Event Info

The public is invited to Poetry Pachanga XIX at the 18th Annual Rio Grande Valley International Poetry Festival, V.I.P.F. 2025, on Saturday, April 26th, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the McAllen Chamber of Commerce at 1200 Ash Ave.

Note: A private dinner from 6 to 7 p.m. only for Registered and Featured Poets (and paid guests) will precede the festivities. (This is the only private portion of our festival.)

The Poetry Pachanga, the event that started it all in April 2007, pre-dates the V.I.P.F. by one year. Only Registered and Featured Poets will be reading; however, the public is invited to be in the audience starting at 7 p.m.

For the full four-day schedule (Apr. 24--27) and more information, visit www.valleypoetryfest.org, where one may also register to participate fully.