# 2005 in Switzerland

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 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
* 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: 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
* 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: 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