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Salmon Day s

Salmon Days occurs on the fi rst with events for children. There is
weekend in October and has a barbecue of fresh salmon, tours
grown into the largest 2-day of the salmon hatchery and a
festival in the state. This long- family-friendly 5k run on Sunday
standing family friendly event morning.
started 49 years ago to educate Last year the Travel Channel
the public in a fun and engaging named Salmon Days as the Best
way, via the spectacle of Salmon Festival in Washington. Have I
returning to spawn in the caught your interest yet? Well
Issaquah Creek.
then, let me describe the opening
From the moment it starts on parade. Saturday morning at
Saturday morning October 10am the “Fintastic” Grand
5th until the closing late on the Parade starts the march with
afternoon of the 6th, Salmon more than 100 entries, including
Days presents non-stop fl oats, local high school marching
entertainment, with four stages bands, and equestrian, school
for live music, over 50 food and dance groups.
vendors, 300 juried arts and This year the parade’s “Ohfi shal”
crafts vendors, a farmers market Grand Marshall is Issaquah
with 30 fresh fall produce resident Bryan Clay, the
vendors, and Field of Fun packed

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