[Definitive Guide] Performance Ideas for Farewell Party for Third-Years | From Touching to Laugh-Out-Loud Skits
A farewell party for third-year students is held for those about to graduate.
It’s also known as one of the main events to send off the graduates.
Since it’s a special occasion, you’ll want to give it your all—but some members of the organizing committee may be wondering, “What exactly should we do?” So in this article, we’ve put together a roundup of performances that are fun to watch and fun to do! From classic ideas to unique ones, we’re introducing a wide range of options—feel free to use these ideas as inspiration!
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[Definitive Guide] Performance Ideas for the Farewell Party for 3rd-Year Students | From Moving to Laugh-Out-Loud (41–50)
DJ set
When it comes to music performances at school events, choir and band performances are the mainstream, but if you’re looking for something a bit different, why not hype up the crowd with a DJ set? It might not be very familiar to middle or high school students, but once they see a live DJ performance, they’re sure to enjoy it.
Not only EDM and club music—if you mix in famous Western pop songs or tracks from rock bands, it will get the crowd even more excited.
Choral reading
This piece is meant to convey the stories and feelings we’ve built up, in straightforward words, to the third-year students who are setting off.
Think of it as a chorus of words, and plan how to pass the lines from one person to the next, and at which moments to layer voices.
To make the message vivid and more moving, it’s recommended to layer voices on parts you want to emphasize, such as words of gratitude.
A smooth flow with an awareness of rhythm is key, so decide in advance on cues for when to hand off lines and when to overlap voices.
wotagei
The unique movements and cheering performances originally done by audiences at idol concerts have evolved and taken root as dance performances using glow sticks.
Because it’s a performance that uses light sources, doing it in a dark place enhances the festive atmosphere.
Since it’s a performance where the sense of unity—like expressing fans’ feelings all pointing in the same direction—is important, synchronizing the members’ timing is crucial.
Let’s unite our hearts to send off the third-year students and celebrate their departure.
Calligraphy performance
Writing characters is something we do in everyday life, and some people may feel they’re not good at it.
This piece takes calligraphy—which many only associate with the image of simply writing characters—and turns it into a performance that showcases and conveys the fun of lettering.
With music resounding, the structure features writing characters on a large sheet of paper using a big brush, allowing the audience to feel the forward-driving power of bold, dynamic strokes.
Since characters are written downward and it’s hard to see the work in progress, it’s recommended to incorporate dance until the piece is completed.
Giant fukuwarai with the teacher’s face
This is an activity where you play Fukuwarai—a classic New Year’s game—using the teacher’s face as the theme.
Since you’ve spent a lot of time with the teacher, you’ve probably had many chances to see their face and remember even the finer details.
However, because you can only rely on your sense of touch to figure out which piece you’re holding and where to place it, getting close to the correct arrangement seems difficult.
Rather than aiming for a perfect result, it might be more exciting to see how the teacher’s face gets scrambled and whether it turns into a funny face.
Magic Show
If you’re looking for a fun performance, how about putting on a magic show? Even classic tricks you’ve seen countless times on TV can still be astonishing when you witness them right before your eyes.
The performer could be a current student, or you could ask a popular teacher—like the principal, vice-principal, or the third-year homeroom teacher—to do it for extra excitement.
There are tutorials online for tricks you can master with a bit of practice, and there are magic kits available that make it easy for anyone to perform.
Use those as references and give it a try!
hero show
It’s delightfully surreal and funny to deliberately perform a hero show—an event usually meant for young children—for middle and high school students.
If the budget allows, you could hire professionals to stage it, but I think collaborating with current students and teachers to put on a handmade hero show would actually make it a more memorable attraction for the graduates.
It could be fun to create an original school hero and take photos with the graduates at the end.