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.

Locally-made hand-dipped ice cream!

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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.

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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|

We are back to regular hours.

Well the snow plows have done wonders and we are back to normal operating hours.  See you this evening for music and a potluck and tomorrow morning for coffee/tea and music.  Hope everyone is warm and enjoying the beauty.

January 13th, 2025|

We will be closed today due to snow

Well, the roads are covered already! It is beautiful and been a long time since we have seen snow. The Canteen will not open today. Our hope is to open tomorrow at 2 pm as normal. We will post our status tomorrow. If you don’t see an update it probably …

January 10th, 2025|

Current Art Show: Jill Whalen

Jill Whalen

Being in nature has always been a source of comfort and inspiration for me. I grew up in North Carolina, making regular visits to our mountains and beaches throughout my life, and taking every opportunity to immerse myself in the natural world.  I feel incredibly fortunate to be living here in Western …

January 7th, 2025|

Closed today due to flooding

We will be closed today due to flooding.  See you tomorrow.  Please stay safe! Thinking of our fire and rescue volunteers and hoping they don’t have to respond today and stay safe and dry as well.  Jazz is canceled tomorrow as well.  Trivia is on as of now.

September 26th, 2024|

Join us September 13th for a Pride Potluck!

Celebrate pride and community acceptance with us on September 13th, 6-8pm. We will be hosting a potluck dinner this evening.  Please bring a non-disposable place setting and a covered dish.  If you don’t have food to bring for any reason, we are …

August 27th, 2024|

Events

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

Bluegrass Jam with Bruce Threlkeld

November 14 @ 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. …

Our first pop-up wine tasting went so well we are starting earlier.  Join Taylor every Saturday from 2 pm – 7 pm as she shares some wines …

HAM Radio and GMRS radio meeting

November 14 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

The Cedar Mountain Radio Club will hold its next meeting on November 14th at 5 pm at the Cedar Mountain Canteen. We’ll get “hands-on” with our …

Mountain Music Jam

November 15 @ 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 Rob Northrop and Potluck

November 16 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Rob has a deep appreciation for the diverse musical styles found in America today and performs a mixture of rhythmic original, traditional and folk-blues music.


We will …

Dungeons and Dragons

November 18 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Join community members in a game of Dungeons and Dragons!

Song Swap with Paddle Faster

November 19 @ 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.


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.