When it comes to running a food booth at a school festival, it’s hard to decide what to put on the menu, isn’t it?
Of course, it has to be delicious, but many people are probably thinking, “If we’re doing it anyway, we want to serve something that looks great in photos!”
In this article, we’ll introduce cute, Instagrammable foods that you’ll be tempted to snap pictures of—perfect for a school festival.
We’ve selected a wide range of items, from trendy Korean street foods to creative twists on classic school festival staples.
Use these ideas as inspiration and create a menu that will help you capture lots of fun, memorable photos from your school festival!
- Recommended foods for a high school cultural festival: from Instagrammable items to easy, casual bites.
- A catalog of recommended festival booths for school culture festivals, with ideas that will shine on social media.
- Festival booth menu items that can be served without cooking and without using fire
- Summary of unusual foods we’d like to offer at the school festival’s food stall
- [For High School Students] A roundup of recommended attractions for the school festival
- [Moe Moe Kyun!] Maid Café Ideas for the School Cultural Festival
- Instagram-worthy ideas for a high school cultural festival: photo spots everyone will love
- Roundup of classic and popular festival foods, plus trending menu items
- Recommended slogans for a high school cultural festival: A roundup of school festival themes
- Instagrammable cultural festival foods: featuring trendy sweets and Korean eats
- A checklist to review right before the school cultural festival
- [Non-food] Cultural festival attractions: from classroom exhibits to stage events
- Recommended ideas for student council projects at a school festival, such as recreational activities and stage events.
Instagrammable food for school festivals: introducing trendy sweets and Korean eats (1–10)
Colorful popcorn
Delicious and colorful—what a treat! Here are some ideas for colorful popcorn.
When you think of popcorn, many people picture it as white or cream-colored.
This time, let’s make colorful popcorn with different hues for each flavor.
You can expand the variety and enjoy flavors like strawberry, matcha, coconut, and caramel.
Put the colorful popcorn in cute cups or containers for a charming finish.
Visitors will be tempted to snap photos, too.
Banana split
Easy and delicious! Here are some banana split ideas.
For a school festival project, it’s nice to have a menu that’s simple to make.
This time, let’s try making a cute, easy banana split.
A banana split is a traditional American dessert characterized by the use of ice cream and bananas.
Chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry are the classic ice cream flavors, and the charm lies in sandwiching them with a banana sliced lengthwise.
Be sure to give it a try!
Warabi Mochi Drink
Warabi mochi is one of the most popular traditional Japanese sweets among both children and the elderly, and in recent years many specialty shops have appeared.
This version turns warabi mochi into a drink.
You might wonder, “Can you really drink warabi mochi?” but since it’s homemade, it’s soft and not the kind of firmness that could get stuck in your throat—that’s the key point.
Dissolve brown sugar and warabi starch in water, heat it, and stir firmly with a wooden spatula until it thickens and becomes viscous.
Transfer it to cold water to chill, drain, and cut into bite-sized pieces to complete the brown sugar warabi mochi.
Brush kuromitsu (brown sugar syrup) on the inside of a cup, pour in milk, and add the warabi mochi.
Using store-bought kuromitsu makes it even easier.
Waffle bar
If you think “Just serving regular waffles at the school festival isn’t fun!!,” waffle bars are for you.
As the name suggests, they’re waffles on a stick, so you can hold and eat them like ice cream.
Decorate them with chocolate and nuts, and you’ll have an adorable, photo-worthy sweet! Using colorful chocolates—like strawberry-flavored or white chocolate—for the decorations will make them even cuter and more photogenic.
light bulb soda
If you want to nail that Instagram/SNS-worthy look, we recommend light bulb sodas.
Basically, you just pour a drink into a cup shaped like a light bulb, but combined with a festive vibe, it really catches the eye.
You can customize it any way you like—add pink or blue kohakutou (amber sugar), or use food coloring to change up the drink’s hue.
If you run a simultaneous event where people upload photos of their light bulb sodas and award a special prize to the most photogenic shot, it’ll likely generate even more buzz.
It’s a cool drink that’s perfect for students who use their smartphones every day!
Croffle
Croffles are gaining attention as a Korean dessert.
As the name suggests, they are waffles made from croissant dough, featuring the distinctive texture of croissants—crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside.
To make croffles, you simply place frozen croissant dough directly into a waffle iron and bake.
It’s a delightful twist on waffles with no extra effort.
Once baked, you can skewer the croffles like waffle bars and coat them in chocolate, or plate them and decorate with cream and fruit for a perfectly photogenic finish!
Fruit Aid
It’d be great to make an Instagram-worthy drink unlike anything our school festival has had before, right? That’s why I want to introduce fruit ade.
“Ade” is a drink made with carbonated water and sugar.
Add raspberries, kiwis, lemons, and the like, and you get fruit ade.
It’s been trending among young people in Korea, and more shops are starting to serve it in Japan, too.
With its refreshing look and clean finish, it’s perfect for a school festival! If you want to add an extra touch, garnishing with herbs is also recommended!
