A roundup of fun slogan ideas perfect for a school festival

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Have you decided on a slogan for the school festival?

When it comes to slogans, four-character idioms or single kanji are common, but there are also funny slogans that incorporate current events and trends.

In this article, we’ll introduce amusing slogans that you won’t be able to forget once you’ve seen them.

If you’re thinking, “We want this year’s slogan to be funny,” or “I want to know what kind of ideas everyone has for slogans,” feel free to use this as a reference.

There are lots of gag-style slogans, so it’s fun just to look through them!

A roundup of funny slogan ideas perfect for a school festival (1–10)

Madness for a moment is a passing shame; never going mad is a lifelong shame.

This slogan delivers a powerful message: spending the event’s time meaningfully can become a lifelong memory.

It’s modeled after the saying “To ask is a moment’s shame; not to ask is a lifetime’s shame,” and its closeness to a familiar phrase is part of what draws attention.

It empathizes with people who feel embarrassed about enjoying the school festival to the fullest, while suggesting that if you don’t allow yourself that momentary embarrassment, you may be left with regret afterward.

Describing the act of enjoying the event’s limited time as ‘going crazy’ is another interesting touch, conveying the passionate spirit for the festival and the sense of the space erupting in excitement.

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Free-spirited in one’s own playful way

The phrase jiyū honpō means “to act as you wish without worrying about what others think.” The playful variation jiyū honpō, written with characters meaning “play” and “freely,” conveys an even stronger feeling of fully enjoying the event.

Since the original is a four-character idiom and the reading remains the same, it has a nice ring and rhythm, and its simplicity makes it easy to remember—another plus.

It’s a stylish slogan that adds excitement to school and cultural festivals, blending a sense of innocence with an intellectual vibe.

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I have not a single regret about our XX Festival.

In the manga Fist of the North Star, Raoh says the line, “I have not a single regret in my life.” How about riffing on that line and putting your cultural festival’s name in the blank? For the students creating the festival, it can express their resolve to carry it through without regrets, and for visitors, it conveys that they’ll enjoy the festival so much they won’t be left with any regrets.

A given year’s cultural festival can only be enjoyed at that moment.

Let’s give it our all with this slogan in our hearts, so that not even a fragment of regret remains!

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A roundup of fun slogan ideas perfect for the school festival (11–20)

NO ◯◯ NO LIFE

The phrase “NO ◯◯ NO LIFE” means that having ◯◯ makes life richer.

“NO MUSIC NO LIFE,” used by the major CD shop chain Tower Records, is a famous example, and the familiar ring of the phrase makes it perfect as a slogan for a school cultural festival.

By inserting the name of the festival or school event, it can express the feeling that students are working hard in their daily studies for that occasion.

It’s a catchy slogan that stylishly enhances the event.

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I will become the god of the school festival.

Many of you have probably read the popular manga Death Note.

Its clean art style is said to be a huge hit with women, too.

Some people got into it through the anime or the movies.

The protagonist, Light Yagami, has many famous lines, but none are as impactful as “I will become the God of the new world.” It might be cool to parody that with “I will become the god of ___.” You can put a serious word in the blank, or something funny in an improv-comedy style—either is fine! Try coming up with ideas together as a class and have fun!

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The Revolt of the Livestock

It’s a slogan that conveys a desire to blow off the stress and accumulated negative emotions each of them has felt in everyday life at the school festival.

The word “livestock” evokes the image of being crammed into a small space, and paired with “rebellion,” it becomes a phrase that boldly declares “liberation.” The fact that they describe themselves as livestock is also key, making their dissatisfaction feel even more vivid.

The words express anger, which contrasts with the typically fun image of a school festival, and that gap between the event and the slogan is part of what makes it amusing.

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If people go right, I go left.

The slogan used at Kyoto University’s 1992 campus festival, “If people go right, I go left.” It’s a phrase that reflects Kyoto University’s trait of finding value in being different, and it perfectly captures the sense of anticipation that, at festivals and cultural events, the more unique something is, the more it can delight students and visitors.

It’s outstanding as is, of course, but if you’re going to use it, why not swap out “right” and “left” for words that feel more true to you? That could make it even more original.

It’s a slogan that feels just right in an extraordinary setting, conveying both individuality and intellect.

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