Founded in the summer of 2024, The Barter Box is Lakeland, Florida’s newest underground, community-rooted venue for live music, art shows, pop-ups, and alternative events. Our mission is to give voice to the subcultures often overlooked in Central Florida whether it’s EDM and bass music, hardcore, punk, metal, indie folk, or experimental art.

We operate out of an 800 Square Foot blank-space black box venue that offers an intimate but energized experience. Everything we do is low-to-the-ground, DIY, and community-driven. We’re powered by locals, for locals. As part of the Quint Kava Bar family, The Barter Box is a Cali sober space: alcohol-free by design, rooted in creating peace and safety for those healing from addiction or substance abuse. If you’re into weird shows, loud nights, and good people… then this is the place.