[Culture and School Festival Songs] A curated selection of popular and hit songs to brighten up your venues and events!
Among the many events in school life, the culture festival is one of the most memorable!
At culture festivals, there are countless moments where music plays a crucial role—whether it’s background music at the venue, songs for band performances, or tracks for dance numbers.
In this article, we’ll introduce songs that are guaranteed to hype up the culture festival, aimed at those running the event as committee members and those performing on stage.
With these picks, your festival production is sure to shine!
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[Culture Festival & School Festival Songs] Carefully selected popular and hit songs to color your venues and events! (121–130)
A bouquet for meAdo

A refreshing pop song produced by HoneyWorks, filled with self-affirmation and gratitude, has arrived! Ado’s powerful vocals match perfectly with the bright, uplifting melody.
The song carries a warm message that stays close to the listener’s heart, celebrating everyday little joys and hard work.
Selected as the tie-in song for Coca-Cola’s canned coffee “Georgia” commercial airing from March 2025, it will also be included on the album “Ado’s Best Album,” scheduled for release in April 2025.
It’s the perfect track to color the moments of getting ready for a school festival or practicing for a performance with friends.
Highly recommended for times when you want to encourage yourself and face forward together with your crew.
GRADUATIONSBACK-ON

This is a song that gently encourages you as you say goodbye to close friends and take a step onto a new path.
Holding the memories of precious friends you spent time with, it captures the wavering feelings of young people heading toward their respective futures through an emotional melody and powerful guitar sound.
The track serves as the theme song for “Kamen Rider Gotchard GRADUATIONS,” released by BACK-ON in February 2025, and stands as a supportive anthem that stays close to the major life turning point of graduation.
It blends seamlessly with the worldview of the V-Cinext production, further heightening the work’s emotional impact.
It’s a perfect song for the grand finale of a school or cultural festival and for making memories with friends.
While feeling the importance of friendship and bonds, this song gives you the courage to take your first steps toward the future.
It starts here!DREAMS COME TRUE

A heartwarming friendship song from DREAMS COME TRUE, filled with hopeful cheers and a powerful anthem.
Released in January 2025, the track features an energetic, vibrant rhythm that blends ’80s disco sounds with modern Latin grooves.
It carries messages of friendship, the courage to take on challenges, and encouragement for those stepping into something new.
Created as the theme song for the “Osaka-Kansai Expo Commemorative ACN EXPO EKIDEN 2025,” this lively tune is perfect for singing and dancing with friends at school or cultural festivals.
It’s also ideal for choral or dance performances practiced with friends, as well as background music for video projects.
Enjoy this uplifting cheer song that adds color to cherished memories with your friends.
RunLittle Glee Monster

This song, marked by its bright, uplifting message and powerful vocals, is an ambitious work by Little Glee Monster.
It emphasizes the importance of continuing to run toward your dreams and goals, serving as a cheer for those taking a new step forward.
Included on the album “Ambitious,” released in March 2025, it is a collaborative song created with Meiji Probio Yogurt R-1 to support new first-grade elementary school students.
Combining an energetic rhythm with a message that resonates in the heart, it’s perfect as a theme song for school events and culture festivals.
Humming it with friends or singing it on stage will help create irreplaceable memories.
[Culture Festival & School Festival Songs] Carefully selected popular and hit songs that enliven venues and events! (131–140)
VertigoMAN WITH A MISSION

A powerful track that fuses a sharp perspective on society with an energetic sound.
It’s a song by MAN WITH A MISSION that sounds an alarm about the modern world.
It skillfully depicts the psychological state of people tossed about by an overload of information, expressing a dizzying sense of chaos.
Even amid instability, it carries a will to move forward, resonating deeply with listeners.
Included on the EP “XV e.p.” released on March 12, 2025, it was also chosen as the promotional song for the near-futuristic sci-fi mecha game “Mecha BREAK.” The music video presents a unique world through lighting that highlights the colors of the five members.
It’s a work that will motivate you as you strive toward a goal with your friends during school festival preparations.
RomanticismMrs. GREEN APPLE

A refreshing love song where coolness and passion intertwine! With the feeling of being gently pushed forward by a summer day, it portrays a protagonist who carries feelings of love yet struggles to convey them, all set to Mrs.
GREEN APPLE’s signature buoyant melody.
Released in April 2019 as the commercial song for Shiseido’s SEA BREEZE, this track was also included on the album Attitude and has surpassed 340 million streams.
You’ve started to notice that special someone, but just can’t bring yourself to speak up… It’s filled with emotions that students grappling with that frustrating feeling will surely relate to.
Perform it on a cultural festival dance stage, and you’re bound to spark a sense of unity with the audience!
PLAYERSYOASOBI

Set to a breezy pop tune that kicks off with the shout of “Play on!”, YOASOBI paints a picture of joyful moments spent with friends.
While looking back on shared memories, the song’s standout feature is its uplifting message about facing forward and moving ahead.
Released in March 2025 as part of the PlayStation 30th anniversary project “Project: MEMORY CARD,” it has also drawn attention as the CM song featuring Nanase Nishino and VTuber Usada Pekora.
It’s the perfect track for anyone who cherishes bonds and memories with friends, as well as for students gearing up for school festivals and events.



