Cedar Mountain Canteen Public House & Appalachian Cultural Center, a zero-waste, employee-owned pub, bottle shop and listening room rooted in Transylvania County, North Carolina.  We welcome everyone.  We love diversity and enjoy the richness it brings.  Please visit.

Cedar Mountain Canteen Appalachian Cultural Center

Live music at least 4 days a week – 3 community jam sessions – join in!

Over 150 craft beverages, alcoholic & non-alcoholic.  Best prices on the mountain!  Free vegan food daily.

Bring the family and play in the Little River!  Great way to spend a summer day!

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We are deeply honored to be included as a venue on the Blue Ridge Music Trail.

Thank you to everyone who supports our music program. We are so grateful!

Looking for events? Click here to visit our calendar.

Gift Cards available

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Our music is free to the community.

Interested in supporting our arts program? Donations are appreciated.  Every bit helps.

You can learn more about our program here.

News

2305, 2026

YouTube channel: Ben Kiser

May 23rd, 2026|

 YouTube channel: Ben Kiser

Here is another young and very talented musician and student of our tradition. He may show up at festivals around here — I saw him at the Flag Pond convention recently — but his YouTube channel contains a wealth of well-played tunes …

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1505, 2026

We partnered with Botanist and Barrel to create a traditional Appalachian Cider and it has arrived. Our staff musicians are on the label!

May 15th, 2026|

Months ago when we started the process of adding an additional employee-owner and changing our name, we wanted to celebrate by highlighting a traditional Appalachian beverage. Cider has been around these parts for a very long time. You can catch old time tunes talking about this delicious beverage. What better …

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3004, 2026

We have a new name and an additional employee-owner!

April 30th, 2026|

It is hard to believe we have been offering the Canteen to the community for 6 years now.  We became an employee-owned cooperative over 2 years ago and as of April 29th we now have our 4th employee-owner.  Please welcome Tod Schmidt to the employee-ownership team of Owen Grooms, Kim …

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Events

Events are held rain or shine. In event of rain, events are held indoors.

Bluegrass Jam with Bruce Threlkeld

May 30 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Join us every Saturday afternoon from 2:00-4:00 for some fun
singing, pickin’ and grinning!

This jam will cater to musicians who love Bluegrass music, in it’s
traditional and non-trad styles. …

Repair Cafe with Transylvania Shares and Blue Ridge Repair Cafe

May 30 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Have something that needs repaired? Bring it to the Repair Cafe hosted by Transylvania Shares and the Cedar Mountain Canteen.

We are prepared to mend clothing, repair household …

Mountain Music Jam

May 31 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

This is an acoustic jam featuring mostly old time fiddle tunes led by different community members. Come bring an instrument and join in on the fun, or …

Owen Grooms Presents Haden Rhea and Potluck

June 1 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Born in Western North Carolina, Haden Rhea is a very talented fiddle player, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist who is not afraid to try new things. She …

Spring Tuesday Evening Canteen Golf League

June 2 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

The Canteen’s Tuesday evening golf league is back for Spring 2026 and is open to everyone. This league will begin March 31 and will run through June …

Song Swap with Paddle Faster

June 4 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Got a song (or three) to share? Come to the Cedar Mountain Canteen’s Song Swap.

Prepare your songs to bring to the group, and help lead those who …

Bluegrass Jam with Bruce Threlkeld

June 6 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Join us every Saturday afternoon from 2:00-4:00 for some fun
singing, pickin’ and grinning!

This jam will cater to musicians who love Bluegrass music, in it’s
traditional and non-trad styles. …

Mountain Music Jam

June 7 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

This is an acoustic jam featuring mostly old time fiddle tunes led by different community members. Come bring an instrument and join in on the fun, or …

We strive to waste nothing.  Want to help?  Bring your own glass/cup.  It is that simple.

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We are pet friendly.  Well behaved dogs on leash are welcome in our garden.  We are a zero-waste, pack-it-in, pack-it-out public house.  Please be prepared to take your waste with you.

Hours

Monday 3 – 8 pm
Tuesday 3 – 7 pm
Wednesday 3 – 7
Thursday 3 – 8 pm
Friday 3 – 8 pm
Saturday 1 – 8 pm
Sunday 2 – 6 pm

On occasion we will be open different hours for special events.  Times listed on specific events will override these hours.

Looking for us?

10771 Greenville Highway
Cedar Mountain, NC 28718

828-820-4677

Love@CedarMountainCanteen.com