Peddler’s Fair packs downtown Benicia

Peddler’s Fair packs downtown Benicia

By 9 a.m. on Saturday, First Street in downtown Benicia was packed full of people. Merchants selling their wares, strolling shoppers and at the center of it all, rows of unique art pieces, handmade jewelry, quilts, plants and specialty goods. It was the 62nd annual Benicia Peddler’s Fair, an event that has been growing since the early days of antique dealers outside St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. This year, Benicia residents once again came out in…