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!

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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

Fresh Maine Craft Beers on Draft and in bottles!

At the Cedar Mountain Canteen, we take pride in offering you the freshest craft beers from one of Maine’s finest breweries. Whether you’re a beer enthusiast or just looking to unwind with a refreshing drink, our selection has something for everyone. Come on …

April 21st, 2025|

Saturday Night Live Music Schedule!!!

Don’t miss out Saturday night shows! We have a variety of genres like folk, Latin reggae, neo- psychedelic, mountain music and so much more! See our events page for more information on each band!

April 14th, 2025|

Are you a poet?

It’s April, time for the annual Transylvania County poetry contest (for non-poets) open to residents of all ages.  Every year we have a theme and this year’s theme is unsung heroes of our country’s independence.  We’re focused on our country’s upcoming 250th birthday next year, and during 2025-26, the City …
April 14th, 2025|

Thursday evening Song Swap starting in May

Our Thursday evening song circle has morphed and will be back starting in May under the direction of Karen and Scott.  We will share more information soon.  We look forward to having this artist sharing event back in our offerings.  Thank you Karen and Scott!

April 6th, 2025|

We are too advanced to do this. Can you help?

I know as a civilization we are too advanced to create trash.  We create items specifically to be thrown away.  Why?

The Cedar Mountain Canteen co-op is a zero-waste business.  We seek out companies and products that have figured out ways to keep their products out of our landfill.  Late July …

April 6th, 2025|

Community Conversations – Join us on Tuesday evenings

For the past few weeks, the Canteen has been hosting community conversations on Tuesday evenings at 6 pm. We have been using John Lewis’s book Carry On as an anchor for our conversations.

I have found these conversations to be enlightening, loving and frustrating. The frustration comes from my ignorance and …

March 31st, 2025|

We will be open today from 3 – 6 pm

Good afternoon beloved community.

We will be open today from 3 – 6 pm.  We are closing early in honor of the curfew for our area that begins at 8 pm and in support of our fire and rescue workers (we love these humans.  So grateful for all they do.)

Do you …

March 27th, 2025|

Celebrating Diversity Through Flavor

Discover Unique Flavors at Cedar Mountain Canteen

At Cedar Mountain Canteen, we’re more than just a beverage shop. We’re your gateway to discovering rare and unique drinks that tell a story. As we partner with HB Distributing, we take pride in representing and supporting many minority-owned businesses. Our mission is to …

March 4th, 2025|

Celebrate Spring with Fonta Flora’s New Maibock Lager!

Greetings from the Cedar Mountain Canteen,
Its finally time to say goodbye to winter and hello to the fresh, vibrant days of spring!
And what better way to welcome the new season than with an incredible new beer from
Fonta Flora?

Welcome the Fonta Flora Maibock – a crisp, malty spring lager that perfectly …

February 21st, 2025|

Still working on recovery after Hurricane Helene

I think Christy at the Outpost put it best when she said they are still dealing with gremlins from the hurricane.  We are open and functioning, but we still have a ways to go before we are able to put this behind us.

The community and support have been amazing and …

February 12th, 2025|

Events

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

Bluegrass Jam with Bruce Threlkeld

July 25 @ 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

July 26 @ 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 …

Marc Brown returns to the  Cedar Mountain Canteen to share his collection of old songs by interesting people. Cool old tunes you never knew you knew. Think …

Song Swap with Paddle Faster

July 30 @ 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

August 1 @ 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

August 2 @ 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 …

Trivia

August 5 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us every other Wednesday for Trivia!  Super fun and super relaxed.  We look forward to laughing together.


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.