Festival Info

In 2008, Del McCoury started DelFest, an annual bluegrass festival in Cumberland, Maryland, held at the Allegany County Fairgrounds

Delfest Line Up - 2012
The Del McCoury Band, Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers, Yonder Mountain String Band, Sam Bush Band, The Travelin’ McCourys (feat. Keller Williams 5/26), Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Keller Williams, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, The Infamous Stringdusters, Emmitt-Nershi Band, Joe Craven, Split Lip Rayfield, The Larry Stephenson Band, The David Mayfield Parade, Mountain Sprout, Mon River Ramblers, , Béla Fleck with Alan Bartram, Jason Carter, Ronnie McCoury, Danny Paisley, Railroad Earth, Leftover Salmon, Béla Fleck & The Marcus Roberts Trio, Luther Dickinson and The Wandering, Darol Anger and the Furies feat. Brittany Haas, Maeve Gilchrist, & Emy Phelps, Sara Watkins, Greensky Bluegrass, The Devil Makes Three, Della Mae, Madison Violet, Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, ORBO & The Longshots

Delfest Line Up - 2011
The Del McCoury Band, Old Crow Medicine Show, Yonder Mountain String Band, Warren Haynes Acoustic with Special Guests, Chris Robinson, Railroad Earth, The Travelin’ McCourys, Punch Brothers, Psychograss, Emmitt-Nershi Band, Dailey & Vincent, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Jesse McReynolds, Trampled by Turtles, The Infamous Stringdusters, Scythian, Joe Craven, Sierra Hull & Highway 111, Davisson Brothers Band, Rockin' Acoustic Circus, The Sweetback Sisters, Head For The Hills, Tussey Mountain Moonshiners

How to get there

Air
If you are flying, Cumberland is almost equidistant from four major airports, Washington National (Reagan), Dulles, Baltimore, and Pittsburgh.

Train
Amtrak provides intercity service to Cumberland over the Capitol Limited rail line, which connects Washington, DC to Chicago, Illinois. The Cumberland Amtrak Station is located downtown at Queen City Drive and East Harrison Street, about 3 miles from the festival site.

Car
Cumberland, MD is located in Allegany County 137 miles northwest of Washington DC. Below are mileage and driving times (without traffic) to many cities. Major highway arteries serving the Cumberland area include Interstate 68, U.S. Route 40, and U.S. Route 220. Please be smart and drive safely!

Baltimore  139 (2.5 hrs)
New York City  304 (5 hrs)
Washington DC  137 (2.5 hrs)
Richmond  236 (4 hrs)
Pittsburgh  106 (2 hrs)
Roanoke  279 (4.5 hrs)
Philadelphia     239 (4 hrs)
Cleveland  233 (4 hrs)
Charleston  226 (3.5 hrs)
Cincinnati 384 (6 hrs)

**NEW OFF-SITE BOX OFFICE LOCATION – VERY IMPORTANT**
The main box office, where you will exchange your festival tickets for a wristband and your parking pass for a decal, will be located approximately 5 miles from DelFest. You must stop here first before proceeding to the festival. DO NOT GO TO THE FAIRGROUNDS UPON ARRIVAL. You will be turned away without a wristband.
On Sunday, May 29th, the main box office will be located at the fairgrounds.
Box Office Map Address: 900 Seton Dr., Cumberland, MD 21502

From Baltimore:
(143 miles, 2.5 hrs)
I-95 S toward Washington (3.6 miles)
Take I-695 W toward I-70/Towson (4.6 miles)
Take I-70 W toward Frederick (91.0 miles)
Take I-68 W/US-40 W toward Cumberland (38.2 miles)
Exit 41 for Seton Dr./MD-49
Turn right to stay on Seton Dr. northbound
Continue through the traffic signal toward the parking lot of the former Sacred Heart Hospital
Look for DelFest signs

From Washington DC:
(142 miles, 2.5 hrs)
I-66 W
Keep right, follow signs to George Washington Memorial Parkway
Take George Washington Memorial Parkway N (8.8 miles)
Merge onto Capitol Beltway/I-495 N (4.3 miles)
Follow signs for Rockville/I-270 N/Frederick
Take I-270 N (29.1 miles)
Merge onto I-70 W toward Hagerstown (52.7 miles)
Take I-68 W/US-40 W toward Cumberland (38.2 miles)
Exit 41 for Seton Dr./MD-49
Turn right to stay on Seton Dr. northbound
Continue through the traffic signal toward the parking lot of the former Sacred Heart Hospital
Look for DelFest signs

From Pittsburgh:
I-376 E/US-22 E via the ramp to Monroeville (13.9 miles)
Take I-76 E/Pennsylvania Turnpike (54.2 miles)
Take exit 110 toward Johnstown/Somerset/PA-219
Merge onto PA Turnpike Acc
Continue on N Pleasant Ave
Slight right at PA-281/Stoystown Rd
Continue to follow PA-281
Turn left at E Main St/PA-31
Slight right at Berlin Plank Rd (8.1 miles)
Continue on Broadway St/US-219
Turn left at Main St
Turn right at Cumberland St/PA-160 (11.9 miles)
Turn right at McKenzie Hollow Rd (4.1 miles)
Turn left at Greenville Rd
Continue on Finzel Rd/MD-546
Continue to follow MD-546 (3.3 miles)
Turn left to merge onto I-68 E/National Fwy/US-40 E toward Cumberland (12.0 miles)
Exit 40 toward Campground Rd.
Turn left at Vocke Rd.
Turn right at Braddock Rd/MD-49 E.
Turn left at Seton Dr.
Look for DelFest signs in the parking lot of the hospital

To the Fairgrounds Address: 11490 Moss Ave, Cumberland, MD 21501
There will be signs directing DelFest fans from the box office to the fairgrounds. Exit the same way you came in on Seton Dr. Turn left at Braddock Rd/MD-49 E. Sharp right at Greene St. Continue on US-220 S for 2.7 miles. Turn left at Moss Ave. The fairgrounds is straight ahead.