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!

  • Click here to view the live stream or recording. 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 him at ...

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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

HUNGER COALITION OF TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY

The Cedar Mountain Community Center will be a new food distribution location for the Hunger Coalition of Transylvania County.  They will distribute food every third Thursday of the month, from 3:00pm – 5:00pm, beginning Thursday, July 18, 2024, from 3pm to 5pm no questions asked.  You can even pick up …

July 17th, 2024|

A favorite moment this week

One of my favorite moments this week was listening to Jenn and Owen’s new album at home.  When Owen started his Monday evening song series, Jenn was his first guest.  Their music filled our space and our hearts and continue to.  Owen is now an employee-owner.

Jenn sang a lot of …

July 2nd, 2024|

Trivia Tournament Kick-off, Friday September 20th

Trivia is back and this year we have made some changes.  We will host a tournament that will span a few months.  We have a prize for the tournament winners we are pretty excited about.

We will share details as the kick-off gets closer.

We will host every Friday starting at 6:30 …

June 28th, 2024|

A favorite moment this week

A favorite moment this week was our focus/guidance group meeting.  We invite the community to sit with us and discuss our operations.  We received a lot of wonderful suggestions and started implementing them immediately.  Some will take more time than the others and they are in the works.

We are deeply …

June 24th, 2024|

One of my favorite moments this week

There are so many precious moments I get to experience while working at the Canteen.

Here is one of my favorite moments this week.

Our Saturday evening music was wrapping up and Carrie and Jeff were performing their closing song.  Members of the audience started singing and harmonizing with them.  It sounded …

June 17th, 2024|

Events

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

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

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 …


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.