The Cloverdale Rodeo & Country Fair attracts over 100,000 visitors a year and is the largest of its kind in British Columbia. It is an exciting, family-affordable taste of country lifestyle with livestock, live entertainment and midway rides.

The event is put on by the Cloverdale Rodeo & Exhibition Association, a not-for-profit organization and its success is the result of hundreds of amazing volunteers. We would like your help too.

Volunteer Applications for 2025 Are Now Open

Volunteers are needed to organize and operate the 2025 event.

Volunteer Application:

New/Existing Volunteer: Log onto MyVolunteersPage.com to select your availability.

Positions include:

• Buckaroo Barn is our Kidz Zone that has many interactive activities for kids.
• Wranglers are our ambassadors to the grounds. You will be greeting our guests. We have two main stations that are the hubs for Wranglers giving out information. You will be warmly welcoming and assisting our guests, handing out our stars to kids and promoting all the events and attractions on site.
• Trading Post is our merchandise and tickets sales.
• Volunteer Lounge is where we have an area for all of you. You will assist on food prep and delivering snacks/water to one of our 3 volunteer hubs.
• Stetson Suite is where you will host our VIP & sponsors during our 5 rodeo performances. Duties include: Cleaning tables, serving food etc.
• 50/50 sales: you have to be 19 yrs for this role, but you can assist with sales if you are accompanied by an adult.
• Stetson Hosts meet and greet all guests coming to watch one of our 5 performances. Duties include: helping seat people  (as this is general seating), keeping aisles clear etc.
• Farm Friendz is where we bring Animals for our guests to view and take selfies with includes Famous Todd the Lama. Duties include: cleaning pathways and greeting guests.
• Hops & Vines is a casual area our guests can enjoy a glass of wine & music. Duties include: cleaning tables, serving and 50/50 sales.
• Mascots: you have a choice of being one of our 5 mascots or helping with guiding them.

As a volunteer, you will receive free admission to the Country Fair so that you can experience all the attractions and fun entertainment.

Volunteer Orientation Night

Volunteer Orientation Night will be Tuesday, May 6th. You will receive email with details once you have been accepted as a volunteer.

Background Checks

All volunteers undergo a Criminal Record Check for your safety and security as well as our guests. Most volunteer based organization now require Criminal Record Checks.

The BC Ministry of Justice offers Criminal Record Checks online free of charge for our volunteers. The online process is secure and private. The Association will receive a notice whether the individual is cleared to volunteer. The Association will not receive any personal information. The process uses the individual’s BC Service Card in order to verify their identity online. In the event the individual does not have access to a computer, they will have to fill out the form and bring it and ID to the Cloverdale Rodeo & Exhibition Association office. The form will be submitted on their behalf.

Some individuals may be notified after their Criminal Record Check application that they are required to submit fingerprints for further ID verification. It’s not an indication of wrongdoing on the individual’s part it’s only that the Ministry needs to take an extra step to verify their identity.

Once you have submitted an application to be a volunteer you will receive an email from the Cloverdale Rodeo & Country Fair Volunteer Department with an online link to the BC Ministry of Justice along with an access code for you to complete the required documentation for your Criminal Record Check.

We have a New Safety Loss and Prevention Policy that all volunteers have to read over and sign. Copy will be sent to you in the volunteer process.

If you haven’t received your link or hard copy form, please contact us at volunteers@cloverdalerodeo.com or at 604-576-9461.

ALL VOLUNTEERS

Some of the benefits you will receive from being a volunteer are:

• A meal at the Volunteer Lounge or one of the 3 Volunteer Hubs.
• Free admission to the Country Fair
• Volunteer Appreciation Event in the Fall (TBA)

YOUTH VOLUNTEERS (15 – 18 years old)

Some of the benefits you will receive from being a Youth Volunteer are:

• A meal at the Volunteer Lounge or one of the 3 Volunteer Hubs.
• Free admission to the Country Fair
• Opportunity to apply for the annual Cloverdale Rodeo Youth Initiative Foundation Scholarship.
• Letter of completion of your volunteer hours for your records
• Volunteer Appreciation Event in the Fall (TBA)

After you have applied, a volunteer coordinator will contact you to arrange a time for an interview. Interviews will take place in April.

For assistance, please contact us at 604-576-9461 or at volunteers@cloverdalerodeo.com