Open House Day 2025

The Austrian Parliament was open to visitors on October 26, 2025. This year, there was once again the option to book a time slot for a guided tour to enable faster admission to the premises. The tour took visitors through the areas of the Demokratikum – Experience Parliament and the Plenarium, where the glass roof and the Democracy Workshop could be viewed. After visiting the meeting rooms of the National Council, the Federal Council, and the Federal Assembly, individual exploration of the Columned Hall, the Reception Salon, and the committee rooms - usually not open to the public - was possible. There, visitors could also engage in dialogue with the Presidents of the National and Federal Council as well as with Members of Parliament and staff of the Parliamentary Administration. The Parliamentary Administration offered visitors insights and information about plenary and committee proceedings. All services and areas on the Open House Day were barrier-free accessible.

On October 26, 1955, the National Council passed the Federal Constitutional Law, in which Austria declared of its own free will its perpetual neutrality and undertook not to join any military alliances. On October 26, 1965, the first national holiday was celebrated with a festive session in parliament.

Mindful of the fact that, on October 26, 1955, Austria declared through the Federal Constitutional Law (Federal Law Gazette No. 211/1955) on the Neutrality of Austria its intention to maintain its independence for all time and under all circumstances, and to defend it with all means at its disposal, and in the same Federal Constitutional Law established its permanent neutrality, and in recognition of the will thereby expressed to contribute, as a permanently neutral state, a valuable contribution to peace in the world, the National Council has resolved:

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October 26 is the Austrian National Holiday.