Here’s the latest I can share based on public updates.
The Cloverdale Rodeo & Exhibition Association operates the Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, typically held on the Victoria Day weekend each year, with the association handling event planning, facilities, and governance. This is described in their site’s Association page and related guidance.[1][4]
For 2026, Cloverdale Rodeo & Country Fair announced a new kickoff event: for the first time since 2008, they started one day earlier with a Thursday kickoff featuring a headline concert, signaling an expanded program for the May long weekend.[4]
The organization has faced and addressed public interest and controversy around animal-related events in the past, including protests from animal-rights groups during earlier years, with the rodeo organizers reiterating commitments to humane treatment and care of animals.[5]
Local government or municipal documents have historically described the association’s role in managing the fairgrounds and hosting the rodeo, including references to operating agreements and funding considerations for the event in Surrey, though those specific documents are from prior years.[3]
If you’d like, I can compile a brief current-at-a-glance profile (dates, headliners, ticketing notes) and provide direct links for the 2026 kickoff and recent announcements. I can also look up recent press coverage for any updates on safety, animal-welfare statements, or attendance figures. Would you like me to focus on event dates and lineup, or on governance and community coverage?
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The Cloverdale Rodeo & Exhibition Association was created to promote and encourage agricultural development in the Lower Fraser Valley. Our main objective is to support the preservation of agriculture and foster youth in agriculture, develop and promote the culture of Rodeo and to host and organize the Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair.
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us.trip.comDISCUSSION The Association operates the Cloverdale Fairgrounds and all facilities located on the grounds under an operating agreement with the City of Surrey. In addition, the Association also organizes and hosts the Cloverdale Rodeo and Exhibition, which is staged on the Fairgrounds during the Victoria Day weekend in May of each year. Appendix A provides some additional information … Association loses its contract to operate the Fairgrounds, it will continue to organize and stage the annual...
www.surrey.caThe Rodeo and Country Fair Returns May Long Weekend
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cloverdalerodeo.comThe event is not without controversy as animal activists gathered outside, protesting the treatment of the animals.
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