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8 Awards from the IFEA for 2009 including the highest category:

Best Festival Presentation!

Issaquah Salmon Days has been recognized both regionally and internationally for its festival marketing and promotional campaigns.Each year Salmon Days competes in the Washington Festival and Events Association Summit Awards with events from around the state in the highest dollar category which includes events such as Anacortes Arts Festival, Sequim Lavender Festival, Tacoma Events Commission, Fremont Oktoberfest and The Bite of Seattle.

Salmon Days also competes on an international level by entering in competitions organized by the International Festival and Events Association. In this competition, Salmon Days is in a budget category with events such as the China Hohhot Zhaojun Art Festival, Yichang, Hubei China, Borderfest in Hidalgo, TX and the Edmonton Heritage Festival in Edmonton, Alberta Canada.

Past and recent recognition and awards include:

WRSA Award

International Festival and Events Association (IFEA) Pinnacle Awards:

Budget category $250,000 to $749,000

Best of 425

Items in bold denote top category winners of Grand Pinnacle Awards.

2009 Awards are not yet available. Events are judged on the previous year; awards are issued in September

2008

The Grand Pinnacle Award for Best Festival Presentation

Three Gold Awards for Best Poster, Best Pin or Button and Best Environmental Program

Three Silver Awards for Best Single Display Ad, Best Hat and Best Miscellaneous Clothing

One Bronze Award for Best Sponsor Solicitation

2007

Three Silver Awards for Best Festival T-Shirt, Best Festival Pin and Best Festival Hat

2006        

Gold Awards for Best Overall Merchandising Program and Best Commemorative Poster

Silver Grand Pinnacle for Best Festival and Best Pin or Button

Two Bronze Awards for Best Hat and Pin

2005

Gold Award for Best Radio Promotion

Silver Award for Best Overall Merchandising Program 

Two Bronze Awards for Best T-Shirt Design, Best Hat

2004

Three Gold Awards for Best Poster, T-Shirt Design and Merchandising Program

Bronze Grand Pinnacle Award for Best Festival

2003

Three Gold Awards for Best Merchandise Program, Best Poster and Best T-Shirt

Silver Grand Pinnacle Award for Best Festival

Two Silver Awards for Best Promotional Campaign and Best Pin

2002

Three Gold Awards for Best Volunteer Program, Best Hat and Best Other Merchandise

Silver Award for Best Overall Merchandising Program

Two Bronze Awards for Best Website and Best Pin

2001

Three Gold Awards for Best Commemorative Poster, Best Website and Best Pin

Two Silver Awards for Best Overall Merchandising Program, Best Hat

 

Washington Festival and Events (WFEA) Summit Awards:

Budget category $150,000 and above

 

Items in bold denote top category winners of Summit Awards.

2009

Four Gold Awards for Best Overall Promotional Campaign Best Community Service Program, Best Merchandise Item, and Best Sportswear Item

Two Silver Awards for Best Souvenir Pin and Best T-shirt Design

Two Bronze Awards for Best Website and Best Newspaper Insert

2008

Two Gold Awards for Best Overall Promotional Campaign and Best Collectible Poster

Three Silver Awards for Best Newspaper Insert, Best Promotional Merchandise and Best Souvenir Pin

Two Bronze Awards for Best Website and Best T-Shirt Design

2007

Three Gold Awards for Best Promotional Campaign, Best Newspaper/Program Insert and Best Poster/Art Collectible

One Bronze Award for Best Merchandise Item

2006

Five Gold Awards for Best Promotional Campaign, Best T-Shirt Design, Best Merchandise Item, Best Poster/Art Collectible, Best Souvenir Pin/Button

2005

Two Gold Awards Best Promotional Pin/Button and Best Radio Promotion

Four Silver Awards for Best Promotional Campaign, Best Schedule/Program, Best T-Shirt Design and Best Poster (Advertising/Promotional)

Four Bronze Awards for Best Web Site, Best Poster (Print), Best Merchandise Item and Best Festival Newspaper Insert

2004

Five Gold Awards for Best Promotional Campaign, Best Festival Brochure, Best T-Shirt, Miscellaneous Merchandise and Festival Pin

Two Silver Awards for Best Festival Poster and Best Festival T-Shirt

One Bronze Award for Best Festival Website

2003         

Two Gold Awards for Best Promotional Campaign and Best Newspaper Insert

2002

Three Gold Awards for Best Promotional Campaign, Best Festival Schedule Program Book and Best Souvenir Pin

Two Silver Awards for Best Poster and Best Website

Bronze Award for Best T-Shirt

2001

Five Gold Awards for Best Promotional Campaign, Best Environmental Program, Best Overall Program Book, Best Souvenir Pin, and Best Other Merchandise