Strumbellas to headline 2026 Cloverdale Rodeo & Country Fair
Published 10:00 pm Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Music fans and rodeo-goers get to see The Strumbellas perform at this year’s Cloverdale Rodeo & Country Fair.
Fans will get to see them on the main stage Sunday, May 17. The concert is free with a Cloverdale Fairgrounds general admission ticket. (Early bird, before March 31, $14; $18 in advance; $20 at the gate.)
Along with The Strumbellas, other headliners for Rodeo Weekend include: Cooper Alan, Brett Kissel, k-os, Tony Stevens, Gord Bamford, and The Road Hammers.
Kathy Sheppard, Cloverdale Rodeo and Exhibition Association (CREA) president, said with seven headlining acts and more than one hundred artists performing throughout the weekend, the festival atmosphere will be “on another level” at the Fairgrounds.
“We’re incredibly excited about the expanded music lineup at this year’s Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair,” Sheppard told the Cloverdale Reporter. “It’s all about creating an unforgettable experience for our guests—whether they come for the rodeo, the fair, or the music.”
Earlier this year, CREA announced the 2026 Cloverdale Rodeo & Country Fair would expand to five days, with a kickoff concert to take place on the Thursday night. (The move prompted the Cloverdale BIA to move their famous bed races to Wednesday.)
Sheppard said this year will be the biggest music lineup ever. She said most of the stages are free, so all it costs is admission to the Cloverdale Fairgrounds. Shows in the Longhorn Saloon are ticketed and require a ticket (above the Fairgrounds admission cost).
“We’ve got so many artists and they span multiple genres, so there really will be something for everyone,” she added. “It all starts Thursday with our Kickoff Concert.”
That Kickoff Concert, a 19-plus show to held in the Longhorn Saloon, will feature Brett Kissel and Cooper Alan as they open Rodeo Weekend on Thursday night (May 14).
Along with tons of free musical acts, she encouraged rodeo- and fair-goers to take in “thrilling” rodeo competition or any of the multiplicity of family-friendly entertainment acts and shows the rodeo and fair are known for.
The all-ages weekend festivities—all included with a Cloverdale Fairgrounds admission ticket—hit the stages on Friday night (May 15) when k-os performs on the main stage (next to the Longhorn). A new event will follow k-os on Friday night: the Rodeo Drone Show.
On Saturday night (May 16), Tony Stevens and The Strumbellas will play back-to-back on the main stage. On Sunday night, both Gord Bamford and The Road Hammers will headline the main stage, also playing back-to-back.
Sheppard said the more than 100 acts include: Indigenous artists, emerging local country musicians, and returning fan favourites.
The Indigenous Village stage will feature Dallas Arcand—a four-time world champion hoop dancer, the Murray Porter Band, the Wild River Singers and Dancers, and many others.
The “laid-back” Hops and Vines stage is back and the “high-energy” main stage will showcase talent “curated in partnership with the B.C. Country Music Association” from open to close.
For more info and to view a full list of Rodeo Weekend performances, visit cloverdalerodeo.com, navigate to “Country Fair” and click on “Music/Artist Lineup.”
Early bird tickets are now on sale until March 31 and can be found by visiting cloverdalerodeo.com.
HEADLINERS
Cooper Alan: May 14 @ 8 p.m.
Brett Kissel: May 14 @ 9:45 p.m.
K-os: May 15 @ 8 p.m.
Tony Stevens: May 16 @ 7:30 p.m.
The Strumbellas: May 16 @ 9 p.m.
Gord Bamford: May 17 @ 7:30 p.m.
The Road Hammers: May 17 @ 9:15 p.m.