National Finals
The national finals will be held in Washington, DC, April 27-29, 2020. Check back for more details.
State Finals
Information on the time, date, and location of State Finals will be updated as more competitions are scheduled and planned. Find your state’s Poetry Out Loud coordinator here.
| State/Territory | Date | Location | Winner & School |
| Alabama | March 2 | Alabama Shakespeare Festival | |
| Alaska | March 12 | ||
| Arizona | |||
| Arkansas | March 14 | Ron Robinson Theater | |
| California | March 15 | ||
| Colorado | March 3 | Lakewood Cultural Center | |
| Connecticut | |||
| Delaware | |||
| District of Columbia | |||
| Florida | February 29 | University of Florida | |
| Georgia | March 15 | ||
| Hawaii | March 1 | Tenney Theatre | |
| Idaho | March 7 | ||
| Illinois | |||
| Indiana | February 15 | ||
| Iowa | March 8 | ||
| Kansas | February 29 | ||
| Kentucky | March 3 | ||
| Louisiana | |||
| Maine | |||
| Maryland | |||
| Massachusetts | March 8 | ||
| Michigan | March 13 | ||
| Minnesota | |||
| Mississippi | |||
| Missouri | |||
| Montana | March 7 | ||
| Nebraska | |||
| Nevada | March 14 | KNPB Studio | |
| New Hampshire | March 13 | NH State House | |
| New Jersey | March 17 | ||
| New Mexico | March 8 | ||
| New York | March 7 | FIT University | |
| North Carolina | February 22 | Triad Stage | |
| North Dakota | February 24 | ||
| Ohio | |||
| Oklahoma | March 5 | University of Central Oklahoma | |
| Oregon | March 14 | ||
| Pennsylvania | |||
| Puerto Rico | |||
| Rhode Island | |||
| South Carolina | March 14 | Richland Library, Main Branch | |
| South Dakota | March 16 | ||
| Tennessee | |||
| Texas | |||
| Utah | |||
| Vermont | March 16 | ||
| Virgin Islands | |||
| Virginia | March 13 | VPM PBS Richmond | |
| Washington | |||
| West Virginia | March 13 | Norman L. Fagan State Theater | |
| Wisconsin | March 7 | UW-Madison Pyle Center | |
| Wyoming | March 2 | Laramie County Community College |