Surrey\u2019s \u2018Hot Rod Saturday\u2019 to return to Cloverdale Fairgrounds<\/p>\n
Published 9:30 pm Wednesday, May 27, 2026<\/p>\n
Hot Rod Saturday is back.<\/p>\n
Hundreds of hot rods and vintage rides will roll outside Elements Casino on the Cloverdale Fairgrounds July 11.<\/p>\n
It will be a busy day as the 10th annual Hot Rod show will run right next to the National Truck Show being held at the adjacent B.C. Vintage Truck Museum.<\/p>\n
Walt Wagner, the organizer for Hot Rod Saturday, told the Cloverdale Reporter visitors can expect to see more than 500 \u201camazing\u201d vehicles.<\/p>\n
\u201c(Visitors) will be impressed by the types of vehicles they see,\u201d Wagner said. \u201cEverything from classics to hot rods to trucks, vintage vehicles, you name it. It\u2019s a one-of-a-kind show and it\u2019s going to be so amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hosted by the British Columbia Hot Rod Association (BCHRA), Wagner said the show attracts more than 500 vehicles and all vehicles are welcome.<\/p>\n
The event will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with registration for show automobiles opening at 9 a.m. (Registration is $20 each.)<\/p>\n
Automobile types on display will fall under the categories: classic, collectibles, vintage, hot rod cars, and trucks.<\/p>\n
Wagner said the event will feature: a 50\/50 draw, a BBQ and beer garden, vendors, and\u2014new this year\u2014a unique raffle draw.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re raffling off a 1976 Sterling, not at this event, but we\u2019ll be selling raffle tickets for it,\u201d said Wagner. \u201cThis will be the first time we\u2019re going to show this vehicle.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wagner said it\u2019ll be $10 a ticket and 3 for $25. The draw won\u2019t be held on Hot Rod Saturday. The raffle is a nearly year-long event raising money for Valley Therapeutic Equestrian Association. The draw will be held Nov. 3. (To buy tickets before or after Hot Rod Saturday, visit bchra.ca.)<\/p>\n
The BCHRA also has 15 vendors booked so far. The vendors will all be selling car-related items.<\/p>\n
Organizers expect to draw about 5,000 people during the six-hour event.<\/p>\n
Admission is free and trophies\u201419 of them\u2014will be presented at 2:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
Wagner added that anyone can sponsor a Trophy for $100 and they will get their name on it. Email Wagner for more info: wagnerwk@shaw.ca.<\/p>\n
For more info on the Hot Rod show, or for vendor and sponsor application forms, visit the BCHRA website at bchra.ca.<\/p>\n
Elements Casino is located at 17755 60th Avenue. The B.C. Vintage Truck Museum is located at the corner of 176th Street and 60th Avenue.<\/p>\n
SCHEDULE<\/p>\n
8:00 am \u2013 Coffee, Breakfast Sandwich. Elements Casino, outside.<\/p>\n
9:00 am \u2013 Registration of Show Vehicles<\/p>\n
9:00 am \u2013 Vendor sales open<\/p>\n
9:00 am \u2013 BCHRA Merchandise sales open<\/p>\n
9:00 am \u2013 Raffle tickets for sale (3 for $5.00 or 10 for $10.00)<\/p>\n
9:00 am \u2013 50\/50 ticket sales<\/p>\n
10:00 am \u2013 Music starts<\/p>\n
11:00 am \u2013 BBQ & Beer Garden opens<\/p>\n
2:15 pm \u2013 Raffle sales & 50\/50 ticket sales ends<\/p>\n
2:30 pm \u2013 Trophy Presentation<\/p>\n
3:00 pm \u2013 Car Show Over<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Surrey\u2019s \u2018Hot Rod Saturday\u2019 to return to Cloverdale Fairgrounds Published 9:30 pm Wednesday, May 27, 2026 Hot Rod…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":698698,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194299],"tags":[49,48,163792,87674],"class_list":["post-698883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-surrey","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-lower-mainland","tag-surrey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/698883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=698883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/698883\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/698698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=698883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=698883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=698883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}