Statement on Safety and Conduct

Cumberland Pride Festival is a place to welcome one another and come together and celebrate the progress of the Allegany County LGBTQIA+ community.
These requests are meant to ensure the festival is a safe and accepting space for so many who don’t always experience a feeling of safety and for everyone to be treated with courtesy and respect.

We recognize the struggles and possibilities of the LGBTQIA+ community. All participants in the festival are expected to embrace our past and our future.

We desire a safe place to honor and celebrate and will not tolerate threatening, violent, harassing, or offensive behavior against organizers, volunteers, vendors, artists, performers or participants. Further, we will not tolerate any individual making derogatory remarks about a person's age, race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, body, attire, physical or mental ability, economic status, spiritual or religious beliefs and practices.

While our event is open to the public, the Canal Place facilities are privately rented by Cumberland Pride.
Cumberland Pride has a private security team and maintains communication with the Cumberland Police Department throughout the day.
We kindly request that festival guests do NOT engage any protestors outside our event and inform us at Pride HQ tent of any antagonistic presence on the festival grounds.
Please allow our security team or the police to handle any situation.

Cumberland Pride reserves the right to deny admission or require a person already on the grounds to leave the Cumberland Pride Festival. 

Cumberland Pride encourages and allows Service Dogs, Blankets, Lawn/Camp chairs, Strollers (including wagons), Umbrellas, Mobility Aids, Water bottles (No alcohol from off premises.)
Don’t forget your sunscreen!

Cumberland Pride asks for No unauthorized tents or canopies, No Illegal Drugs, No Weapons of Any Kind (Or Items That We Determine May Be Harmful), No Underage Drinking, No Fireworks, Speakers, Noisemakers (Or Items We Determine May Disrupt), No Unauthorized Vending of Any Kind, No Disorderly conduct, No Littering (Trash Cans Surround The Grounds) No Unauthorized Distribution of Pamphlets, Flyers, or Handbills, No Harassment, No Hate! 

Please be aware that all bags, backpacks, etc. are subject to search by security and prohibited items may be confiscated.

Many vendors take both cash and credit card or digital payment but we encourage you to bring cash for quicker service and short lines, as well as for tipping performers.

Your amazing outfits and self expression help make Pride fun!
We do kindly ask that all attendees maintain family-friendly attire and adhere to the regulations of the City of Cumberland and Allegany County.

The venue meets ADA accessibility standards and all mobility aids and service dogs are allowed.
There are a few benches along the ground’s perimeter and we have a tent this year for extra shade and cool mist.