There is a fantastic line up of events in Dublin City in 2011, a selection of which follows. We will update this listing as new events are confirmed.
ALL of the venues listed are WALKING distance from the three A*Star Hostels: Abraham House, Ashfield House and Abigail's Hostel.
Two venues just outside the city centre, the RDS and AVIVA Stadium (formerly Lansdowne Road) are less than a half hour walk from our hostels, but it's handier to take the DART rapid train, which is less than five minutes walk from each hostel - check this out on the map!
January 28 - 30
Strictly Come Dancing Live
The O2
Show
February 1 - 14
Chinese New Year Festival
Dublin City
Festival
February 7 - 19
Calendar Girls
Grand Canal Theatre
February 8 - 9
Four Nations International Football
Aviva Stadium
Sports
February 10 - 11
Leinster v Aironi Rugby - Magners League
RDS Arena
February 11 - 12
Neil Delamare
Vicar Street
Comedy
February 17 - 27
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival
February 17 – July 24
Tutankhamun – His Tomb and His Treasures
RDS
Exhibition
February 21 – 26
D’Unbelievables
February 22 – 24
X Factor Live Show
Music concert
February 25
Leinster v Benetton Treviso – Magners League
February 25 – 27
The Irish Times Motor Show
February 26 – 27
Usher
March 1 – 6
Stomp
March 2 - 6
Dublin Book Festival
March 4 – 6
Leinster v Scarlets – Magners League
March 7 – 12
March 8 – 9
Justin Bieber
March 10 – 12
The Script
March 15
Boyzone
March 16
McFly
March 16 – April 2
Fiddler on the Roof
Gaiety Theatre
Musical theatre
March 16 – 20
The Russian State Ballet Swan Lake
Ballet
March 17 – 20
St Patrick’s Day Festival
March 18
Enrique Iglesias
March 18 – 19
The Russian State Ballet Giselle
March 18 – 20
Mind Body Spirit
March 19
The Commitments
March 22 – 26
Chess
March 22 – 23
Kylie
March 25
The Nualas
March 26
Fureys & David Arthur
March 27
Taylor Swift
March 28
Katy Perry
March 30
The Frames
April 1 - 30
Dublin: One City One Book
April 3 – 6
Furniture & Homes Accessories Fair
April 4 – 16
Between Foxrock and a Hard Place
April 5 – 30
The Sound of Music
April 6 – 7
Bell X1
April 2 – 3 / 8 – 10
Westlife
April 8 - 10
Franco-Irish Literary Festival
April 9 - 10
Pregnancy & Baby Fair
April 15
Wwe Revenge Tour
April 15 – 17*
Leinster v Ulster Rugby - Magners League
April 25 - 17
Spring Ideal Home Show
April 28
Des Bishop
April 28 - May 3
Peter Kay
May 3 - 16
International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival
May 6 – 8*
Leinster v Glasgow Warriors - Magners League
May 7
The High Kings
May 9
Eric Clapton
May 9 - 14
Monty Python’s Spamalot
May 11 – June 4
The Beauty Queen of Leenane
May 13 - 28
Dublin Dance Festival
May 25 - 16
iGaming Super Show
May 26 - 29
Dublin City Soul Festival
May 28
Katherine Jenkins
May 29 - 30
International Hairdressers Federation - The European Cup
May 31 – June 5
Dublin Writers Festival
May 31 – Jun 11
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
June 2
Bloom in the Park
Phoenix Park
June 9 - 12
Taste of Dublin
The Iveagh Gardens
June 16 - 19
Bloomsday Festival
AIB Street Performance World Championship
June 17 - 26
Dublin LGBTQ Pride Festival
June 18 - 19
Take That
Croke Park
June 23
Bryan Adams
June 28 – August 28
Riverdance
June 29 - 30
Bon Jovi
July 2 - 3
Glee
July 8 - 12
Erth Dinosaur Petting Zoo
July 12
James Taylor
August 3 - 7
Dublin Horse Show
August 9 - 27
Grease
August 20 - 28
National Heritage Week
September 10 - 25
ABSOLUT Fringe Festival
September 23
Culture Night
Sept 28 – Oct 1
Batman Live
September 29 – October 16
Dublin Theatre Festival
October 3
Rihanna
October 6 - 9
Open House
October 4 - 15
Mamma Mia!
October 12
Alan Carr
October 25 – 26
Lee Evans
November 7
November 10 - 13
The Knitting & Stitching Show
November 25
Listings provided are subject to change. Please check with venues / event organisers before making travel plans!
