| FESTIVAL # | YEAR | HOST STATE | ORGANIZATION | HOST SITE |
| 1 | 1928 | Rhode Island | Pawtucket High School | Pawtucket High School |
| 2 | 1929 | Rhode Island | Pawtucket High School | Pawtucket High School |
| 3 | 1930 | Rhode Island | Pawtucket High School | Pawtucket High School |
| 4 | 1931 | Rhode Island | Pawtucket High School | Pawtucket High School |
| 5 | 1932 | Rhode Island | Pawtucket High School | Pawtucket High School |
| 6 | 1933 | New Hampshire | Manchester Central High School | Manchester Central High School |
| 7 | 1934 | Maine | South Portland High School | South Portland High School |
| 8 | 1935 | Massachusetts | Arlington High School | Robbins Theater_ Arlington |
| 9 | 1936 | New Hampshire | Manchester Central High School | Manchester Central High School |
| 10 | 1937 | Rhode Island | Pawtucket High School | Pawtucket High School |
| 11 | 1938 | Rhode Island | Lockwood High School_ Warwick | Lockwood High School_ Warwick |
| 12 | 1939 | Vermont | Norwich University_ Northfield | Norwich University_ Northfield |
| 13 | 1940 | Connecticut | Greenwich High School | Greenwich High School |
| 14 | 1941 | Maine | South Portland High School | South Portland High School |
| 15 | 1942 | Massachusetts | Clark University_ Worcester | Clark University_ Worcester |
| 1943 | No Festival held | World War II | ||
| 16 | 1944 | Vermont | Middlebury College | Middlebury College |
| 17 | 1945 | Rhode Island | Brown University_ Providence | Brown University_ Providence |
| 18 | 1946 | New Hampshire | Spaulding High School_ Rochester | Spaulding High School_ Rochester |
| 19 | 1947 | Connecticut | Wesleyan University_ Middletown | Wesleyan University_ Middletown |
| 20 | 1948 | Maine | Westbrook Junior College | Westbrook Junior College |
| 21 | 1949 | Massachusetts | Swampscott High School | Swampscott High School |
| 22 | 1950 | New Hampshire | University of NH_ Durham | University of NH_ Durham |
| 23 | 1951 | Rhode Island | RI School of Design_ Providence | RI School of Design_ Providence |
| 24 | 1952 | Vermont | St. Johnsbury Academy | St. Johnsbury Academy |
| 25 | 1953 | Connecticut | Woodbury High School | Woodbury High School |
| 26 | 1954 | Maine | Sanford High School | Sanford High School |
| 27 | 1955 | Massachusetts | Marblehead High School | Marblehead High School |
| 28 | 1956 | New Hampshire | Concord High and St. Paul's Schools | St. Paul's School_ Concord |
| 29 | 1957 | Rhode Island | Barrington High School | Barrington High School |
| 30 | 1958 | Vermont | Montpelier High School | Montpelier High School |
| 31 | 1959 | Connecticut | Cheshire Academy | Cheshire Academy |
| 32 | 1960 | Maine | Westbrook High School | Westbrook High School |
| 33 | 1961 | Massachusetts | Newton High School_ Newtonville | Newton High School_ Newtonville |
| 34 | 1962 | New Hampshire | Spaulding High School_ Rochester | Spaulding High School_ Rochester |
| 35 | 1963 | Rhode Island | Warren High School | Warren High School |
| 36 | 1964 | Vermont | Middlebury High School | Middlebury High School |
| 37 | 1965 | Maine | Bangor High School | Bangor High School |
| 38 | 1966 | Massachusetts | Cambridge High and Latin School | Hancock Hall_ Boston |
| 39 | 1967 | New Hampshire | St. Thomas Aquinas HS_ Dover | University of NH_ Durham |
| 40 | 1968 | Rhode Island | RI College_ Providence | RI College_ Providence |
| 41 | 1969 | Vermont | Lyndon Institute_ Lyndonville | Lyndon Institute_ Lyndonville |
| 42 | 1970 | Maine | Rumford High School | Rumford High School |
| 43 | 1971 | Massachusetts | Massachusetts Drama Guild | Hancock Hall_ Boston |
