The Cloverdale Fairgrounds (also known as the Cloverdale Exhibition Grounds) are located in the town of
Cloverdale in
Surrey, British Columbia
Surrey is a city in British Columbia, Canada. It is located south of the Fraser River on the Canada–United States border. It is a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver regional district and metropolitan area. Mainly a suburban city, Surr ...
. Since 1938, it has been the host site of
Canada
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's second largest rodeo, the
Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair is an annual rodeo and fair located in the town of Cloverdale in Surrey, British Columbia. It is held annually at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds during the Victoria Day holiday weekend, from the Friday to Monday.
Att ...
.
The Fairgrounds
The Fairgrounds consist of approximately of land. It is bordered by 60th Avenue, 64th Avenue, 176th Street (which, in turn, is part of
Highway 15, which leads to the
United States
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), residential properties and
Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School
Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary is a public high school in the Vancouver suburb of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada and is part of School District 36 Surrey. In September 1993, staff and students from Cloverdale Junior Secondary and Lord Tweedsmuir Se ...
. The Fraser Downs casino and racetrack leases of the Fairgrounds.
Notable facilities
Agriplex
This arena features a paved floor measuring by . It can seat up to 1530 spectators. It commonly hosts horse shows, concerts, trade shows, fundraisers and dances.
Alice McKay Building
This building seats 350 people for banquets and 750 in the stands. It is commonly used for boxing, wrestling, dog training, swap meets and children's dances. The Fairgrounds' administration offices are located here.
Cloverdale Millennium Amphitheatre
The amphitheatre is located at the corner of 64th Avenue and 176th Street. It is commonly used for company picnics, festivals, dog shows and theatre groups. The city of Surrey has held
Canada Day
Canada Day (french: Fête du Canada), formerly known as Dominion Day (french: Fête du Dominion), is the national day of Canada. A federal statutory holiday, it celebrates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 18 ...
festivities there.
Stetson Bowl Stadium
The Stetson Bowl Stadium is home to most of the Cloverdale Rodeo performances each year. Its total area is around and its performance surface is made of sand. The bleachers can hold 4000 spectators and portable seating can accommodate 800 additional spectators. Besides the rodeo, the stadium is commonly used for filming, festivals, concerts, sporting events and dog training classes.
Shannon Hall
This building houses 480 people for banquet-style seating and 700 for theatre-style seating. It is commonly used for weddings, dances, swap meets and memorials.
Show Barn
The Show Barn is an building that seats 750 people for banquets and 900 for its theatre-style seating. Commonly, it hosts kennel shows, trade shows and auctions. It also houses 89 horse stalls.
Cloverdale Arena
The Cloverdale Arena is a skating arena that is home to mostly
ice hockey
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(including
sledge hockey
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) and
figure skating
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events, as well as the occasional concert and
lacrosse
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game. It provides of exhibition space and seats 250 spectators.
Elements Casino
Elements is a racetrack and casino located on the Fairgrounds but leased to the separately owned
Great Canadian Gaming
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, the second largest casino operator in British Columbia. There are
harness racing
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events there nine months per year, from September to May.
Fraser Downs. Horse Racing. Open year round
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See also
*Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair is an annual rodeo and fair located in the town of Cloverdale in Surrey, British Columbia. It is held annually at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds during the Victoria Day holiday weekend, from the Friday to Monday.
Att ...
*Cloverdale, British Columbia
Cloverdale is a town centre in the city of Surrey, British Columbia, a southeastern suburb of Greater Vancouver, located just west of the City of Langley. The town centre was initially founded as a small farm community in 1870 for its fertile lan ...
References
External links
A map of the Fairgrounds (PDF file)
Fraser Downs official site
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Parks in Surrey, British Columbia
Fairgrounds in Canada
Casinos in British Columbia