Events from 2005 in Switzerland.
| |||||
Decades: | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
See also: |
Incumbents
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
See also
External links
- de:Feiertage in der Schweiz (Public holidays in Switzerland)
- Sport 2005
🔥 Top keywords: Main PageSpecial:SearchPage 3Wikipedia:Featured picturesHouse of the DragonUEFA Euro 2024Bryson DeChambeauJuneteenthInside Out 2Eid al-AdhaCleopatraDeaths in 2024Merrily We Roll Along (musical)Jonathan GroffJude Bellingham.xxx77th Tony AwardsBridgertonGary PlauchéKylian MbappéDaniel RadcliffeUEFA European Championship2024 ICC Men's T20 World CupUnit 731The Boys (TV series)Rory McIlroyN'Golo KantéUEFA Euro 2020YouTubeRomelu LukakuOpinion polling for the 2024 United Kingdom general electionThe Boys season 4Romania national football teamNicola CoughlanStereophonic (play)Gene WilderErin DarkeAntoine GriezmannProject 2025