Programme

The programme is finalised! Over the weekend of 30 and 31 May 2026, more than 70 events will be open to you in Bern and Biel. Have fun browsing!
Those interested can also take a look at the archive of events from previous years.

Registration opens on 10 May 2026 at 4 pm.

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Festivalzentrum

Come and visit us at Affspace

Ehemalige Feuerhochwacht im Berner Münster

The Bern landmark

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Kinderworkshop "Geheimnisse der Gotik"

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Kinderworkshop "Druck dir deine Stadt"

A creative printing and pop-up urban workshop for children

Erlacherhof

Switzerland's first Federal Palace

Geschäftshaus Teo Jakob

Welcome to the house that brings rooms to life. Discover design, architecture and art all in one place.

Neues Bauen in Bern

In tune with the times

Stadttheater Bern

Front building

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Kinderprogramm "Stadttheater Bern"

Guided tour for children aged 5 and over

Neues Kaiserhaus Bern

Renovation and refurbishment of the listed Kaiser department store, including a new concept for dining, experiences and retail

Käfigturm

From a prison tower to a tower of democracy

Bern Kunstvoll

A stroll through public art

Neubau Bubenbergzentrum

The new railway access

Perspektivenwechsel

We listen to the buildings together with blind and visually impaired people

Kleine Schanze

Park with a pavillon

Jugendherberge Bern

Renovation of a listed historic building and new construction

BHM - Gesamterneuerung

A glimpse into the future of the Bern Historical Museum

Volksschule Marzili Erweiterung

new polygonal building

Film «Asphalte Public»

Who owns public space?

Ryff-Areal

A tour of the former Ryff factory

Brückenkopf West

From a generic office block to a vibrant residential building

Lebensraum Stadt

Of cooling trees and hot concrete

Umnutzung Lukas-Kapelle zu Wohnraum

Where people once prayed, people now live

Wohn- und Atelierhaus Bellevuestrasse

Late work by Frank Geiser

Thomaskirche

Swiss post-war modernism

Vidmarhallen

A space for trades, services, leisure and culture

Siedlung Weissenstein

Railway Workers Housing Cooperative

MFH Konsumstrasse

The transition from office to residential use in the Mattenhof district

Haus der Universität Bern

Interdisciplinary centre for education and community engagement

Trinkwasserpumpwerk Brunnmatt

Historic industrial project comes to life

Anna-Seiler-Haus

Main Building, Inselspital, University Hospital of Bern

KulturGut Glockenstrasse

historical farmstead with cultural use

Siedlung Fellergut

Viewing of a flat in a high-rise building

Expedition Ausserholligen

A journey through time

Zentrum Europaplatz – Haus der Religionen

History and Development of the Europaplatz Centre – A Religious Building with Mixed-Use Facilities

Aussenraum Europaplatz Bern

(Station) Square at an urban hub

Holliger Areal

Urban planning and outdoor spaces

Anlage altes Krematorium

Conversion of the restaurant in the former columbarium

Energiezentrale Forsthaus

Container ship on the outskirts of town

Rundgang Länggasse

From workers’ cottages, factories and luxury villas

Hörsaalgebäude der Universität Bern

A converted former construction hall on the vonRoll site

Universitätsbibliotheken im Länggassquartier

An architectural walk

Anatomiehörsaal der Universität Bern

Institute of Anatomy

Atelierumbau Seidenweg

Dramatic lighting

Unterwerk Engehalde

Power supply for the city of Bern

Botanischer Garten der Universität Bern

Architecture X BOGA

gibb - Hauptgebäude

A major work of Classic Modernism

gibb - Campus

Notable steel structures by Frank Geiser

Alte Feuerwehr Viktoria

Repurposing for the neighbourhood

Wylerhof

Living on the former Wifag site

Scheibenstrasse

Renovation and extension

Verwaltungszentrum Guisanplatz, Bern

Phase 2, New Building D

Festhalle Bern - Bernexpo

A place between city and stage

Tramdepot Bern

Metal and glass casing

Ehemaliges PTT Hochhaus Bern

Revitalising an icon

Herrenstock Campagne Schönberg

Complete refurbishment and conversion

Architekturführung Zentrum Paul Klee

Landscape sculpture made of glass and steel

Ougspurgergut

Discover garden art and building culture with Hermann Hesse

Siedlung Merzenacker

Wohngebäude Giacomettistrasse

A comprehensive socially sustainable refurbishment

Wittigkofen

Planned as a satellite town, it has become a residential estate

Kantonale Französisch-Sprachige Schule (ECLF)

Long rather than tall

Schulanlage Melchenbühl

Renovation

Siedlung Dentenberg

Housing development for families in the 1970s

Steinbruch Ostermundigen

Visit to the quarry and guided tour

Via Felsenau 3

Intergenerational living

Siedlung Thalmatt I

Iconic estate of detached houses

Das "Buchli" eine Ikone der Architektur

Schärer Residential Building, Münsingen: visionary living

Haus Matto

A house for an artist and a musician

Biel: Farelhaus

Where style and culture have a history

Biel: Kongresshaus

Biel: Genossenschaftssiedlung Fabrikgässli

A self-managed, car-free cooperative housing estate

Biel: Wohnhaus von Carlo Galli

Biel: Haus Rätz

Focus on the essentials

Biel: Ehemaliges Automontagewerk der General Motors Suisse SA

A classic modernist masterpiece

Biel: Siedlung Rainpark

Further development of the iconic Halen estate

Biel: Zelthaus

A shared house

Biel: Schweizerische Hochschule für Holzwirtschaft

A wooden house

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