# Excessively Long Tables RUHR2010 Festival is Host to Epic Dining Table By Holger Mohr | Published 2009-07-15 | World Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/RUHR2010-long-tables-europe References: [tas-agentur.de](http://www.tas-agentur.de) & [tas-agentur.de](http://www.tas-agentur.de) The European cultural capital of next year would have to be Ruhrgebiet as it is home to a wonderful festival called RUHR2010. This event is host to the [longest table in the world](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/monumental-table)--60km long! The festival table will be located on one of Europe's most frequented highways, the A40, and it will be made of [25,000 single tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/interactive-transformation-table). More than 1.5 million visitors are expected to bear witness to this phenomenon. **Implications** - I'm curious as to whether or not this festival includes guests actually [sitting down and eating a meal](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/banquet-echoes) on this massive, 60 km long table. If that is the case, I pity whoever is on dish duty. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.0/10 - Popularity: 26% | Activity: 27% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [World](https://www.trendhunter.com/world) > [Regional](https://www.trendhunter.com/regional) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Epic Dining Experiences:** The trend of creating oversized dining experiences, like the excessively long table at RUHR2010, offers opportunities for businesses to create unique and immersive dining events. - **Large-scale Event Installations:** The use of massive installations, such as the 60km long table at RUHR2010, presents opportunities for event planning and production companies to create memorable and impactful experiences. - **Highway-based Attractions:** The integration of attractions, like the A40 highway hosting the world's longest table at RUHR2010, allows for innovative marketing and engagement strategies targeting travelers and commuters. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Hospitality and Event Planning:** The hospitality and event planning industry can capitalize on the trend of epic dining experiences, like the excessively long table at RUHR2010, by offering unique dining packages and services for large-scale events. - **Art and Installation Design:** Art and installation design professionals have the opportunity to create large-scale event installations, inspired by the 60km long table at RUHR2010, that captivate and engage audiences in unique ways. - **Tourism and Travel:** The tourism and travel industry can leverage the concept of highway-based attractions, such as the A40 hosting the world's longest table at RUHR2010, by developing innovative travel experiences and marketing campaigns targeting road trippers and commuters. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Collaborative Meal-Making Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/12-person-table.md) - [Unconventional Awkwardly Seated Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uncomfortable-table.md) - [Skeletal Industrial Dining Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/landr-dining-and-conference-table.md) - [Ultra-Colorful Table Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/never-stop-moving.md) - [Extended Reach Fondue Forks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fonduuuuuuefork.md) - [Sleek Simplistic Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/troubadour-dining-table.md) - [Portable Folding Barbecue Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gather-table.md) - [Sophisticated Table Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/monumental-table.md) - [Bold Yellow Contemporary Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mass-table.md)