Nuit Blanche Gets Torontonians Out Of Their Beds
Posted October 3, 2009 1:21 pm.
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There was already a buzz in the air Saturday morning as artists and volunteers were out setting up for what has become one of the biggest events on the city’s festival calendar.
Nuit Blanche – the one night Torontonians get to stay up past their bedtime – kicks off on Saturday at 6:55pm and wraps up at sunrise on Sunday.
Close to 500 contemporary artists will take over not only the art galleries and museums, but also churches, bus stations and even chimney stacks.
“It’s truly astounding to see so many people venturing out into the streets in the middle of the night, and all in search of new experiences with art, with each other, and with their creative city,” Mayor David Miller said in a statement.
Centred around three downtown zones, exhibits range from participants using pedal-power to light up the Berczy Park Fountain to a blindfolded, steel-cage battle inside the Toronto Coach Terminal.
For a full list of events, click here.
Nuit Blanche Road Closures (approx. 5pm Saturday to 9am Sunday)
- Bay St. between Edward and Front. All intersections of Bay will remain open to accommodate east/west traffic.
- Liberty St. between Dufferin and Pirandello
- McCaul St. between Dundas St. W. and Grange Rd.
- Parliament St. between Winchester and Carlton
All-Night TTC Service
The Bloor-Danforth subway will run all night from Keele to Woodbine and the Yonge-University subway will run all night from St Clair West to Eglinton.
The 509 Harbourfront Streetcar will be extended overnight to shuttle audiences directly to and from Union Station (Zone B) and Liberty Village (Zone C) in the city’s west end.
In addition to the regular all-night Blue Night Network service, increased all-night service will be offered on:
- 300 BLOOR-DANFORTH all-night bus route to Kipling, Warden and Kennedy commuter parking lots.
- 320 YONGE all-night bus route to the Finch parking lot.
- SPADINA SUBWAY shuttle bus from St Clair West Station to Yorkdale, Wilson and Downsview lots.
The Scotiabank Nuit Blanche TTC Day Pass allows a single customer or a family/group unlimited travel on all regular TTC service for $9. It’s valid from the start of service on Saturday until 9am on Sunday. For details, click here.
