Non-food attractions for school festivals! A collection of hands-on ideas that will get everyone excited

balloon arch

Create a photo spot with a balloon arch

A balloon arch, which uses balloons to form an arch, is a common sight not only at cultural and school festivals but also as a decorative item for entrance and graduation ceremonies.

By installing colorful arches in various locations, you can create a festive atmosphere for your event.

In recent years, many people post photos on social media like Instagram, so creating a stylish balloon arch that becomes a photogenic spot will likely excite the students who visit.

In any case, since it’s an exhibit where your sense of style is key, it’s something you’ll want to refine repeatedly as you work toward completion.

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Hoshino Takashi

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Independent film screening

[School Festival] [Short Movie] As part of our school festival project, high school students made a serious short film. [High School Students] Debut work

It’s a straightforward idea: just have your class screen a film you made yourselves.

The prep work can be tough, but on the day, you only need to run it at the scheduled time, so it’s nice that you can relax during the event.

There’s a wide range of ways to approach it—parodies of existing movies or an original script—so it’s important to meet and decide which direction to take.

If you decorate the screening space to match the movie’s world, the audience will enjoy the experience even more.

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[High School Student Film Award] Short Film “List”

From realistic stories to cinematic worlds! Here are some ideas for short film projects.

Many of you may be thinking about preserving your precious student days in photos and videos.

For those people, creating short films is highly recommended.

Try writing your own script and challenging yourselves with camera setups and video editing.

It may be your first attempt, but I believe a work you create yourselves will stay in your hearts forever.

Plus, it’s exciting to witness the audience’s reactions in real time as they watch your film projected on a big screen.

Umbrella Sky

Kanagawa Prefectural Sagamihara Yaei High School Music Department Installation “Umbrella Sky”

This is about linking colorful vinyl umbrellas together with string to create a beautiful decoration.

The key to making it look vibrant is to prepare several strands, each made by connecting many umbrellas—so be sure to have plenty on hand.

Choosing which colors to connect is also important; arranging them to form a rainbow-like gradient is an easy-to-understand approach.

Another point is that, although the idea is simple, there are many details to refine: how dense to make each strand, how many to create, and where to display them.

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Diorama Exhibition

[School Festival] Exhibition of Diorama of Roadside Station “Kume no Sato” and Alto in Civic Idemitsu Color Scheme (Okayama Sanyo High School Dress-Up Car Course)

A diorama exhibition that realistically recreates towns and buildings.

Dioramas are made from a variety of materials such as styrofoam, clay, and plastic.

Some are even entirely made of paper, known as paper dioramas.

Try building and displaying a diorama of local landmarks, like a castle or roadside station near your school.

The finely detailed diorama pieces on display will likely captivate viewers so much that they’ll lose track of time.

It’s also recommended to run trains through the diorama, light up buildings, or place plastic model cars.

Coming up with the setting and backstory for the diorama town sounds fun too.

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Nakajima Junko

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MV-style lyric video

[School Festival] Class 3-1 Made Memories with 'Ao to Natsu' by Mrs. GREEN APPLE! [High School Students]

A music video-style film made with songs popular among students or hit tracks everyone knows makes for a performance full of originality that easily brings out the unique character of a class or club.

Key to its success is adding touches that let even those unfamiliar with the song enjoy it—such as scenes and atmospheres that match the lyrics, or projecting the lyrics in sync with the music.

While the preparation period is more demanding than the actual day of the cultural or school festival, once it’s finished, a great perk is that you can focus solely on enjoying the festivities.

This stylish act is recommended not only for cultural and school festivals, but also for welcome and farewell parties.

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Hoshino Takashi

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calligraphy workNEW!

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A calligraphy club student exhibiting a piece titled “An Evil Angel and a Earnest Demon” at the school festivalCalligraphyCalligraphyCalligraphy brush

♬ Philophobia – Rizumy feat. Hatsune Miku

If you’re thinking of an exhibition-style attraction, how about covering an entire wall with calligraphy pieces? Rather than the usual staples like “Hope” or “Dream,” it might be better to choose words and phrases that are currently popular among students.

Words people usually toss around jokingly, rendered earnestly in brush calligraphy… just imagining it is fun, right? Even visitors who peek in and think, “Oh, calligraphy pieces…” will likely find the works so amusing that before they know it, they’ll step into the classroom.

It could also be nice to set up a space where people can actually try calligraphy themselves!

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