BY THE NUMBERS

2,000

Guests expected at the 2016 Diner En Blanc, up from 1,150 in 2014, the inaugural year.

13

Buses waiting at three Edmonton locations, to ferry folks to the site, which is within walking distance of five pedestrian gathering places.

542

Boxed meals ordered in 2015.

61

Bottles of Moet and Chandon champagne popped on-site in 2015, along with 274 bottles of white and 248 red.

750

Bottles of Evian water distributed by the water sponsor last year.

1,700

Sparklers to be distributed toward the end of dinner at roughly 9 p.m.

20

Porta potties set up on-site.

47

Volunteers working at this year’s Edmonton event, including table and group leaders.

38

Years that Diner en Blanc has been running since it first appeared in Paris in 1988.

2008

The year Canada’s first Diner En Blanc launched in Montreal.

10,000

Guests gathered yearly in 60 cities internationally.