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!

2026-06-27T00:00:00-04:00
  • Trivia

    Trivia
    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    Join us every other Friday from 6:30 to whenever as we enjoy a night of Trivia with host Tod Schmidt.  Always a lot of laughs.

  • Beer tasting with Mark – Dark Beers for the season

    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    Join Mark as he guides us through a variety of delicious beverages to enjoy during the cooler months.

    $15
  • Song Swap with Paddle Faster

    Song Swap with Paddle Faster
    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    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 want to join you. All acoustic genres and instruments welcome.

  • Fine Wines for the Holidays Wine Tasting – Tuesday, November 11th

    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    The holidays are almost here and we are hosting a wine tasting to help you choose wines to serve and wines to gift.  Join us for another of our social wine tastings and meet new people and new wines.  Taylor of Advintage Distributing will be hosting this event and sharing her suggestions.  ...

    Free
  • Mountain Music Jam

    Mountain Music Jam
    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    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 just sit back, listen, and enjoy!

  • Bluegrass Jam with Bruce Threlkeld – This event has been canceled due to the beautiful snow fall.

    Bluegrass Jam with Bruce Threlkeld
    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    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. We will focus on songs that feature vocal melodies, harmonies and instrumental breaks. Typical instrumentation includes guitars, banjos, mandolins, Reso phonic guitars ...

  • Storytelling: this week’s theme is road trips, travels, and adventures

    Storytelling
    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    Join us for an evening of community storytelling, this week's theme is road trips, travels, and adventures. Let’s regale one another with our most thrilling journeys! We’ll join together in reliving life’s twists and turns—wherever the may have lead us.

  • Song Swap with Paddle Faster

    Song Swap with Paddle Faster
    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    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 want to join you. All acoustic genres and instruments welcome.

  • Mountain Music Jam

    Mountain Music Jam
    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    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 just sit back, listen, and enjoy!

  • Bluegrass Jam with Bruce Threlkeld – NOTE: No Jam November 1st

    Bluegrass Jam with Bruce Threlkeld
    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    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. We will focus on songs that feature vocal melodies, harmonies and instrumental breaks. Typical instrumentation includes guitars, banjos, mandolins, Reso phonic guitars ...

  • Trivia

    Trivia
    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    Join us every other Friday from 6:30 to whenever as we enjoy a night of Trivia with host Tod Schmidt.  Always a lot of laughs.

  • Song Swap with Paddle Faster

    Song Swap with Paddle Faster
    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    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 want to join you. All acoustic genres and instruments welcome.

  • Storytelling “Folklore” Theme – Scary stories around the campfire and smores!

    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    Join us at the Cedar Mountain Canteen Friday, October 24 from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm for storytelling around the campfire with smores. This is the third installment of our storytelling Fridays and this one's theme is folklore. Join us as we explore the shadowy corners of the known world, share ghost ...

  • Storytelling – Join us and share your stories and/or listen. This week’s theme: Impermanence

    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    Join us every other Friday for community storytelling hosted by George.  George hosted our first storytelling event about Helene and it was amazing.  You can see a story about the evening here:  https://cedarmountaincanteen.com/hearts-beating-together-an-evening-of-storytelling-about-hurricane-helene/ George has selected the theme for this storytelling event:  Impermanence, like changing of the leaves.  Join us to explore ...

  • Bluegrass Jam with Bruce Threlkeld

    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    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. We will focus on songs that feature vocal melodies, harmonies and instrumental breaks. Typical instrumentation includes guitars, banjos, mandolins, Reso phonic guitars ...

  • Trivia

    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    Join us every other Friday from 6:30 to whenever as we enjoy a night of Trivia with host Tod Schmidt.  Always a lot of laughs.

  • Community Storytelling: A year after Helene. Share your stories of love and community resilience & a potluck

    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    As we near the one year anniversary of Hurricane Helene we hold in our hearts the love and community we experienced and continue to experience.  The Canteen would not be open if it wasn't for all the volunteer labor, help and donations our community provided and continues to provide.  We still have ...

