Ride the Flying Carpet is a single-day intimate performance on 12 April 2026, from 5pm to 7pm at The Little Lost Bookshop in Katoomba, featuring Sufi poet and storyteller Waliuddin Alasdair Greenbard. The event brings to life poetry, stories, and music from Persian, Arabic, and Turkish Sufi traditions, reciting works by mystics like Rumi, Hafiz, and Khayyam, accompanied by his Celtic harp Etain and guest musicians. Limited to just 20 seats, it offers light refreshments and an enchanting journey into mystical love, beauty, and divine mystery. Alasdair Greenbard specializes in Celtic and Middle-Eastern Sufi lore, creating a vivid, heartwarming experience in this cozy bookshop venue.