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
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 Florida
Georgia	March 15
Hawaii	March 1	Tenney Theatre
Idaho	March 7
Illinois
Indiana	February 15
Iowa	March 8
Kansas	February 29	Salina South HS
Kentucky	March 3
Louisiana
Maine	March 2
Maryland	March 7	Center Stage
Massachusetts	March 8
Michigan	March 13-14
Minnesota
Mississippi	February 27	MPB Studios
Missouri	March 12
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	March 9	State Museum
Puerto Rico
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
Utah
Vermont	March 16
Virgin Islands	March 14	Little Theater
Virginia	March 13	VPM PBS Richmond
Washington
West Virginia	March 13-14	Norman L. Fagan State Theater
Wisconsin	March 7	UW-Madison Pyle Center
Wyoming	March 2	Laramie County Community College