peddler's fair

plural peddler's fairs

1. A community market where independent vendors, artisans, or antique dealers gather to sell their goods; it functions similarly to a flea market, street fair, or craft show, featuring booths that offer a wide variety of items like crafts, vintage collectibles, art, and local food.

   ...the Secession Days festivities, which include a parade of cars, a children’s parade, a chili cook-off, a peddler’s fair and several other events.

   1997, Hillinger, Charles, Hillinger's California : stories from all 58 counties, page 133

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   Stage a peddler’s fair for parents or other classes. Work with students to create items to display at the fair, such as clay monkeys, tissue-paper flowers, or monkey puppets made from socks...

   1992, Reeves, Barbara, A treasury of whole language literature ideas, page 20