2011 in Lithuania

This article is about the particular significance of the year 2011 to Lithuania and its people.

Incumbents

 * President: Dalia Grybauskaitė
 * Prime Minister: Andrius Kubilius

Chairmanships

 * Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

January

 * January 1 – Lithuania received chairmanship of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
 * January 1 – Strong snowstorm results in approximately 34,000 people being left without electricity.
 * January 1 – Lithuania received chairmanship of NATO embassy in Georgia to represent alliance in country and help it to join to the NATO.
 * January 21 – Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius called a special meeting because of too big heating prices in Capital City of Vilnius.
 * January 25 – 4 elderships in Pagėgiai municipality announced extreme situation because of floods.

February

 * February 7 – Nemunas River flood started in Jonava district municipality and Kaunas district municipality.
 * February 8 – strong wind killed 3 people, 46,000 people being left without electricity and closed Port of Klaipėda
 * February 26–27 – national elections to cities councils.

March

 * March 8 – resignation of Minister of Economy Dainius Kreivys.
 * March 23 – Lithuanian government approves of personal bankruptcy legislation.

April

 * April 28 – Lithuania's Omnitel opened LTE "4G" network working in 5 biggest cities.

June

 * June 28 – Seimas approved the law under which Lithuanian-Belarusian border inhabitants can easily cross the border.

July

 * July 6 – Ieva Gervinskaitė won Miss Lithuania 2011.
 * July 8 – Agrowill Group become second Lithuanian company which selling shares on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
 * July 10 – Lithuania won FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

Art and entertainment

 * May
 * May 27 Sidabrinė gervė 2011
 * Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Multi-sport events

 * SELL Student Games in Kaunas.

Athletics (track and field)

 * 4 March – Austra Skujytė won silver medal in 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships. It is the first independent Lithuania medal in championship.
 * Local events
 * February 18–19 – National Indoor championship in Klaipėda.
 * May 25 – Lithuania Open 100 km running championship in Nida.
 * July 23–24 – 2011 Lithuanian Athletics Championships in Kaunas.
 * September 11 – Vilnius Marathon.
 * September 24 – National Half Marathon Championship in Nida.

Basketball

 * September 3–18 – Lithuania will host EuroBasket 2011.

Boxing

 * 2011 Lithuanian Boxing Championships

Darts

 * October 14 - Vilnius will host Lithuania Open darts championship.

Football

 * 2010–11 Baltic League.
 * 2010–11 Lithuanian Football Cup.

Sambo

 * Vilnius wil host the 2011 World Sambo Championships.

Snowboarding

 * 29 January first time started Lithuanian Snowboarding Championships

Swimming

 * 28–30 June 2011 Lithuania Swimming Championships in Alytus

Volleyball

 * 11–14 August Capital City of Vilnius wil host U18 European Beach Volleyball Championships for men and women near the White Bridge.

Deaths

 * Justinas Marcinkevičius (born 1930) a prominent Lithuanian poet and playwright.