
Fiesta: A Journey Through Festivity with Daniel Stables
Tuesday, 26th August 2025, 7pm
Join travel writer Daniel Stables as he takes us on a journey through human festivity and introduces us to his new book — Fiesta: A Journey Through Festivity.
Told through colourful travel narratives set at some of the world's most eye-catching festivals and interweaved with insights from the fields of anthropology, history, psychology, and folklore, the book examines why we celebrate festivals in the ways we do.
From drunken pilgrimages to sacrificial funerals, national days to neo-pagan necromancy, festivals represent human culture at its most vivid and varied, and the resulting account is both a rich collection of travel writing and an anthropological exploration of the roles that festivals play in society.
Daniel will discuss his inspirations for the book, share his insights into some of these wonderful festivals before answering any questions about both the book and his extensive travels.
Tickets for the event are £5 each and includes a drink on the evening, with the cost redeemable against a copy of the book. Limited copies of the book will be available on the day, and you can reserve a copy by choosing the 'Event ticket + copy' option in the form below.
*If you would prefer to pay for your ticket in cash, please call in to Urmston Books and Board Games at 72 Flixton Road, M41 5AB, to purchase a ticket in person.
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About Daniel Stables

Daniel is a travel writer who has written for a variety of print and online publications, including BBC Travel, National Geographic Traveller, The Independent, The Times, Rough Guides and Lonely Planet. He regularly appears as a guest on travel podcasts and radio shows, and hosts his very own podcast on food and travel, Hungry Ghosts.
He's authored, co-authored or contributed to more than 30 travel books for Rough Guides, Lonely Planet, DK Eyewitness, Insight Guides and Berlitz, on destinations including Indonesia, Nepal, Oman, Mexico, Tokyo, Thailand and Andalusia.
In 2021, Daniel was shortlisted for Freelance Travel Writer of the Year in the Freelance Writing Awards, and in 2024, he was shortlisted for Travel Writer of the Year at the ANTOR Media Awards and Consumer Writer of the Year at the Travel Media Awards.