Overview

• Fans have queued from 5 AM each morning at Plaza de Camposagrado to access Europe’s first Sanderson-exclusive Dragonsteel merchandise.
• Port of Avilés has unloaded a container carrying over a ton of Dragonsteel products and staged extra pallets to replenish rapidly selling stock.
• Brandon Sanderson holds daily afternoon book signings in the Dragonsteel tent for ticketed attendees, drawing long lines of eager readers.
• Avilés is decked with digital panels, themed book benches and dedicated tents that underscore the city’s rising profile as an international cultural hub.
• Sanderson praised the festival’s free-admission model for fostering a strong community vibe that keeps him returning to Avilés.