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Nuit Blanche preparations are underway downtown

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MacKie, A. (2026, October 3). Nuit Blanche preparations are underway downtown. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/rolling-file/nuit-blanche-preparations-are-underway-downtown/article_fcd62461-ba55-414e-aa8c-75221375b750.html

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Preparations for Toronto's Nuit Blanche art festival are underway, with artists and city staff beginning installation work on Friday afternoon ahead of the event scheduled for Saturday. This includes setting up electronic panels and hanging large paper installations in areas like Old City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square.

Written by AI on 2026-10-03, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Artists and city staff were already preparing for Nuit Blanche on a Friday evening, ahead of the event's start on Saturday. They installed electronic panels and hung large paper artworks in the areas surrounding Old City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square, setting up installations that would become part of the overnight art festival. The preparations began even before sunset, highlighting the scale and importance of this annual cultural event in downtown Toronto.

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Nuit Blanche business started even before the sun began to set on Saturday. asserted

sun → start → Saturday

Artists and city staff were busy Friday afternoon installing electronic panels and hanging long strings of paper creations for installations around Old City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square. asserted

Artists → instal → Hall

Nuit Blanche preparations are underway downtown

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