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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Popular and recommended festival booths (11–20)
Croffle
A croffle is a waffle made with croissant dough, known for its crispy exterior and chewy interior.
Originating in South Korea, it became a hot topic among young people.
If you can get frozen croissants, it’s surprisingly easy to make—just cook them in a waffle maker.
Once the croffles are done, add a scoop of ice cream or decorate them cutely by skewering and coating them with chocolate.
With their delicious taste and adorable look, croffles are a menu item that’s sure to please the younger generation.
diced steak
You could say that diced steak is a staple at festival food stalls.
It’s great because you can enjoy tasty meat easily even without a knife and fork! Since it’s steak, just season with salt and pepper and grill—simple as that.
People will appreciate having multiple flavor options like sauce, salt, or lemon.
If you want to serve it easily, pre-season the meat, grill it, and skewer it.
Grilling can get a bit hot, but it’s a recommended choice for anyone who wants to run a simple yet impactful food stall.
yakitori (grilled chicken skewers)
Yakitori is a staple of food stalls, yet surprisingly rare at school festival booths.
You can prep it yourselves by cutting the ingredients and skewering the meat, but if prep time is short, buying frozen yakitori and simply grilling it over charcoal works fine.
The key is to always light charcoal and grill where customers can see you! The aroma of charcoal and sizzling chicken is guaranteed to be the best advertisement.
Let customers choose between tare (sauce) or salt seasoning, and even the cut of meat—they’ll love it.
Sweet potato balls
How about offering bite-sized, easy-to-eat, and oh-so-cute sweet potato balls at your stall? They’re not just adorable—they’re guaranteed delicious: sweet, pleasantly chewy, and satisfying! They’re also easy to make.
Peel the sweet potatoes, slice them into about 1 cm rounds, and microwave until tender.
Mash them, then mix in sugar, milk, and potato starch to form a dough.
Roll into bite-sized balls.
If the mixture is too soft, add more potato starch; if it’s too firm, add a little milk.
Finally, deep-fry until golden and they’re ready to serve! Another perk: you can prepare plenty in advance up to the pre-frying stage.
fruit punch
Fruits punch looks cute and gives off a refreshing vibe.
It’s easy to make—just pour a carbonated drink over shiratama and fruit.
Making the shiratama does take a bit of effort since you knead shiratama flour and boil it, but you can prepare them in advance, and ready-made frozen ones are also sold.
For the fruit, using canned fruit as well as fresh increases your options and makes it more convenient.
If you switch the carbonated drink to one with color, the appearance changes dramatically again.
Serve it in clear cups so you can enjoy how it looks, too!
nerikiri (a type of Japanese wagashi sweets made from white bean paste and glutinous rice flour)
Nerikiri are so beautiful you can’t help but stare—and almost feel it’s a waste to eat them.
Among wagashi, nerikiri have an artistic image, but have you ever thought about what they’re made of and how they’re made? That gentle texture comes from mixing gyūhi into white bean paste, but if you’re making them for a school festival, an easy option is to mix shiratamako into store-bought white bean paste.
You can even make it just by heating it in the microwave.
For the nerikiri designs, why not express anything you like—Japanese or Western motifs? And if you want the easiest route of all, frozen nerikiri are also available for sale!
Classic and recommended festival booths (21–30)
Soba-meshi (fried noodles and rice)
Soba-meshi is a dish that combines the best of yakisoba and fried rice.
How about serving soba-meshi—famous as a B-grade gourmet specialty from Nagata, Kobe—at your school festival? It’s a quintessentially Kansai-style dish where noodles and rice, two carbs, collide.
The aroma of the sauce is dangerously tempting!