BCF Arena, Fribourg
Event Regulations
All details regarding our rules and safety guidelines are available in our Event Regulations.
The following items will not be allowed into the arena:
- Banned items
- Backpacks, bags (larger than DIN A4, excluding gym bags)
- Fireworks, sparklers, smoke bombs, other pyrotechnics and Bengal items
- Liquids in glass bottles, cans, PET and Tetra containers (excluding for medical reasons)
- Laser pointers
- Umbrellas, helmets, balaclavas
- Aerosol cans (excluding for medical reasons)
- Weapons and objects that can be used as weapons or projectiles as well as other dangerous objects or those objects that security services deem to be dangerous.
- Flags larger than 2 m x 1.5 m, flags with poles over 1 m (larger flags may be approved on request)
- Flags of nations not participating in the 2026 IIHF WM
- Objects, items of clothing and/or other media with political, racist, violent and discriminatory content
- Drones
- Any type of disruptive artificial noise generators (instruments may be approved on request)
- Animals (excluding guide dogs)
- Professional cameras
To speed up entry, please do not bring any unnecessary items. If you still wish to store your valuables securely, there are lockers available for you on site.
Payment
At the BCF Arena, payment must be made by credit card. We accept all major credit cards (e.g. Visa, Mastercard). Cash payments are not accepted.
Food and Beverage
At the BCF Arena, you will find a wide selection of snacks, hot meals, and various beverages.
About the BCF Arena
Emotions, ice hockey at the highest level and a modern spectator experience: the BCF Arena is not only the most liked arena in Switzerland by fans and the heart of local sport but also the home to HC Fribourg-Gottéron. Following extensive modernization, the arena has been a future-oriented venue for sports and events with a capacity of 7'500 spectators for the 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship.
The BCF Arena is the first ice rink in Switzerland to receive Minergie-A certification. This makes it a role model in the field of energy-efficient sports infrastructures.
The redesigned arena boasts state-of-the-art infrastructure and modern technology for an intense live experience.
- Start of reconstruction: 2018
- Opening: 2020
- Plot area: 20’000 m²
- Building dimensions: 140 m long x 90 m wide x 26 m high
- Building volume: 300’000 m³
- 2026 IIHF WM capacity: 7’500 spectators