Friday, 1 August from 8.30am to 4.30pm

Admission at the visitors' entrance and north entrance until 3.30pm
Please allow sufficient time for security checks. There may be queues at peak times.

Persons over the age of 16 and children under the age of 16 not accompanied by an adult will be subject to an identity check and must present official ID to security staff.
Free Admission

Programme

Council of States chamber
Council business in the small chamber
Insights from Andrea Caroni, president of the Council of States
Moderator: Philipp Burkhardt, SRF Political Editor
12.00-12.30pm

National Council chamber
In dialogue with the Council presidents
National Council president Maja Riniker and Council of States president Andrea Caroni answer questions from the public.
Moderator: Philipp Burkhardt, SRF Political Editor
Simultaneous interpreting will be available in French and Italian.
1.00-1.45pm

Information about the Parliament Building and parliamentary business
National Council chamber
German 9.00am/11.00am/3.00pm
French 10.00am/2.00pm/4.00pm
Italian 2.00pm

Council of States chamber
German 9.30am/2.00pm
French 11.30am/3.30pm
Italian 11.30am

Music from the cantons of the Council presidents
Performances last about 20 minutes

Traditional folk music with the Swiss band Trionettli from the canton of Aargau
National Council chamber 11.30am/12.30pm
Council of States chamber 9.00am

Appenzeller Formation
National Council chamber 3.30pm
Council of States chamber 10.30am/2.00pm

Domed hall
Exhibition ‘25th anniversary of the current Federal Constitution’
On 18 April 1999, the people and the cantons voted on the total revision of the Federal Constitution. It came into force on 1 January 2000. The small exhibition in front of statue of the Three Confederates shows the stages from the draft of the Federal Constitution to the deliberations in Parliament and the subsequent referendum.

Café Zeitungszimmer
Enjoy delicious snacks and drinks in the Café Zeitungszimmer just like the Council members.
There’s an apple juice bar for younger visitors.

Federal Palace West Wing
Federal Council chamber
The Federal Chancellery will be opening up the Federal Council’s meeting and reception rooms and telling visitors all about them.

Parliamentary Library - The first National Council chamber
Find out about where the Federal Assembly used to meet - in the room where the National Council gathered to debate and take decisions from 1858 to 1902.

Children's programme in the domed hall
Contest, tattoos and make your own buttons

Audio tour
In and around the Parliament Building

Take a self-guided tour of the Parliament Building and the surrounding federal institutions in Bern

We are looking forward to your visit!
Subject to change.