  • Bringing Storytelling to the Canteen, help us create this series

    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    Interested in developing our storytelling events at the Canteen?  A group of us are meeting to work out the details and you are most welcome!  Join us at the Canteen at Noon as we create.

  • Cedar Mountain Fire and Rescue Brisket Fundraiser at the Canteen

    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    Join us for a fundraiser for the Cedar Mountain Fire & Rescue on July 6th at 1 and 3 pm.  A brisket dinner will be served with salad, baked potato.  Vegan and kids plates are available.

  • Wine Tasting: Good wines for about $10 a bottle

    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    Recently a friend asked if I could recommend some good wines for around $10 a bottle.  I told her "sure" as soon as I talk to my suppliers.  Well we talked and as a result we are hosting a wine tasting of 5 good wines for about $10.  Taylor will be pouring ...

  • Let’s celebrate Juneteenth with a Pop-up market & potluck hosted by HUE

    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    “The Canteen will be hosting a pop-up market fundraiser on Saturday June 21st 4-8pm in honor of Juneteenth. Come meet the members of Heal, Understand, Empower (HUE), a youth led grassroots organization dedicated to preparing the next generation of freedom fighters. Synesthesia Art  Paintings  Altoid Tin Assemblage  Sketches Poetry  Photography  Sock Puppets ...

  • Carry On: Community Conversations

    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    Join us on Tuesday evenings as we host community conversations using John Lewis' book Carry On as a source of reflection and wisdom. We hope you enjoy getting to know each other better as we explore community conversations. Deeply grateful for our beloved community.

  • Carry On: Community Conversations

    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    Join us on Tuesday evenings as we host community conversations using John Lewis' book Carry On as a source of reflection and wisdom. We hope you enjoy getting to know each other better as we explore community conversations. Deeply grateful for our beloved community.

  • Carry On: Community Conversations

    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    Join us on Tuesday evenings as we host community conversations using John Lewis' book Carry On as a source of reflection and wisdom. We hope you enjoy getting to know each other better as we explore community conversations. Deeply grateful for our beloved community.

  • Carry On: Community Conversations

    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    Join us on Tuesday evenings as we host community conversations using John Lewis' book Carry On as a source of reflection and wisdom. We hope you enjoy getting to know each other better as we explore community conversations. Deeply grateful for our beloved community.

  • An Evening of Music with the Harrows

    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    The Harrows are Bob Culver on guitars, fiddle, accordion, and Hazel Ketchum on drums, guitar, banjo and vocals. They are joined this evening by longtime collaborator Jonathan Gray on the upright bass. From concert halls to clubs to dances, The Harrows entertain with their own brand of spirit led blues, gospel and ...

  • Off-flavor beer tasting by Anthony, NoDa’s QA/QC Lab Manager

    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    Join us for a hands-on Beer Off-Flavor Sensory Seminar — the perfect opportunity to sharpen your palate and deepen your understanding of beer! Led by Anthony Proctor, QA/QC Lab Manager at NoDa Brewing, this guided tasting will walk you through the most common off-flavors found in beer, helping you identify and understand ...

    $20
  • Carry On: Community Conversations

    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    Join us on Tuesday evenings as we host community conversations using John Lewis' book Carry On as a source of reflection and wisdom. We hope you enjoy getting to know each other better as we explore community conversations. Deeply grateful for our beloved community.

  • Carry On: Community Conversations

    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    Join us on Tuesday evenings as we host community conversations using John Lewis' book Carry On as a source of reflection and wisdom. We hope you enjoy getting to know each other better as we explore community conversations. Deeply grateful for our beloved community.

  • Song Swap with Paddle Faster

    Song Swap with Paddle Faster
    Cedar Mountain Canteen 10771 Greenville Hwy, Cedar Mountain, NC, United States

    Got a song (or three) to share? Come to the Cedar Mountain Canteen's Song Swap. The Song Swap is every Thursday from 6-8pm and is lead by our wonderful hosts, Scott and Karen. Prepare your songs to bring to the group, and help lead those who want to join you. All acoustic ...