“You gotta show up, if you wanna be seen.”
- The Avett Brothers
You showed up. You accepted the invitation. A party with 5,280 humans or so downtown? Sure, why not?
In this post-pandemic, prime-delivery, screen-addicted world of ours, it’s getting more and more difficult to be seen and feel truly connected to others.
We are running so fast. We have so much on our minds. Wars rage around the world - and sometimes inside of us. There doesn’t seem to be enough time, or money, and certainly not peace.
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But here is the table. Your invitation to slow down, take a breath, and pull up a seat.
This wild, mile-long table is just a single act of awe and unity - and one we will set every year!
But in front of each of us, two or three times a day, is the ordinary table.
And an opportunity to not only slow down, but be seen, and find a little peace.
To eat with another, or your family, or your co-worker.
To tell stories, to make sense of a struggling world. To nourish our bodies, and our relationships, to feel like we belong.
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And as we take the last bite of dessert, we will start realizing perhaps there is still good all around us. How rich we are (not financially). How kind and lovely the people are around us. How much love there is in the world.
This is why we set tables. You just gotta show up. And so glad you did.
Tim Jones Executive Director, Longer Tables
THE MILE LONG TABLE WOULD NOT BE SET WITHOUT OUR PARTNERS AND FRIENDS WHO GAVE GENEROUSLY AND SACRIFICALLY AND WHO BELIEVE AND ARE COMMITTED TO CREATING PLACES OF CONNECTION, KINDNESS AND COMPASSION ACROSS OUR CITY AND BEYOND.
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MAJOR SPONSORS
OUR CO-HOSTS
IN THE HEART OF IN THE HEART OF
DENVER, WE DENVER, WE MAKE ROOM. MAKE ROOM.
FOR STORIES. FOR FOR STORIES. FOR STUDENTS. FOR NEW STUDENTS. FOR NEW BEGINNINGS. BEGINNINGS.
Auraria Campus is more than a place — it’s a shared space
Auraria Campus is more than a place — it’s a shared space where lives intersect and futures are shaped. We’re proud to where lives intersect and futures are shaped. We’re proud to support the Longer Tables movement and honor the spirit of Longer inclusion that defines both our campus and our city. inclusion that defines both our campus and our city.
Longer Tables is committed to seeing cities, organizations, companies and neighborhoods become places where humans experience true connection and belonging.
We believe the common table and shared meal holds the explosive potential to rehumanize people, battle loneliness, fight division and empower collaboration.
Through our Leadership Journey, we are forming whole-hearted and servant-driven leaders who are creating worlds of connection, hospitality and health through setting long tables.
Since 2013, over 3,500 humans have connected at tables across the United States.
WE CREATE Longer Table gatherings + connection experiences.
WE HELP Cities, companies + organizations set tables.
WE FORM LEADERS
Who lead from a place of wholeness and true identity, creating connected and thriving communities through our six-month Leadership Journey.
WE BRING PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE TOGETHER TO CREATE CONNECTION + BELONGING THROUGH SHARED MEALS.
528-FOOT TABLE VIDEO
SHORT FILM NEWS ARTICLE
SATURDAY AUGUST 2ND, 2025
WALK: 8:30 AM COMMUNITY CELEBRATION
EVENT: 11:15 AM - 1:30 PM
REGISTER FOR FREE ONLINE! Only those who register will receive a food ticket & be entered into giveaways.
