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Events from 2005 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

See: List of 2005 office-holders in Switzerland

Events

Public holidays in one or several cantons of Switzerland are marked (¹).

January

• January 1: New Year's Day¹
• January 2: Berchtoldstag¹
• January 6: Epiphany¹
• January 13: Silvesterkläuse in Urnäsch, custom on New Year's Eve according to the Julian calendar.
• January 14–16: Lauberhorn Alpine Skiing World Cup race in Wengen: Michael Walchhofer finished first.
• January 24–30: 40th Solothurn Film Festival [1]
• January 26–30: World Economic Forum in Davos

February

• February 3–8: Fasnacht in Lucerne, carnival [2]
• February 5: L'Hom Strom custom in Scuol
• February 14–16: Fasnacht in Basel, carnival [3]
• February 18–27: Muba in Basel [4]
• February 27: Sunday for Votes and elections (at least quarterly [5]): Federal votes and cantonal elections for parliaments of AG and SO, executive of AR, NW, LU, SO, ZH.
• February 28-March 18: Federal Parliament spring session

March

• March 1: Chalandamarz custom in Engadin and other parts of the Grisons
• March 1: Proclamation of the Republic¹ in Neuchâtel
• March 3–13: International Motor Show in Geneva [6]
• March 9–13: Alpine Skiing World Cup races in Lenzerheide
• March 13: 37th Engadin Skimarathon
• March 19: Saint Joseph's Day¹
• March 25: Good Friday¹
• March 27: Easter Sunday¹
• March 28: Easter Monday¹

April

• April 7: Näfelser Fahrt¹ in the Canton of Glarus, commemoration of the Battle of Näfels (1388)
• April 10: Election for cantonal parliament and executive in Neuchâtel
• April 18: Sechseläuten¹ in Zürich [7]
• April 18–22: Federal Parliament special session
• April 24: cantonal Landsgemeinde in Appenzell

May

• May 1: May Day¹
• May 1: cantonal Landsgemeinde in Glarus
• May 5: Ascension Day¹
• May 5: Banntag custom in the canton of Basel-Country
• May 15: Pentecost¹
• May 16: Whit Monday¹
• May 16: Football Cup final in Basel
• May 24–27: Orbit and Internet Expo in Basel [8]
• May 26: Corpus Christi¹
• May 30-June 17: Federal Parliament summer session

June

• June 5: Sunday for votes and elections
• June 11–19: Tour de Suisse road cycling competition [9]
• June 15–20: Art Basel, art fair in Basel
• June 17–19: 26th Eidgenössisches Jodlerfest in Aarau [10]
• June 20-July 17: Eidgenössisches Schützenfest in Frauenfeld [11] Archived 2020-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
• June 23: Jura Independence Day¹
• June 29: St. Peter and Paul¹ in Ticino

July

• July 1–16: 39th Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux [12]
• July 9: Commemoration of the Battle of Sempach (1386) in Lucerne

August

• New year for schools/universities 2005/2006
• August 1: Swiss National Day¹
• August 3–13: 58th Locarno International Film Festival in Locarno [13]
• August 15: Assumption of Mary¹
• August 19–20: St.Galler Fäscht

September

• September 8: Jeûne genevois¹ in Geneva
• September 10–11: European Heritage Days (Journées du patrimoine)
• September 10–12: Knabenschiessen¹ in Zürich [14]
• September 18: Eidgenössischer Dank-, Buss- und Bettag; Jeûne fédéral (federal day of fasting)¹
• September 19: Monday afterwards (Lundi du Jeûne)¹ in Neuchâtel and Vaud
• September 19-October 7: Federal Parliament autumn session
• September 21–23: 4th Standardization and Innovation in Information Technology conference in Geneva [15]
• September 23–25: 80th Fête des Vendanges in Neuchâtel, vintage festival [16]
• September 25: Sunday for votes and elections
• September 25: St. Nikolaus of Flüe¹ in Obwalden

October

• October 13–23: Olma in St. Gallen [17]

November

• November 1: All Saints¹
• November 11: Gansabhauet in Sursee, local Saint Martin's Day custom
• November 15: Commemoration of the Battle of Morgarten (1315) in Zug and Schwyz
• November 27: Sunday for votes and elections
• November 28-December 16: Federal Parliament winter session
• November 28: Zibelemärit in Bern

December

• December 5: Klausjagen in Küssnacht
• December 7: Election of the President of the Confederation for 2006 by the Federal Parliament
• December 8: Immaculate Conception¹
• December 10–11: Escalade (1602) commemoration in Geneva [18]
• December 25: Christmas¹
• December 26: St. Stephen's Day¹
• December: Spengler Cup in Davos, ice hockey tournament
• December 31: Restoration of the Republic¹ in Geneva

Awards

• Swiss Award 2004:
  • Swiss of the Year: Lotti Latrous
  • Culture: Bruno Ganz
  • Economy: Beatrice Weder di Mauro
  • Entertainment: Mia Aegerter
  • Politics: Jean Ziegler
  • Society: Ruedi Lüthy
  • Sports: Marcel Fischer
• Swiss Film Prize 2005 (Schweizer Filmpreis/Prix du cinéma suisse)
  • Fiction: "Tout un hiver sans feu" by Greg Zglinski
  • Documentary: "Accordion Tribe" by Stefan Schwietert
  • Short film: "Cheyenne" by Alexander Meier
  • Animation film: "Un'altra città" by Carlo Ippolito
  • Performance in a leading role: Roeland Wiesnekker in "Strähl" by Manuel Flurin Hendry
  • Performance in a supporting role: Johanna Bantzer in "Strähl"
  • Special Jury Prize: Filip Zumbrunn for camera and light in "Strähl"
• Innerschweizer Kulturpreis 2005: Martin Stadler
• Schweizer KleinKunstPreis 2005: Gardi Hutter
• Wakker Prize 2005: SBB-CFF-FFS

Deaths

• January 14: Georges Piroué, 85, writer
• January 29: Ephraim Kishon, 80, satirist, writer, film director
• February 1: Werner Arnold, 74, cyclist
• February 3: David Hönigsberg, 45, composer, music teacher and conductor
• February 16: Marcello Viotti, 50, conductor
• February 17: Harald Szeemann, 71, curator and art historian