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Nuit Blanche: Sleepless in Toronto

Submitted by on September 30, 2009 – 7:08 amNo Comment

bright-lights-big-cityJet-lagged in Toronto? Or just want an intensive all-night introduction to the city’s art scene?

Then check out Scotiabank Nuit Blanche Toronto, a dusk-to-dawn celebration of contemporary art.

With 500 artists involved in more than 130 projects, the festivities begin this Saturday, October 3rd, at 6:55 pm and continue until sunrise the next morning.

To plan your night or find your way, check out the interactive tools on the Nuit Blanche website. Get a list of performers, events, and installations here.

During the night, you can also visit one of the four Nuit Blanche information centers:

Last year, roughly a million people came out for Toronto’s Nuit Blanche. Organizers expect crowds to be at their peak between 8 pm and 1 am, so they’re advising night owls to head out after 1 and early risers to take to the streets between 5 and 7 am.

Better rest up now!

And if you won’t be in Toronto this weekend, mark your calendar for February 27, 2010, when Montreal will host its own all-night arts party, the Montreal All-Nighter.

Photo by George Fischer, CN Tower at Night, 2007, courtesy of the CN Tower and the City of Toronto

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