Cloverdale Market Days returns July 25.<\/p>\n
The one-day street fest will take over 176th Street in downtown Cloverdale for its third of five market dates in 2026.<\/p>\n
Hosted by the Cloverdale Arts and Entertainment Association (CAEA), Cloverdale Market Days runs for one Saturday in each of May, June, July, August, and September.<\/p>\n
Paige Hardy, president of CAEA, said the first two markets were very successful and she attributes that, in part, to the \u201cgreat group of volunteers and helpers\u201d who give their talent and time to ensure Cloverdale Market Days goes off without a hitch.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u200b\u200bIt is because of them and their support that we have such success at setting up and taking down our market,\u201d Hardy told the Cloverdale Reporter. \u201cWe arrive early in the morning, 6 a.m., to mark the street in preparation for the vendors to arrive.\u201d<\/p>\n
She added the volunteer team works hard to prep for all 150 vendors and the many market-goers that come to Cloverdale.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are there for every market to help with tent setups, to run our information booth, and to walk the market throughout the day picking up garbage,\u201d Hardy explained.<\/p>\n
She noted at the end of each market, when the vendors and the volunteers are gone, CAEA ensures the street is the same way they found it at 6 a.m.<\/p>\n
Hardy added attendance has been good this year with thousands coming out to support the first two markets.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe work hard to have diversity along the street: artisans, crafters, local small businesses, and community groups that attend our street festival,\u201d she said. \u201cA little something for everyone. We are stroller friendly, dog friendly, and welcome everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hardy said she\u2019s gotten some \u201camazing feedback\u201d about the market lately from both festival-goers and vendors.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey always say we are so efficient and friendly,\u201d she explained. \u201c(They) say it\u2019s one of their favourite markets that they attend.\u201d<\/p>\n
She added a lot of vendors have been selling out of their products by the end of the one-day festival.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot only can you shop, but we have an area designated for our food trucks with a little food court set up to sit and eat under a few tents for shade, or to get out of the weather.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hardy said CAEA has some artists set to play live music at various locations.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe book our (musicians) in January each year,\u201d she explained. \u201cWe try to offer a variety of ages and styles for all that attend.\u201d<\/p>\n
For their July 25 market, Hardy said CAEA has booked two young performers, Rowan and Kartik Gawander.<\/p>\n
\u201cRowan has been performing for us since she was a little one, 10-12 years old,\u201d she said. \u201cShe is now a young lady and her career is really starting to take off.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hardy said Gawander will be performing for the first time.<\/p>\n
\u201cKartik is part of the Surrey Arts Youth group,\u201d she added. \u201cHe will be playing his electric piano. He is very good and worth a stop to listen.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hardy said there will be lots of entertainment festival-wide, including mainstay balloon twister Korki, free face painting from Jen, an additional balloon twister who will be in front of Clothesline Consignment, Mr. Bubbles wandering through the market on stilts or a unicycle, and Ted Couling creating free caricatures.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are looking forward to another successful market.\u201d<\/p>\n
Market Days runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on each festival day and is hosted in downtown Cloverdale on 176th Street between 56A Avenue and 58th Avenue. There are three market dates left in 2026: July 25, Aug. 22, and Sept. 12.<\/p>\n
Cloverdale Market Days held its inaugural event in 2014. It\u2019s one of the largest open-air markets in Surrey and the Lower Mainland.<\/p>\n
For more information, including a list of scheduled entertainers, visit cloverdale-ae.ca, <\/a>or find Market Days on Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n