A catalog of recommended festival booths for school culture festivals, with ideas that will shine on social media.
Have you already decided what your class or club will do for your school’s cultural festival or school festival booth?
Even if you’re serving food, there are countless menu options, and if it’s not food, it can be hard to decide what to offer.
In this article, we’ll introduce a wide range of ideas: not only classic food and drink booths, but also interactive booths like games.
We’ve compiled everything from staple booths at cultural festivals to slightly unusual ideas, so be sure to use this as a reference!
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Classic and recommended festival booths (1–10)
shaved ice
When it comes to shaved ice, it’s a classic item at school festival food stalls! School festivals are often held in May or June, and also in September or October, and even if it’s not midsummer, it’s still pretty hot outside.
That’s why offering cold shaved ice is sure to be a hit! The traditional style with your favorite syrup is great, but the recently popular Taiwanese shaved ice is also highly recommended.
Taiwanese shaved ice uses flavored ice that’s shaved and topped with fruits and more.
It tastes great and looks fantastic in photos, so it’s likely to become even more popular.
Pork-Wrapped Rice Ball
With just a little extra effort—simply wrapping the rice ball with meat—you can significantly boost customers’ desire to buy.
It’s an easy dish that doesn’t take much preparation, but since offering a variety can be a bit challenging, it might be a good idea to prepare another item and sell them as a set.
Warabi Mochi Drink
Tapioca drinks were a huge craze for a while, but how about making a warabimochi drink—the perfect way to describe a Japanese-style version of that tapioca drink? All you need are simple ingredients: warabi starch to make the warabimochi, brown sugar, and milk.
Combine the warabi starch, brown sugar, and water, thoroughly dissolving the starch, then heat and knead the mixture well.
Since it burns easily, avoid high heat and keep stirring constantly.
Once it thickens and becomes cohesive, gather it into one mass, transfer it to cold water, drain, and cut into bite-size pieces.
Brush the inside of a cup with kuromitsu (brown sugar syrup) made from brown sugar and water, pour in the milk, add the warabimochi, and it’s ready! We recommend using a wide straw and a cup designed for tapioca drinks.
Popular and recommended festival booths (11–20)
Fluffy pancakes
In the past few years, pancake specialty shops have surged—proof of their popularity! Let’s serve everyone’s favorite fluffy pancakes at our food stall.
You can cook them on an electric griddle, so preparation is easy.
The key to making them fluffy is to whip the egg whites beforehand.
It might also be nice to let people choose their own toppings.
Frankfurt
Frankfurters are loved by everyone from kids to adults, right? They’re also a classic when it comes to food stalls.
When you spot them at a convenience store, you just can’t help wanting one.
Since all you do is grill them, they’re great even for people who aren’t confident with complicated tasks or cooking.
Get some ketchup and mustard ready, and keep grilling them up on a hot plate!
Okonomiyaki
Do you all like okonomiyaki? There are Kansai-style and Hiroshima-style versions, right? I love both—they’re delicious! How about trying to make some okonomiyaki yourself? As the name suggests, use whatever ingredients you like.
There are lots of different sauces available these days, too.
Flipping it is fine once you get used to it! Just practice, right?
Frozen fruit
You probably don’t get many chances to eat frozen fruit, right? Even at convenience stores, there are small bags of it, and sometimes I find myself craving some.
Even people who don’t usually eat much fruit might get hooked on frozen fruit because you can enjoy it like ice cream—it’s surprisingly tasty once you try it.
Most products are cut into bite-sized pieces, so all you have to do is put them in a cup, which makes them super convenient.
Mix colorful fruits together and you’re guaranteed a photo-worthy result!