[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!
- Cultural Festival: Ranking of Popular Booth Ideas
- Unusual attractions you can do in a classroom for a cultural or school festival
- [For High School Students] A roundup of recommended attractions for the school festival
- Games that rival street festivals and variety shows!? Crowd-pleasers for school cultural festivals
- [Non-food] Cultural festival attractions: from classroom exhibits to stage events
- Festival booth menu items that can be served without cooking and without using fire
- Ideas for stage events and attractions that will liven up a school festival
- Attraction Ideas for School Festivals That Only High Schoolers Can Pull Off?
- A catalog of recommended festival booths for school culture festivals, with ideas that will shine on social media.
- A roundup of recreational activities to liven up cultural and school festivals
- Stage performance ideas to excite a cultural or school festival
- Ideas for exhibits recommended for school culture festivals. Film screenings, too.
- Better than a theme park! Attractions perfect for school cultural festivals
Stage Events (11–20)
Acrobatic performance
https://www.tiktok.com/@parkour.okinawa/video/6765773895514574082Acrobatic performances, where physical ability really matters, would look so cool if you could showcase them at a school festival.
These performances often combine gymnastics and dance, and when they succeed, the crowd gets really fired up.
Performing with multiple people can refine the act even more, allowing for complex formations and adding depth to the expression.
When deciding the flow of the performance, choosing a story or theme and discussing it together as a group might further improve your performance as a team and strengthen your bond.
ASAPSTAYC
STAYC’s “ASAP” is a track known for its cute, catchy choreography.
The pastel-colored outfits and the members’ energetic performance are perfect for a school festival vibe.
In particular, the “ASAP” dance in the chorus features easy-to-learn moves that became hugely popular on social media.
The upbeat melody with 8-bit-style synthesizers pairs perfectly with the dance rhythm! The unique vocals of all the members—starting with Sieun—are another highlight of the song.
With a breezy, summery feel, it’s a tune everyone can have fun dancing to together!
Attractions (11–20)
An attraction that's trending on social media!
Next up is an attraction that’s been trending on social media! In the past few years, many of you have probably seen videos of homemade roller coasters, spinning cups, and merry-go-rounds. From these buzzworthy ideas to classics like haunted houses and mazes, there are countless possibilities! Be sure to plan a fun, one-of-a-kind attraction that showcases your class’s originality. Related articles:Better than a theme park! Attractions perfect for school cultural festivals
Attractions (1–10)
coffee cup
As for the attractions that have been trending at school festivals lately, the one I especially recommend is the spinning teacups.
Building them is hard work, but it really strengthens class unity.
It’s great to divide roles, with those good at math handling the design and those confident in their physical strength doing the fabrication.
You could even focus on the paint job to make it look like the teacups at an actual amusement park.
It’s tough to make, but you’ll feel a real sense of accomplishment and set your class apart from the others.
If an attraction is included alongside exhibits or plays, it’s sure to catch everyone’s eye.
Classroom roller coaster
As a handmade attraction for the school festival, the roller coaster drew a lot of attention.
It’s amazing to think you can build a roller coaster yourselves using steel pipes and lumber inside a classroom! Of course, it isn’t powered, so the speed is limited, but you can still create something that feels plenty thrilling.
If possible, try making a VR video as well and turn it into a VR coaster that people can enjoy with VR goggles.
It’s sure to generate buzz and make things even more exciting.
merry-go-round
How about actually building a rotating ride like the ones you see at amusement parks? It might be a bit challenging, but there’s no doubt you’ll feel a real sense of achievement! Overcoming tough tasks will boost your confidence, too.
Sharing responsibilities and working together as a class—playing to everyone’s strengths—is part of the fun.
You might even discover new talents.
A rotating ride is perfect for classes that want a truly one-of-a-kind attraction.
Why not set yourselves apart from the others?
Star Label
You can now enjoy the Tokyo Disneyland attraction “Star Tours” at a school festival—and it’s even handmade! Arrange eight rubber tires in a square, place a board on top, and put folding chairs on the board for seating.
Enclose the structure with walls, and you’ve got a “Star Tours” cabin.
Build a screen in front and project a homemade “Star Tours” video—created with video editing—onto it.
To mimic the motions of the real ride, student staff move the cabin in various directions in sync with the footage.
By creating the music and narration themselves, they complete an ultra-realistic attraction with authentic atmosphere and immersion!
Violently Shaking Seesaw
When it comes to attractions you can make as a class, a wildly wobbly seesaw might be the perfect choice.
Unlike the ones in parks, a handmade seesaw has a DIY feel that doubles the swaying and amps up the thrill.
It’s highly recommended for anyone who wants to create a fun, exciting space.
A seesaw as a handmade booth for a school festival is a pretty unique idea, so it’ll definitely stand out.
It will naturally draw a crowd and liven up the event, no question.
Work together as a class to offer both a fun atmosphere and a thrilling experience.