学園祭

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 学園祭 is read as がくえんさい and means “school festival”.
• Basic usage: It refers to rehearsing a play for a school festival and a festival that invites local residents.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 学園祭で / 学園祭に招かれる
  • Use 学園祭で for an activity at the event and 学園祭に招かれる for being invited to it.