant band sound pairs perfectly with the lyrics, which say, “Let’s go where we want to go.” Listening to it might even make you want to throw an arm around the person next to you.
