[For High School Students] A roundup of recommended attractions for the school festival
High school cultural festivals usually offer more freedom than in junior high—things like attractions and food stalls—so you can try all kinds of ideas, right?
Since it only happens once a year, I’m sure many students are thinking, “We want to create a memorable, amazing attraction!”
In this article, we’ll introduce a wide range of recommended ideas for high school cultural festivals, from the classics to the unconventional.
You can go with a tried-and-true crowd-pleaser, or take on a unique idea that won’t overlap with other classes!
As you consider factors like preparation time and budget, use this as a reference to decide which attraction to choose.
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[For High School Students] Recommended Booth and Activity Ideas for the School Festival (91–100)
A planetarium made by a high school student
@sapporoshinyo We tried making a planetarium: third-year students in the inquiry course spent a year building it ⭐️Shinyou High SchoolPlanetariumExploration Course
♬ Planetarium (MP3 catalog number) – Ai Otsuka
You might think a planetarium would be hard to make without a dome or professional equipment, right? But with the right ideas, even high school students can create one! In this example, they’ve built a solid dome.
Is that black construction paper lining the inside? These days, affordable home planetariums are available, so if you’re making a smaller dome, you can actually set one up quite easily just by getting one of those.
A quiet, traditional planetarium is great, but you could also mix in lively visuals and use it as a photo spot, too.
Friends for life.
Let’s create an epic masterpiece that will become a lifelong memory! Here are some ideas for “Lifelong Friends.” Many of you probably have a strong desire to get serious about making videos.
This work was reportedly created over about two months after being planned by the class.
Not only will it remain memorable as a finished piece, but the time you spent dedicating yourselves to video production with your cherished friends—time that is truly valuable—will also stay in your heart, without a doubt.
Give it a try!
darts
Darts is a game where you throw arrows at a target and compete for points.
The closer you get to the center, the higher your score.
The rules are simple yet deep, making you want to try again and again.
For a school festival, anyone can join casually if you prepare a handmade board using items like interlocking mats and a safe dart set.
Even just taking a few steps back to take aim naturally tenses your body and creates a sense of excitement.
The moment a dart hits the target, the spectators can clap and get excited too.
If you set up rules with prizes for different score tiers, it lowers the barrier to entry.
The feeling of accomplishment when you hit the mark and the cheers from friends create a fun atmosphere throughout the classroom.
Class T-shirt Contest
When it comes to school culture festivals, nothing brings a class together like a shared goal—and a must-have item to boost that team spirit is the class T-shirt, right? Making class T-shirts by pooling everyone’s ideas is so much fun, and haven’t you ever looked at other classes’ or upper- and underclassmen’s shirts and thought, “That’s awesome!” or “They got us!”? Here’s an idea: turn those class T-shirts into an event—let’s hold a Class T-Shirt Contest! Fairly judge clever brand-logo parodies and highly elaborate, well-thought-out designs, and compete to crown the number one!
Quiz show
Who’s the most knowledgeable in school?! How about a heated head-to-head quiz show? It’s a stage event where two teams compete in a fast-buzzer format.
Questions are projected on a screen and read aloud by a host—think of it like the TV show “All Japan High School Quiz Championship.” You could pull questions from the internet, but why not enlist your teachers to help create them? It’s both educational and exciting—perfect two birds with one stone for a school festival attraction!
cigar box
How about showcasing a performance using cigar boxes—familiar from juggling—at your school’s culture festival or sports day? Tricks using multiple square, cigar-case-like boxes are elegant, powerful, and truly captivating! If you practice regularly, of course it’s perfect, but even beginners should consider performing if they can secure some practice time.
Even repeating basic moves becomes more impressive and flashy when done to music, so give it a try!
Diavolo
Diabolo is a juggling prop: a top shaped like two bowls connected together, manipulated with a string on sticks.
Start by simply getting the diabolo spinning, and once you can do that, gradually learn different tricks.
Even if you can’t do anything fancy, just handling a diabolo will be enough to get your classmates talking.
It has similarities to yo-yos, so if you’re good with a yo-yo, give it a try.
Practicing by a riverbank or on a sports field is recommended.
