The menu for the festive meal is a farm-to-table dinner, featuring fresh ingredients supplied by local producers. Chef Edwin and the Club’s staff have crafted a special menu that highlights the region’s local bounty. Expect a celebration of local flavors and seasonal offerings.

Wine will be served with dinner. For those who wish to explore more flavors, signature cocktails, and the usual variety of wines and other cocktails will be available for purchase at the bar throughout the evening.

At the dinner, you have the freedom to choose your own seating. It’s a great opportunity to mingle with new people or catch up with friends. Just grab a place card upon arrival and claim your spot at one of the long farm tables under the tent. And if you’re new, don’t worry—there will be ambassadors to greet you, introduce you around, and make sure you feel right at home with the Balsam community’s warm hospitality.

We know our community at Balsam Mountain Preserve is growing! If your home isn’t built yet or you don’t have a spot in the Boarding House Cabins, we hope you’ve found a guest room with a friend. Staying with a neighbor is a wonderful way to make friends on the mountain, and if needed we have a matchmaking service to help. If you’d like to host a neighbor or need a place to stay, contact the Trust or Sabrina and we’ll help you connect.

There is an emphasis on fun and dancing with this year’s entertainment.  Live music by the Hill Country Band, learn to clog with the J.Creek Cloggers, and music with DJ Wynne to dance the night away.

We will be celebrating throughout Doubletop Village, including under a large tent erected on the green.  The doors and tent sides could remain up throughout the party or be closed.  The decision will depend on weather – Balsam in early October is often very comfortable so we are optimistic. If there’s a cold snap, we’ll lower some or all the sides and turn on the heaters.  In the unlikely event of extreme conditions, high winds, or heavy rain, we will evaluate the situation and decide on a course of action and communicate via email. As always, please use your best judgment as to what’s appropriate to wear and do for your health and safety.