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.

Now serving hand-dipped ice cream!  Locally-made by Artesana.

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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!

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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

Oktoberfest Beer Tasting with Mark: $20

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Join us for an Oktoberfest beer tasting with Cicerone Mark!  Cost for tasting is $20. Mark has lots of experience leading tastings and owned a beer touring company.  He is a hoot and we are excited to offer this experience!  Join …

September 10th, 2026|

Oldtime Central

Oldtime Central appears to be a thing of the past — the newest video on the YouTube channel is from 2021. But thanks to the cultural storage facility called the Internet, there is oldtime gold there for the taking. Likewise, the Facebook page linked above.
I don’t have Instagram (or …

August 29th, 2026|

Wine reception and personal wine curation

Join us for an evening of wine tasting Tuesday, September 15th at 5:30 pm and personal wine curation.  What does that mean?  We have 6 appointments with our wine representative Taylor.  She will sit with you personally and take you on a voyage of wines so that she can learn …

August 11th, 2026|

Events

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

When we were approached and asked if we would make our venue available for an artist this community member wanted to bring to the area, we responded, …

Mountain Music Jam

September 20 @ 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 Dave Desmelik and Potluck

September 21 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Dave Desmelik is a singer-songwriter and instrumentalist whose musical focus is on original compositions. What attracts listeners to Desmelik’s tunes, old and new, is the element of …

Fall Canteen Golf League

September 22 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

The Canteen’s Tuesday evening golf league is back for Fall.  The league will be begin September 1st and will run through October 27th.

All …

Song Swap with Paddle Faster

September 24 @ 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 …

Join us every Friday from 6:30 – 8ish for community trivia.  Lots of laughs.  Great way to meet new folks.

Bluegrass Jam with Bruce Threlkeld

September 26 @ 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. …

Have something that needs repaired? Bring it to the Repair Cafe hosted by Transylvania Shares and the Cedar Mountain Canteen on September 26 at 4:30 pm.

We are …


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.