School festival
A school festival is a festival that takes place in the building and on the premises of a school and to which current and often former students , their families and teachers are invited. The program items of such festivals often include sporting competitions, specially practiced sporting or cultural performances, exhibitions for the presentation of teaching and project results and works from school art and craft classes, raffles, flea markets and gastronomic offers. Some schools celebrate such festivals annually at a specific time, often towards the end of the school year. The occasion can also be an anniversary .
Some traditional folk festivals in German-speaking countries have developed from school festivals. They are often the result of customs that were and are observed at the beginning or the end of a school year, for example from award ceremonies for the best students or hiking days. These traditional school celebrations include For example, the Kinderzeche in Dinkelsbühl, the Biberacher Schützenfest , the Rutenfest Ravensburg , the Memminger Kinderfest , the school and home festival in Jessen , the Solennität in Burgdorf (Canton of Bern), the St. Gallen Children's Festival and the school festival in Olten .