Key Dates | Poetry Out Loud

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	March 7	Burton Barr Central Library
Arkansas	March 14	Ron Robinson Theater
California	March 15-16	Sunday: Tsakopoulos Library Galleria Monday: CA State Capitol
Colorado	March 3	Lakewood Cultural Center
Connecticut	March 14
Delaware	February 25
District of Columbia
Florida	February 29	University of South Florida
Georgia	March 15	Atlanta History Center
Hawaii	March 1	Tenney Theatre
Idaho	March 7
Illinois	March 2	Hoogland Center for the Arts
Indiana	February 15		Dalia Elkhatib, Franklin Central HS
Iowa	March 8
Kansas	February 29	Salina South HS
Kentucky	March 3	Grand Theatre
Louisiana	March 7	Capitol Park Museum
Maine	March 2
Maryland	March 7	Center Stage
Massachusetts	March 8	Old South Meeting House
Michigan	March 13-14	Crowne Plaza
Minnesota	February 25	Minnesota State University
Mississippi	February 27	MPB Studios
Missouri	March 12	Harry S. Truman State Office Building
Montana	March 7	Grandstreet Theatre
Nebraska	March 8	Sheldon Museum of Art
Nevada	March 14	Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts
New Hampshire	March 13	NH State House
New Jersey	March 17	New Brunswick Performing Arts Center
New Mexico	March 8	New Mexico Museum of Art
New York	March 7	FIT University
North Carolina	February 22	Triad Stage
North Dakota	February 24	ND Heritage Center & State Museum
Ohio	March 6	King Arts Complex
Oklahoma	March 5	University of Central Oklahoma
Oregon	March 13
Pennsylvania	March 9	State Museum
Puerto Rico	March 13	Francisco Arrivi Theater
Rhode Island	March 8	RISD Museum of Art
South Carolina	March 14	Richland Library, Main Branch
South Dakota	March 16
Tennessee	March 13-14	Tennessee State Museum
Texas	February 22	Bullock Texas State History Museum
Utah	March 11	Westminster College
Vermont	March 16	Vermont PBS Studios
Virgin Islands	March 14	Little Theater
Virginia	March 13	VPM PBS Richmond
Washington	March 7	Tacoma Museum of Glass
West Virginia	March 13-14	Norman L. Fagan State Theater
Wisconsin	March 7	UW-Madison Pyle Center
Wyoming	March 2	Cheyenne Civic Center