Editing Sandwich, Illinois (section)

===Sandwich Fair===
Sandwich is the home of the Sandwich Fair, which first started as an annual livestock show in DeKalb County. Originally known as the Union Agricultural Institute, it first opened in 1858.<ref>[http://www.sandwich.il.us/city-history-the-short.html Sandwich City History]</ref> Since 1888, it has been held yearly on the Wednesday through Sunday after [[Labor Day]]. It is one of the oldest continuing county fairs in Illinois, drawing daily crowds of more than 100,000, with top attendance days reaching over 200,000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sandwich Fair (100th Anniversary)|url=http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/legacies/IL/200002970.html|publisher=[[American Folklife Center]]|access-date=8 July 2012}}</ref> In 2020, the Fair was cancelled for the first time in its history due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|title=A Look Back: Sandwich Fair Unimpeded Until 2020|url=http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/a-look-back-sandwich-fair-unimpeded-until-2020/article_1737c9e0-bc5e-11ea-8c38-bffbcbe4c313.html|publisher=[[WSPY-FM]]|access-date=2 July 2020}}</ref>