| 44 | 1972 | New Hampshire | Portsmouth High School | Portsmouth High School |
| 45 | 1973 | Rhode Island | Classical High School_ Providence | Rhode Island College |
| 46 | 1974 | Vermont | Bellows Falls Union High School | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| 47 | 1975 | Maine | Skowhegan High School | Skowhegan High School |
| 48 | 1976 | Massachusetts | Weymouth South High School | Weymouth South High School |
| 49 | 1977 | New Hampshire | Portsmouth High School | Portsmouth High School |
| 50 | 1978 | Rhode Island | Classical High School_ Providence | Classical High School_ Providence |
| 51 | 1979 | Vermont | Castleton State College | Castleton State College |
| 52 | 1980 | Maine | Skowhegan High School | Skowhegan High School |
| 53 | 1981 | Connecticut | Northwestern Regional HS | University of Bridgeport |
| 54 | 1982 | Massachusetts | Peabody Veterans High School | Peabody Veterans High School |
| 55 | 1983 | New Hampshire | Portsmouth High School | Portsmouth High School |
| 56 | 1984 | Rhode Island | Rogers HS/Salve Regina College_ Newport | Rogers HS/Salve Regina College_ Newport |
| 57 | 1985 | Vermont | Mill River HS_ N. Clarendon | Mill River HS_ N. Clarendon |
| 58 | 1986 | Connecticut | Choate Rosemary_ Wallingford | Choate Rosemary Hall_ Wallingford |
| 59 | 1987 | Maine | Mt. Desert Island High School | Mt. Desert Island High School |
| 60 | 1988 | Massachusetts | Brockton High School | Brockton High School |
| 61 | 1989 | New Hampshire | Gilford Middle-High School | Gilford Middle-High School |
| 62 | 1990 | Rhode Island | Cranston High School East and West | Cranston High School West |
| 63 | 1991 | Vermont | Woodstock Union High School | Woodstock Union High School |
| 64 | 1992 | Connecticut | Guilford High School | Guilford High School |
| 65 | 1993 | Maine | Westbrook High School | Westbrook High School |
| 66 | 1994 | Massachusetts | Acton/Boxborough Regional High School | Acton/Boxborough Regional High School |
| 67 | 1995 | New Hampshire | Souhegan High School | Souhegan High School |
| 68 | 1996 | Rhode Island | Hope High School_ Providence | Hope High School_ Providence |
| 69 | 1997 | Vermont | St. Johnsbury Academy_ St. Johnsbury | St. Johnsbury Academy |
| 70 | 1998 | Connecticut | St. Bernard High School_ Uncasville | St. Bernard HS_ Uncasville |
| 71 | 1999 | Maine | Bangor High School | Bangor High School |
| 72 | 2000 | Massachusetts | J. Everett Collins Center/Andover HS | J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts_ Andover |
| 73 | 2001 | New Hampshire | Gilford High School | Gilford High School |
| 74 | 2002 | Rhode Island | Cranston High School West_ Cranston | Cranston High School West_ Cranston |
| 75 | 2003 | Vermont | Milton High School | Milton High School_ Milton |
| 76 | 2004 | Maine | Lawrence High School_ Fairfield | Lawrence HS_ Fairfield |
| 77 | 2005 | Massachusetts | Duxbury High School | Duxbury Performing Arts Center |
| 78 | 2006 | New Hampshire | Gilford High School | Gilford High School |
| 79 | 2007 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island Theatre Education Association | Tollgate High School_ Warwick |
| 80 | 2008 | Vermont | Vermont Drama Guild | Paramount Theatre_ Rutland |
| 81 | 2009 | Connecticut | E.O.Smith High School_ Storrs | E.O. Smith High School_ Storrs |
| 82 | 2010 | Maine | Falmouth High School | Falmouth High School |
| 83 | 2011 | Massachusetts | J. Everett Collins Center/Andover HS | J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts |