

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Region 8 Poetry Out Loud Competition 2026
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 22 Jan, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: ?✨ Poetry Out Loud: Region 8 Competition!
Join us Thursday, January 22nd at 6:30pm for our annual Region 8 Poetry Out Loud Competition, hosted at the Floyd L. Sandle Theater at Grambling State University.

High school students from across all twelve parishes of Northeast Louisiana will take the stage to bring poetry to life through powerful recitation and performance. Winners will take home cash prizes, advancing to the Louisiana State Finals and potentially the National Competition in Washington, D.C.

This event is free and open to the public - come support young voices, creativity, and the arts in our region!

WANT TO PARTICIPATE OR SPONSOR? Email abigail@nelaarts.org!

Presented in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, Louisiana Office of Cultural Development, Grambling State University, and the Northeast Louisiana Arts Council.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/grambling/region-8-poetry-out-loud-competition-2026/200029241717347
- **Event Categories**: art, contests, literary-art, theatre
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 17

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029241717347?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=grambling-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Grambling
- **state**: LA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Grambling State University
- **lat**: 32.522734913529
- **long**: -92.71625384776
- **full address**: Grambling State University, 117 Grambling St, Grambling, LA 71245, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Northeast Louisiana Arts Council (https://allevents.in/org/northeast-louisiana-arts-council/24795612)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 22 Jan, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Grambling State University, 117 Grambling St, Grambling, LA 71245, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Northeast Louisiana Arts Council
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, contests, literary-art, theatre
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Region 8 Poetry Out Loud Competition 2026 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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