US EditionWhite House resuming public tours in December with ‘updated route’
- On Tuesday, Dec. 2 the Office of First Lady Melania Trump says public tours will resume with an updated route, reopening the White House to visitors.
- Demolition of the East Wing began to create space for a large ballroom, prompting earlier tour suspensions after crews started work on the 90,000-square-foot ballroom, a $300 million project.
- All December tours will feature the White House Christmas decorations on the State Floor curated under First Lady Melania Trump's direction, allowing visitors to enjoy this festive annual tradition.
- Visitors will now enter through the North Portico as tour routes are adjusted, closing ground-floor rooms while State Floor rooms like the East Room and Red Room remain open.
- To request tours, contact Members of Congress or use congress.gov or the Capitol Switchboard; requests resume Monday, Nov. 3, 2025.
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White House Public Tours Set to Resume in December
The White House will reopen for public tours beginning in December with an updated path through the historic residence and Christmas displays to celebrate the holiday season, the White House announced on Oct. 31. The tours stopped in August ahead of the construction of a new State Ballroom. The tours will begin on Dec. 2, when visitors will be able to once again explore the house via a new route that offers guests “the opportunity to experience …
White House resuming tours to show off Melania Trump’s Christmas decor after East Wing demolition
The White House tours were suspended in August as the Trump administration began clearing out the East Wing to make way for President Trump's planned $300 million ballroom.
White House resuming public tours in December with ‘updated route’
The White House said Friday it is resuming public tours of the building in December with an “updated route” after they were paused over the summer ahead of construction of President Trump’s ballroom. First lady Melania Trump’s office said public tours would restart Dec. 2 with “an updated route offering guests the opportunity to experience…
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