<![CDATA[Religious character and self-confidence are important assets for children’s development, yet neither grows on its own; both require habituation, opportunities to perform, and environmental support. This community service activity aimed to foster children’s religious character and self-confidence in Buluh Duri Village, Sipispis District, through the “Anak Soleh” (Pious Children) Festival. The activity used a participatory approach with descriptive qualitative analysis and was carried out over one week in four stages: environmental observation, program socialization, implementation of community service activities, and the festival held at An-Nabawi Mosque in collaboration with village officials, community leaders, and mosque administrators. The festival consisted of three competitions: call to prayer (adhan; 9 participants), short surah memorization with separate for grades 1–3 and grades 5–6 (15 participants), and children’s speech (pidacil; 3 participants). Data were collected through participatory observation and documentation, then analyzed through data reduction, display, and conclusion drawing, supported by a literature review. The results show that each competition provided different forms of religious habituation as well as performance experience before the community, that short surah memorization was the most attended competition, and that pidacil demands higher courage and skill and therefore requires gradual coaching. Follow-up through regular mosque-based coaching and periodic festivals is recommended.]]>
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