Nuit Blanche lit up the night on October 3rd, celebrating its 10th year in action. The night-long event brought tons of installations to the downtown core as well as thousands of smart-phone wielding Instagrammers, ready to take on the exhibits. If you missed out on this year's event, we've curated some of your best snaps from our readers so that you can get in on the action.

And, not to forget, our photo contest is still open until October 11, so make sure to tag your own pics with #snbTOblogTO and @francetoronto for a chance to win (more details below).

Here are your photos from Nuit Blanche 2015.

"The Eyes of the Bridge" by JR (photo by jackmanchiu)

Pattern Study by Amanda McCavour (photo by silhouettedskyline)

Beaufort 10: FrĂ­o Estudio del Desastre by Los Carpinteros (photo by ramona.c)

EMPREINTES by Philip Castleton (photo by _rosepereira)

Ripple by Jeon, Mendiola, Koncan, Lalor, Korotayeva, Boulatova, Alnibari, and Fu (photo by cat_thekitten)

Beaufort 5: Torus by Mary Mattingly (photo by ur2thdr)

PARK HERE by Katy Chey (photo by bofajardo)

Time of the Empress (rendering) by Aziz+Cucher (photo by _rosepereira)

Silent Knight by Ekow Nimako (photo by thestaceinvader)

RE/COLLECTION by Yuchen Zhang and Alexander Gontarz (photo by tdotrene)

Each Portion by Lisa Myers (photo by edeerich)

There Is No Away by Sean Martindale (photo by leorabday)

ThatWas by lightsweetcrude (photo by ilenesova1975)

I've Got Sunshine on a Coudy Day by Catherine Chan (photo by jemelmay)

Genesis by AVANI (photo by masteractor)

Light Cave by FriendsWithYou (photo by mistermkan)

Your Eye Inside Out by JR (photo by justakidgrowingup)

Shoes that Line the Lane by Cyril Williams (photo by silhouettedskyline)

Light upon Light! (Rendering) by Abdullah M.I. Syed (photo by davesalerno)

PHOTO CONTEST

In celebration of the 10th edition of Nuit Blanche Toronto, initially inspired by Nuit Blanche Paris, the Consulate General of France in Toronto, France Canada Culture and Air France are pleased to offer you the chance to win a pair of tickets to France! Share your best Nuit Blanche Toronto 2015 pictures on Instagram using #snbTOblogTO and @francetoronto to enter. Submit your photos from Oct. 3 to Oct. 11, 2015.

For the full rules and regulations, click here.

The second prize will be an exclusive life-size Barn Owl sculpture from artist Ekow Nimako, who is part of the Nuit Blanche exhibition 10 for 10th - Memory Lane. Learn more about Ekow on Instagram @ekonomical and www.ekownimako.com. Project details here.

Lead photo: Beaufort 12: Black Cloud by Carlos Amorales (taken by javin_lau)