TORONTO, ON - October 02, 2014 /CNW/ - The ninth edition of Scotiabank Nuit Blanche features more than 120 projects created by almost 400 local, national and international artists.

This city-wide free event from sunset at 6:53 p.m. on Saturday until sunrise on Sunday this weekend features four distinct exhibition areas: Chinatown and Queen West, Roundhouse Park and Bremner Boulevard, Fort York, and Toronto City Hall/Nathan Phillips Square as well as independent projects throughout the city.

More information is available at http://www.scotiabanknuitblanche.ca or at http://www.snbTO.ca.

For social media users:
Twitter: @sbnuitblancheTO, #snbTO
Instagram: #snbTO
Facebook: facebook.com/sbnuitblancheTO

About Scotiabank Nuit Blanche
Scotiabank Nuit Blanche is Toronto's annual all-night celebration of contemporary art, produced by the City of Toronto in collaboration with Toronto's arts community. Since 2006, the event has featured more than 950 official art installations created by nearly 4,000 artists and has generated more than $177 million in economic impact for Toronto.

Toronto is Canada's largest city, the fourth largest in North America, and home to a diverse population of about 2.8 million people. It is a global centre for business, finance, arts and culture and is consistently ranked one of the world's most livable cities. Toronto is proud to be the Host City for the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games. For information on non-emergency City services and programs, Toronto residents, businesses and visitors can visit http://www.toronto.ca, call 311, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or follow us @TorontoComms.

Media contact:
Anastasia Saradoc
Economic Development and Culture
416-392-8123
asarado@toronto.ca