[Cultural Festival / School Festival Theme] Carefully Selected High-Impact Recommended Phrases!

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Slogans displayed every year at school festivals and cultural festivals.

Words with impact can make the festival even more exciting, but choosing one can be tough—“We want a theme that unites everyone,” “We want something funny,” and so on.

So, in this article, we’ve gathered recommended themes for cultural festivals.

From short, cool themes to witty parodies of famous quotes and stylish themes in English, we’ve picked a wide range.

Use them as inspiration when choosing your theme!

English/Foreign Languages (11–20)

Adventure is worthwhile

These are famous words left by Aesop, the Greek writer known as the author of Aesop’s Fables.

The phrase means “Adventure is worthwhile,” and it conveys the greatness of taking on challenges.

Because the words come from Aesop, who offers various lessons through his stories, they carry strong persuasive power.

They seem to dispel the anxiety of trying something new and affirm the will to move forward.

By adopting words that support challenge as a slogan, your imagination may expand as well.

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Everybody has talent

Active from the 1980s through the 1990s and a major contributor to basketball’s popularity, Michael Jordan is a legendary figure whose achievements earned him the nickname “the god of basketball” and secured his place in the sport’s history.

Among the famous quotes left by the extraordinarily talented Jordan is one that speaks about the talents each person possesses.

Conveying the idea that “everyone has talent,” it reminds us that while everyone has some kind of talent, effort is also essential to bring that talent to life.

It’s a phrase that stirs self-belief and emphasizes a positive mindset to keep moving forward.

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Go for it

By the time you reach the day of the school festival, you’ve probably put in all kinds of effort and preparation.

This phrase conveys the feeling of trusting in those accumulated efforts and the strong resolve heading into the big day.

It’s often used with meanings like “go for it” or “just do it,” evoking the image of a powerful push forward.

It’s a classic word of encouragement, and it also highlights cooperation and bonds with friends—that’s an important point.

It carries a positive image that affirms all the hard work up to this moment as well.

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Hope trumps all

In moments of challenge, it’s important to believe in what you’ve built up and keep your heart strong.

Let’s lift our spirits for the school festival with words that ease the anxiety of taking on a challenge and rouse the hope within.

The phrase meaning “Hope is the trump card against everything” is often used in settings like sports, spoken to encourage those around us.

It conveys the powerful message that as long as we don’t let go of hope, we can try again and again—and that we should take a bold first step with hope in our hearts.

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Imagination rules the world

This is a famous quote left by the great figure who was active during the French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte.

It carries the meaning that “imagination rules the world,” conveying a powerful drive to break through the status quo.

Rather than accepting things as they are, envisioning an ideal becomes the force that changes the world—this phrase radiates that strong energy.

It would be a perfect slogan for a school festival, aiming to imagine ideals and create an enjoyable space.

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Step by Step

To make a big event like the school festival a success, nothing is more important than steadily making progress with preparations.

It’s a phrase that tells us success awaits precisely because of those daily efforts we build up.

Carrying the meaning of “one step at a time,” it gently supports the accumulation of hard work.

During the preparation period, it eases anxieties about the big day, and when the day comes, it reminds you of all the preparation you’ve put in.

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The sky is the limit

For a school festival, it’s important to make the most of all the preparation you’ve built up leading up to the big day.

Pushing forward with enough momentum to break through your perceived limits brings the event closer to success and helps you make the most of the limited time you have.

Here’s a phrase that stirs that drive to charge ahead—a proverb that conveys the force of striving to surpass your limits.

Literally, it means “the sky’s limit,” but since the sky stretches on forever, it’s used with the sense that “the possibilities are endless.”

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