Starting in 2005 with a scrappy group of musicians in the basement of McDonald Block in deciding to put on a charity show, and growing to 2024 with dozens of musicians over 12 nights and 8 venues. The GovFest battle of the Bands is the premiere event for current and former civil servants in Ontario to let their hair down, make amazing music, have a great time, and raise money for charity.
And 2025 will be our best year yet.

All the latest Updates
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We have a Winner!
This is some content, I don’t know what. […]Read More… from We have a Winner!
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Winners!
GovFest Battle of the Bands results are in… Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Ullam aspernatur nam quidem porro sapiente, neque a quibusdam…. […]Read More… from Winners!
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A Banner Year for GovFest
GovFest 2023 raised over $40000 for our charity partners, United Way and Ryan’s Well. Lorem ipsum, dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Ullam aspernatur nam quidem porro sapiente, neque a quibusdam…. […]Read More… from A Banner Year for GovFest
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Band Signup Now Open
If you’re in a band, then accost Darren in the streets somewhere to tell him you want to enter yourself. […]Read More… from Band Signup Now Open
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Mayor Olivia Chow Supports GovFest
Thank you to the Mayor of Toronto for recognizing Govfest. We are proud to be a part of the artistic community of Toronto, and love that we are able to give back to the community by doing so. […]Read More… from Mayor Olivia Chow Supports GovFest
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Toronto’s Mayor John Tory Letter of Support (2022)
Once again, we have received endorsement form the Mayor’s Office. […]Read More… from Toronto’s Mayor John Tory Letter of Support (2022)