2005 in Switzerland explained

Events from 2005 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

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

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 http://www.solothurnerfilmtage.ch
January 26–30: World Economic Forum in Davos

February 3–8: Fasnacht in Lucerne, carnival http://www.lfk.ch
February 5: L'Hom Strom custom in Scuol
February 14–16: Fasnacht in Basel, carnival http://www.fasnacht.ch
February 18–27: Muba in Basel http://www.muba.ch
February 27: Sunday for Votes and elections (at least quarterly https://web.archive.org/web/20041215091532/http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/va/liste2020.html): 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 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 https://web.archive.org/web/20040220133626/http://www.salon-auto.ch/en/salon_2005/
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 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 http://www.sechselaeuten.ch
April 18–22: Federal Parliament special session
April 24: cantonal Landsgemeinde in Appenzell

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 https://web.archive.org/web/20040618005227/http://www.orbit-iex.ch/
May 26: Corpus Christi¹
May 30-June 17: Federal Parliament summer session

September 8: Jeûne genevois¹ in Geneva
September 10–11: European Heritage Days (Journées du patrimoine)
September 10–12: Knabenschiessen¹ in Zürich http://www.knabenschiessen.ch
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 http://www.siit2005.org
September 23–25: 80th Fête des Vendanges in Neuchâtel, vintage festival http://www.fete-des-vendanges.ch
September 25: Sunday for votes and elections
September 25: St. Nikolaus of Flüe¹ in Obwalden

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 http://www.escalade.ch
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