Some 3 million party on German highway alongside world’s longest table of some 37 miles

Germany: 3 million party on highway

BERLIN — Millions of people are partying on a highway in Germany, some of them sitting at a 37-mile-long (60-kilometer) table, as part of a cultural festival.

A festival spokesman said an estimated three million people turned out Sunday to celebrate on a closed autobahn between Dortmund and Bochum, in western Germany.

Oliver Haenig says tens of thousands are sitting at what organizers say is the world’s longest table, which is made up of 20,000 individual tables. The highway, which crosses North Rhine-Westphalia state, is normally one of Europe’s busiest.

The event, called “Still-life,” is part of a wider cultural festival celebrating the Ruhr region.