Cumberland Maryland Entertainment & Events

Special Events

• Cumberland July 4th Celebration
  Cumberlands Constitution Park
  Family band concert featuring The Potomac Concert Band followed by traditional fireworks display. Event begins at 7:30 p.m.

Night Life

• Niner's Canal Pub
  2 Pershing St. • Cumberland, MD 21502
  (301) 777-1121
  Relaxing and social atmosphere with a wide selection of quality bottled beer, wine & liquor in addition to a wide variety of food on their menu. Bar Hours are Mon-Thur. 4pm - 12:30am Friday & Saturday 4pm - 2am and Sundays 1pm-8pm and Kitchen hours are Mon-Sat 4:30pm-9:30pm and Sundays 1pm-8pm  more...

• New Embassy Theatre
  49 Baltimore Street • Cumberland, MD 21502
  New Embassy Theater
  301-722-4692
  A restored 1931 art deco movie theatre that features special events including Broadway musical revivals, an ongoing composers' tribute series, rock shows, and theatre skills workshops from April to December.  more...

Plays & Productions

• Cumberland Theatre
  101 North Johnson Street • Cumberland, MD 21502
  301-759-4990
  Western Maryland's only professional theater presents musicals and dramas from June through December. more...

Festivals & Fairs

• Heritage Days Festival
  Victorian Washington Street • Cumberland, MD 21501
  Held in Historic Downtown Cumberland
  301-722-0037
  Western Maryland's largest sidewalk festival, the Heritage Days Festival is an exciting event with over 150 vendors, continuous entertainment, scenic train excursions, diesel cab and caboose rides, live theatre presentations, pony rides, military encampments, tunnel tours, historic home tours, local cemetery tours, carnival rides, exhibits, and horse-drawn trolley and carriage rides. more...

• Annual Tri-State Wing Off
  13 Canal Street • Cumberland, MD 21502
  Located on the Canal Place Festival Grounds
  240-727-5116
  The public is invited to come out to the Canal Place Festival Grounds and taste wings from restaurants and caterers from throughout the tri-state area and help crown the 2012 Wing-off Champion on Saturday, June 23rd, from 12 noon to 8 p.m. at the 2nd Annual Tri-State Wing-off. The Tri-State Wing-off is a project of the Western Maryland Jaycees, and proceeds will be used by the Jaycees to help fund community initiatives, as well as programs for its members. As many as 14 wing vendors from Allegany, Garrett, Mineral and Bedford Counties will be on site cooking wings for patrons to sample and each patron will receive a ballot to cast votes for his/her favorites in 5 different award categories. Wings can be purchased and each vendor will have as many as three different flavors of wings for sale. The Jaycees will also be selling beer and wine and other beverages at the event. In addition to sampling wings, event-goers will enjoy a Car & Motorcycle cruise-in with help from ABATE of Western Maryland, display booths from area businesses and non-profit organizations and kids activities. Plus, the Canal Place stage will be active throughout the day with performances from the Tri-State Community School for the Arts Rock School student ensemble, the Mountain Ridge High School Jazz Orchestra, Gina Powell & Her Electric Band, Tony Haan and Taylor Hill, Jared Mullins, Hondo and Delta Curve from Nashville, TN.  more...