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Cultural Festival: Ranking of Popular Booth Ideas

A culture festival created mainly by students.

In this article, we introduce perfect attractions for a culture festival in a ranking format! Culture festivals often involve not only students but also family members and people from the local community.

That’s when choosing what to present can be a real dilemma.

If possible, you want to come up with ideas that everyone will enjoy, but starting from scratch is pretty tough.

In times like that, definitely use this article as a reference.

We’ve gathered the most popular ideas for attractions, so you’re sure to find the kind of presentation you’re looking for!

[School Culture Festival] Ranking of Popular Booth Ideas (51–60)

The Cat That Lived a Million Times57rank/position

Stage footage from the musical “The Cat That Lived a Million Times”!
The Cat That Lived a Million Times

The picture book The Cat That Lived a Million Times is famous for being a real tearjerker.

Many of you may have read it as children.

How about performing that story as a musical? The tale begins when the cat that lived a million times becomes a stray and meets a white cat.

It also sounds fun to put care into making the costumes and props for the feline characters and others.

Quiz show58rank/position

Eiko High School Cultural Festival Quiz Research Club 2015
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!

hero show59rank/position

The hero show at the school festival was insane [High School Students] Amazing school talent show performance / Japanese high school students
hero show

No matter how old you are, why not transform into the hero you’ve always admired on the stage of your school’s culture festival? From Gorenger to Kamen Rider, there are so many heroes kids love.

Of course you can use existing heroes, but creating an original hero and putting on a show is also highly recommended! Costumes can be handmade or easily purchased, so go ahead and become the hero you dreamed of when you were little.

The peace of the culture festival is in your hands!

Peter Pan60rank/position

Makino High School Cultural Festival, Grand Prize-winning Work: “Peter Pan”
Peter Pan

A work by Scottish author James Matthew Barrie that has been adapted into films in various forms since 1924, including by Disney.

In Japan, not only the films but also the musical produced by Horipro is well-known.

With its fantastical setting, dramatic storyline, and tense battle scenes, the piece is full of highlights and would likely be a hit as a cultural festival performance.

Because it’s a story almost everyone has heard at least once, audiences can easily immerse themselves in its world together.

[School Festival] Ranking of Popular Booth Ideas (61–70)

Target shooting61rank/position

[Craft Fair Booth] Let's make a shooting game and play! Easy craft—festival vibes!
Target shooting

How about setting up a target-shooting game that makes aiming fun? To do target shooting, you’ll need a shooter and targets.

For the shooter, try making one that can fire rubber bands or plastic bottle caps.

There are various types, like rapid-fire versions, so it could be fun to offer a variety.

As for the targets, try making them out of paper or cardboard.

A mechanism that knocks them down when hit would likely get everyone excited.

You could also add elements that boost the game’s appeal, such as bonuses and special scoring.

Cardboard Maze62rank/position

[For Moms and Dads] We turned the entire room into a cardboard maze and were rewarded with our child’s wonderful smile!
Cardboard Maze

There are many maze attractions in Japan, such as Tochigi Prefecture’s “Giant Maze Palladium,” Fuji-Q Highland’s “Desperation Fortress,” and Nikko Edo Wonderland’s “Ninja Trick Proverb Maze.” How about creating a maze that everyone loves right in your classroom? Using easy-to-work-with cardboard will help cut costs, too.

There’s maze-making software available, so even first-timers can feel confident.

Classrooms have desks and chairs—let’s use those as parts of the maze as well! A giant maze that connects two classrooms also sounds like fun!

Parody of a commercial63rank/position

A one-shot gag even grade-schoolers can do: 'Smooth Umeshu (plum wine)'. Feel free to use it at parties! ✨ #fudyu #YouTuber #comedian #oneShotGag #relatable #umeshu
Parody of a commercial

There are those famous commercials that everyone knows, right? How about doing a bit that uses a memorable line or jingle from one of those ads? The one introduced here is a skit based on CHOYA’s “Sararito Shita Umeshu” commercial.

To the melody used in the ad, they stroke their own arm and say, “smooth arm hair.” I’m sure there are other commercials you can use, so why not look around and come up with your own bit? Your original routine might just steal the laughs!