Open day in the Red City Hall: Experience democracy up close!

Open day in the Red City Hall: Experience democracy up close!

Rotes Rathaus, 10178 Berlin, Deutschland - On June 21, 2025, the ruling mayor of Berlin, Kai Wegner, and his team invited to the first day of the open house in the Red City Hall. Under the motto "Experience democracy", around 8,300 visitors were welcomed, who had the opportunity to get to know the historic building and the new event format on this special day. The event took place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and offered a variety of insights into the work of the Senate Chancellery.

Visitors were able to use various sightseeing offers, including the office of the Governing Mayor and the Senate Service Hall. A living atmosphere with Kai Wegner, the two mayors and the State Secretaries of the Senate Chancellery, which took place on two stages.

diverse offers and interactivity

In addition to the visits, there were numerous hands-on stations and info points, where topics such as "Digitales Berlin", the Europe area and the press and information office were presented. Visitors were invited to actively interact with the offers. Live acts of the “Fête de la Musique” festival, which took place for the first time in the Red City Hall, provided musical entertainment. Gastronomic offers with seating in the courtyard rounded off the experience.

Access to the building was barrier -free, and bringing bags to size DIN A3 was allowed. The open house day was not only an opportunity to experience the administration up close, but also an example of citizen participation that is becoming increasingly important in today's society.

Citizens' participation in change

The developments in citizen participation reflect a profound change in society. The term includes conventional co -determination processes such as elections and unconventional forms of participation, such as dialogue procedures or demonstrations that are often initiated by civil society. This diversity in participation shows that the character of the obligation is due to the turnout and gain individual decisions in relevance.

Despite the fundamentally high support for democracy, it turns out that trust in political institutions, such as politicians and parties, tends to decrease. This can also be an explanation for the broad participation in the open day, which invited the citizens to directly experience and shape democracy, to revitalize the trust and to bridge the gap between politics and society.