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[Cafe × ____] Recommended cafe concept ideas for a school cultural festival

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When setting up a booth at a school or cultural festival, a café is highly recommended.

It’s popular and you can create originality by combining various concepts.

However, when you actually start discussing what kind of café to make, you might find it surprisingly hard to come up with ideas—or you might end up with too many to choose from.

So in this article, we’ll introduce a whole range of café concepts perfect for cultural festivals.

Try launching a café with a concept that no other class or group is doing, and make sure to delight all your visitors!

[Cafe × ___] Summary of recommended cafe concepts for school festivals (31–40)

Taiwanese drink! Douhua

Do you know douhua? It’s written with the characters for “tofu flower” and pronounced “doufa.” Recently, specialty shops have opened, and it’s been appearing more often on trendy café menus.

Douhua is a traditional Taiwanese dessert—think something like tofu or almond jelly.

It’s cold and refreshing, and it’s sure to be a hit at a hot-day school festival.

It hasn’t gone fully mainstream yet, but it’s definitely a hot topic, and I bet many people are curious about it.

You can serve it in a bowl like ice cream, or in a cup like a bubble tea—there are tons of ways to customize it!

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A drink with amber sugar and cotton candy

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Do you know the Japanese confection called kohakutou (amber sugar)? If you like traditional sweets, you’ve probably tried it at least once.

It’s a simple, old-fashioned treat made by dissolving sugar and food coloring into agar.

If you increase the agar and make it softer like yokan, it becomes a sweet called kohakukan.

Kinda makes you crave some, doesn’t it? How about offering a colorful drink that uses kohakutou? Combine it with colored ice or jelly to boost the visual appeal! It’s sure to catch everyone’s eye.

And make good use of the effect of dissolving cotton candy, too!

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chai tea

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A stylish chai tea with a special feel would probably be popular if you sold it at a school festival booth.

If you want to set up a booth at the festival, let’s discuss and decide on things like the menu, toppings, and whether to offer iced or hot versions as we plan.

It might also help the service run smoothly on the day if you decide in advance which spices to use for the chai.

Offering sweetness levels—less sweet, regular, or sweeter—could make it easier for customers to choose.

Recommended toppings include cinnamon powder, chocolate sauce, and whipped cream!

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cat café

When people hear “○○ café,” the first thing that often comes to mind is a cat café.

Many of you probably know this already, but it’s a place where you can enjoy food and drinks while watching or interacting with cats.

Gathering cats on your own can be challenging, but if you use a mobile (pop-up) cat café service, it should be relatively easy to set up.

Consider this option while checking the rules of the mobile cat café and your school.

Incidentally, some businesses can even set up a cat café outdoors.

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Hammock Cafe

We also recommend the unique idea of using hammocks for customer seating! A place where people can sway gently in a hammock and spend time at their leisure is likely to become popular as a relaxing, soothing space.

Playing healing music, the sound of a babbling brook, or a crackling campfire as background music can make it even more comfortable.

However, when installing hammocks, be sure to prioritize safety and secure them so the entire setup remains stable even when someone is lying down and rocking.

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[Cafe × ___] Recommended cultural festival cafe concept ideas (41–50)

boyish-type maid

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Feel the cuteness within a cool vibe! Here are ideas for a boyish-style maid look.

Unlike typical maid cafés, at school festivals you might see students with boyish hairstyles fully embracing the maid role based on club themes or personal tastes.

These are style ideas you can use as a reference in those situations.

By using headbands like cat or rabbit ears, you can create a lovely finish without any hair styling.

Definitely give them a try!

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long skirt maid

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While many maid outfits give customers a cute impression, a long-skirt maid look is an idea that can create a special, distinguished feel.

A skirt that reaches the feet sways gracefully with each step, conveying a calm, composed impression.

Pairing it with an updo, a classic apron, and a headband will highlight a refined, courteous service style.

If greetings and movements are performed a little more slowly, the atmosphere will come across even more clearly.

For visiting customers, it’s appealing because it lets them spend their time feeling just a bit more poised than usual.

This is a perfect idea for teams that want to be meticulous, from the costume to the overall space design.

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