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:
International Festival and Events Association (IFEA) Pinnacle Awards:
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
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
Three Silver Awards for Best Festival T-Shirt, Best Festival Pin and Best Festival Hat
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
Gold Award for Best Radio Promotion
Silver Award for Best Overall Merchandising Program
Two Bronze Awards for Best T-Shirt Design, Best Hat
Three Gold Awards for Best Poster, T-Shirt Design and Merchandising Program
Bronze Grand Pinnacle Award for Best Festival
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
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
Three Gold Awards for Best Commemorative Poster, Best Website and Best Pin
Two Silver Awards for Best Overall Merchandising Program, Best Hat
Items in bold denote top category winners of Summit Awards.
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
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
Three Gold Awards for Best Promotional Campaign, Best Newspaper/Program Insert and Best Poster/Art Collectible
One Bronze Award for Best Merchandise Item
Five Gold Awards for Best Promotional Campaign, Best T-Shirt Design, Best Merchandise Item, Best Poster/Art Collectible, Best Souvenir Pin/Button
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
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
Two Gold Awards for Best Promotional Campaign and Best Newspaper Insert
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
Five Gold Awards for Best Promotional Campaign, Best Environmental Program, Best Overall Program Book, Best Souvenir Pin, and Best Other Merchandise