2005 in Switzerland

none thumb|right 2005 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 January 26–30: World Economic Forum in Davos February February 3–8: Fasnacht in Lucerne, carnival February 5: L'Hom Strom custom in Scuol February 14–16: Fasnacht in Basel, carnival February 18–27: Muba in Basel February 27: Sunday for Votes and elections (at least quarterly ): 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 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 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 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 June 15–20: Art Basel, art fair in Basel June 17–19: 26th Eidgenössisches Jodlerfest in Aarau June 20-July 17: Eidgenössisches Schützenfest in Frauenfeld https://web.archive.org/web/20200903092609/http://www.frauenfeld05.ch/ 2020-09-03 June 23: Jura Independence Day¹ June 29: St. Peter and Paul¹ in Ticino July July 1–16: 39th Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux 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 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 September 18: 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 September 23–25: 80th Fête des Vendanges in Neuchâtel, vintage festival September 25: Sunday for votes and elections September 25: St. Nikolaus of Flüe¹ in Obwalden October October 13–23: Olma in St. Gallen 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 December 25: Christmas¹ December 26: Saint Stephen's Day¹ December: Spengler Cup in Davos, ice hockey tournament December 31: Restoration of the Republic¹ in Geneva Awards 2004 in Switzerland#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 18: Harald Szeemann, 71, curator and art historianHarald Szeemann, 71, Curator of Groundbreaking Shows, Dies (Published 2005) https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/25/arts/design/harald-szeemann-71-curator-of-groundbreaking-shows-dies.html New York Times 9 December 2025 en 25 February 2005 25 September 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240925211218/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/25/arts/design/harald-szeemann-71-curator-of-groundbreaking-shows-dies.html live See also 2005 in Swiss music References External links :de:Feiertage in der Schweiz (Public holidays in Switzerland) Sport 2005 collapsed 2005 Category:Years of the 21st century in Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland