![[By Genre] Cultural Festival / School Festival Booth Catalog [2026]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cpiWNMpCwPQ/sddefault.jpg)
[By Genre] Cultural Festival / School Festival Booth Catalog [2026]
Food stalls, class exhibits, and stage events are essential for cultural and school festivals, but once preparations start, it’s easy to get stuck on what to do! You definitely want to avoid choosing a standard attraction that ends up overlapping with other classes, and ideally, you want something that visitors will enjoy and that will become a lasting memory for your group—but once you start thinking about it, the possibilities seem endless.
In this article, we’ll introduce recommended ideas for cultural festival attractions, organized by genre.
If you already have a general direction, try jumping to the headings that interest you from the table of contents.
If you haven’t decided anything yet, we recommend going through the ideas listed at the top of each section in order—you’ll likely find them helpful!
Food and Drink / Festival Booths (1–10)
You can’t leave out the classic food-and-drink stalls!
When it comes to school festival attractions, food stalls are a must! Let’s make and sell popular drinks and foods that are trending around town at the festival, too! Great taste is important, but if you go for cute, photo-worthy presentation, your stall might become a huge hit. First, we’ll introduce some recommended items for food stalls—both trending picks and timeless classics. Related article:A catalog of recommended festival booths for school culture festivals, with ideas that will shine on social media.
French fries
French fries are a staple at street stalls and night markets, aren’t they? They’re great because they’re easy to eat.
How about serving French fries at the school festival booth? The ingredients are simple—just fries.
You can make them with three things: potatoes, frying oil, and salt.
It would also be fun to offer options that change the flavor, like ketchup, curry powder, or cheese.
Crepe
At school festivals and cultural fairs, you visit lots of booths, so it’s handy if you can eat while walking around.
Crepes are easy to eat on the go, so they’re perfect for food stalls.
Besides sweet options, I think it’s also a good idea to offer savory crepes topped with things like tuna, a fried egg, or teriyaki chicken.
Churros
Churros are a staple food sold at school festivals.
They’re very tasty, and their cute appearance makes them especially popular with women.
Surprisingly, they’re also easy to make, so you should be able to prepare them easily at festival booths.
If you set it up so people can watch them being made, you’ll likely draw a big crowd.
Takoyaki
If your school has a takoyaki maker, it might be worth trying takoyaki.
It’s a simple dish, yet it allows for a wide variety of creative variations.
You could even lower the cost of the base takoyaki and allocate the remaining budget to special sauces and toppings.
Cheese-based and spicy takoyaki, in particular, would likely be a hit.
Serving “Russian roulette” takoyaki—where one is unexpectedly extra spicy—would probably liven things up too!
yakisoba (fried noodles)
If you want to go with a crowd-pleaser, yakisoba is your best bet! That said, just serving regular yakisoba can be a bit dull, right? In that case, how about trying an Italian-style twist, like peperoncino yakisoba? All you really need are dried chili peppers, garlic, and parsley, so it’s cost-effective, too.
It’s a dish you can spin in many ways to spark conversation, so if you’re aiming for something a little unconventional, give it a shot! You might even catch some attention on social media and win over the ladies.
choco banana
Chocolate-covered bananas are easy to make and absolutely delicious, making them a perfect sweet treat for school or cultural festival stalls.
With some decoration, they look adorable and are sure to be Instagram-worthy.
Ripe bananas tend to break easily, so slightly unripe (greener) bananas are actually better for chocolate-covered bananas.
When ordering, if you tell the greengrocer, “Bananas for chocolate-covered bananas, please,” they’ll likely give you younger bananas.
karaage (Japanese-style fried chicken)
When it comes to the most popular festival food stall items, karaage is a must! Juicy fried chicken is a favorite for many.
It may just be a matter of coating and frying, but the flavor can vary greatly depending on the seasoning and frying method.
The key is to marinate it in a special sauce to thoroughly season it.
Also, double-frying makes it even juicier with a crisp finish.
It’s a menu item that many others might choose too, but let’s set ourselves apart from other classes with our carefully crafted karaage!
