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

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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Making of the Cultural Festival LeafletNEW!

@kansaiarts

Please take a look at the making-of for the cultural festival leaflet cover ✨Kansai Culture and Arts High School#fyp#MakingCultural FestivalHigh school student#IllustrationTranslation#CapCut

My Cutest Part – FRUITS ZIPPER

How about asking the person creating the cover of the cultural festival leaflet to film their work process in advance and then showing it as a making-of video on the day of the event? It’s surprisingly fun to watch how the finished piece actually came together.

You make all sorts of discoveries, and it’s a great chance for people to appreciate the creator’s effort.

If they’re aiming to become an illustrator, it could also serve as good self-promotion.

Let’s introduce the creator’s profile as well and make sure this stands on its own as one of the attractions.

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sasashina

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art exhibitionNEW!

@k.__oekaki

I’m glad I was able to create the exhibit for my last high school cultural festival just the way I wanted.# CreepHyp#I want to connect with people who like CreepHypcrayon#crayonExhibitionArt ClubCultural Festival#Campus ArtRecommendation#IWantToBeOnTheRecommendations

Sign of Love – CreepHyp

If you want a wide audience to see your work, how about holding an exhibition at the school festival? You could display the pieces you’ve created so far, and it might also be interesting to invite submissions not only from the art club but from across the school.

You might get entries from unexpected people and encounter new talent and art.

In addition to simply exhibiting, if you set up a space where visitors can try drawing or making things, it could become a wonderful, hands-on exhibition area where people don’t just look but also experience the art.

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sasashina

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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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sasashina

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Slideshow of Mosaic ArtNEW!

Do a large number of photos transform into mosaic art? How to create a slideshow using mosaic art

Let’s look back on our memories with a video! Some students may be experiencing their last school festival.

For those students, we recommend a mosaic-art slideshow.

It could become a memorable piece that sums up the past year or your entire school life.

The video introduces how to make mosaic art.

Collecting memorable photos from classmates and compiling them into a single work might be a lot of effort, but seeing the finished piece will surely warm your heart! It would be great to set up chairs in the classroom to create an environment where visitors can focus on the slideshow.

Light ArtNEW!

"I'm happy that people can see my work"—a fantastical 'light art' envelops the school. Students strive to create memories of their high school life in Shizuoka, Shizuoka City.

It’s a wonderful idea to project digital art onto school buildings and classrooms to create a world where people can experience art.

By creating digital art and projecting it with a projector, the usual atmosphere of the school and classrooms will change dramatically, and visitors are sure to stop in their tracks! It also sounds exciting for students who want to pursue art or work in video production to create works that only they can make.

Be sure to take this opportunity to give it a try.