Schloss Thun rents three settings for private and company events: the medieval Rittersaal, the open castle courtyard and the Venner-Zyro-Turm. The knights' hall seats 60 at a banquet and takes 130 at a standing reception. The castle stands on the Schlossberg above the old town of Thun, in the canton of Bern.
Seminars and company events
The Venner-Zyro-Turm has four floors and is rented for seminars, workshops and small conferences. It suits presentations, group work and creative sessions. A projector with a screen and speakers are available, and an electric heater can be added for cooler weather, billed separately. The castle states that aperitifs and similar receptions are not possible in the tower, since the focus is on training and working events. It can be booked for a morning of four hours, an afternoon of four hours or a full day.
For company dinners and receptions, the Rittersaal and the courtyard are available. The castle also offers a winter formula in which a company or club has the museum to itself for a guided tour followed by mulled wine and Christmas biscuits, for groups of up to 20 people in several languages.
Weddings and receptions
Civil weddings take place in the registry room on the Schlossberg, which holds the couple and up to 30 guests and is run by Schlossberg Thun AG. The castle then offers the setting for what follows. Guests can be welcomed in the courtyard for an aperitif with views of the town, the lake and the mountains, or gather in the Rittersaal for a banquet. The castle grounds also serve for wedding photographs.
Rooms and capacities
The Rittersaal sits in the keep. It takes a seated banquet of up to 60 guests, with tables and chairs included, and a standing aperitif of up to 130. It can also be set with a stage and chairs for a talk or a meeting. For preserved-building reasons, dance and concert events with standing guests are not possible. The hall is not heated, so it is rented only from May 1 to October 31, with events starting from the late afternoon and ending by 9:30 p.m., or by 12:30 a.m. on request in the booking form.
The courtyard lies in front of the keep and is open to the sky. It takes a standing aperitif of up to 100 guests, is rented all year from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., and is used only in good weather. Setup and clear-down time is billed by the hour.
Catering
There is no in-house kitchen for events. For the Rittersaal, the organizer brings a professional caterer. For the courtyard, the castle recommends the Restaurant Schlossberg and accepts other caterers by arrangement.
History and setting
Schloss Thun is a medieval castle with four towers, and it has operated as a museum since 1888. It is run by the non-profit Schloss Thun foundation, which puts the income from rentals into the upkeep of the building and its education work. The castle won the Swiss Location Award in 2025.
Getting there
The castle is a ten minute walk from Thun railway station. The address is Schlossberg 1, 3600 Thun.
