In 1980, the Salmon Days Festival and Parade underwent two major changes that have been credited with altering the course of the Festival: Salmon Days became a Seafair-sanctioned event and the very first Festival float was created.
A proclamation signed by the Issaquah Mayor in 2013 declares that every year, for the weekend of Salmon Days, the City of Issaquah shall "ohfishally" be known as Fishaquah [REF].