Recommended slogans for a high school cultural festival: A roundup of school festival themes

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The cultural festival slogan is an important element that symbolizes that year’s festival.

You probably want a slogan that reflects the image of the festival that year—something like “We want students to feel a sense of unity,” “We want it to capture the spirit of youth,” or “It should be humorous and fun,” and so on.

In this article, we’ll introduce recommended slogan ideas.

Since these suggestions are geared toward high school students, we’ve included not only trendy ideas but also four-character idioms with beautiful meanings that you don’t hear every day, as well as longer English phrases.

Use this as a reference when choosing your slogan!

Recommended slogans for high school cultural festivals: A collection of festival themes (41–50)

radiance

The word “kira” (radiance) can lend a sense of glamour and specialness to a school festival.

As a theme, it evokes students shining on stage, and can brighten the overall impression of the event.

For stage performances, using lighting to create a dreamlike atmosphere works well, and for venue decorations, eye-catching ideas like glittered posters and colorful garlands are effective.

Incorporating illustrations with motifs such as stars or gemstones into the pamphlet design will add depth to the theme.

By rallying around this word, everyone involved becomes a leading player and is encouraged to express their own brilliance to the fullest, elevating the collective mindset toward a truly radiant festival.

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Limit Break

Break Your Limits: a slogan that boldly brings the spirit of challenge to the forefront for the school festival.

It expresses a resolve for everyone to push past their own limits from preparation through the day of the event.

It can also motivate trying unprecedented performances on stage or incorporating new ideas at food stalls.

Displaying this phrase prominently on posters and pamphlets will transmit energy to viewers and is expected to boost morale across the entire festival.

In terms of design, combining a bold font with a fiery background will create synergy with the theme.

It’s the perfect theme to capture the determination to give it your all right to the very end.

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Resonant Tomo-Play

The warm, unifying phrase “Kyōmei Yūgaku” (Resonating Friendship and Joy) is perfect for a school festival—it expresses friends sharing happiness and everyone coming together as one.

The process of creating the festival through everyone’s cooperation is fun, too.

Use this phrase as your slogan and make it the best school festival ever! If you add words about the fun of the festival or about unity after “Kyōmei Yūgaku,” it might become an even more powerful slogan.

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Creative Heart, Forward

Let me introduce the phrase “Sōshin Zenshin,” which is perfect as a school festival slogan.

It means moving forward toward your goals with a fresh mindset.

A school festival is an event where students work together to make it exciting.

Let’s join forces, move forward without fearing failure, and take on challenges.

Deciding who you want the slogan to speak to will make it easier to create one.

Try coming up with a slogan that feels positive and evokes a sense of fun!

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It’s fine—our school is the strongest.

Here’s a slogan that’s perfect for showcasing confidence and team unity: “No worries—our school is the strongest.” This slogan captures the spirit of building the school festival together and adds momentum leading up to the event.

It’s a wonderful choice.

Through the festival, you might also highlight the school’s strengths.

Rally the entire school to make this the strongest and best cultural festival ever! A slogan that resonates can also raise participants’ expectations.

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Long live the heart’s excitement!

Using the phrase “Kokoro Odoru Banzai,” which evokes fun and joy, as a slogan conveys the passion and excitement for the cultural festival.

If you decide who the slogan is aimed at—students or visitors—after “Kokoro Odoru Banzai,” the slogan will gain more depth.

Adding illustrations to the poster alongside the slogan will make the message easier to convey.

It’s a perfect fit for a positive, uplifting slogan.

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Everybody has talent

This is a slogan quoted from the words of Michael Jackson, who could be called the most famous basketball player in the world.

The original is “Everybody has talent, but ability takes hard work,” which translates to “Everyone has talent, but it takes effort to bring it into full bloom.” It’s a perfect phrase for high school students who have the potential to achieve any dream or goal in the future.

I hope this school festival becomes one where each student can fully display their individual talents.

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