{
  "id": 11203794,
  "title": "Weekend need-to-know: Pull an all-nighter at Nuit Blanche this weekend",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/weekend-need-to-know-pull-an-all-nighter-at-nuit-blanche-this-weekend",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T13:31:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/10/01/weekend-need-to-know-pull-an-all-nighter-at-nuit-blanche-this-weekend/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Toronto is abuzz this weekend with the 20th annual Nuit Blanche festival, an overnight celebration of innovative art exhibits across the city. The theme this year is \"Tomorrow's Memories.\" Highlights include a flying saucer crash sculpture at Queen Street and University Avenue, an interactive ghost salmon installation at Canoe Landing, and a night market in Wychwood Barns featuring over 25 artists. Run for the Cure, a Canadian Cancer Society fundraiser, takes place Sunday at 9:15 a.m., offering both five-kilometre and one-kilometre walk/run options. Picklefest returns to Henderson Brewery on Saturday, showcasing bold flavors and wild pairings. The Toronto Botanical Garden's Fall Ravine Festival offers music, adventure, and educational exhibits from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Legends of Horror, a 10-year-old immersive Halloween experience, opens at Casa Loma with two kilometres of underground tunnels and lower gardens. The Fall Home Show at the Enercare Centre presents over 225 home and lifestyle vendors from Friday to Sunday. Lastly, GO Transit experiences adjustments including no UP Express trains and altered GO bus routes on Saturday and Sunday due to construction.",
  "summary": "Art exhibits will be taking over the city for the annual Nuit Blanche festival this weekend. Keep in mind, there are some adjustments on GO Transit lines and the UP Express if you are headed into Toronto. Here’s what’s happening this weekend. Nuit Blanche The annual overnight art extraganza is back in Toronto, celebrating 20 […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}