How to Find Menus, Hours, Location, and Upcoming Events for Jack of the Wood Pub

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Jack of the Wood Pub's website (jackofthewood.com) organizes the four things you need to plan a visit — menus, hours, location, and upcoming music and events — as separate navigation links rather than one combined page. The homepage itself carries a condensed version of the events calendar, so you can check what's on tonight without leaving the front page, but you'll need to click through for full menus, hours, and address details.

Where each piece of information lives

What you need Where to find it What's there
Food and drink menus MENUS link Full menu detail; the homepage summary lists fish & chips, Philly cheesesteaks, classic and vegetarian Reubens, burgers, and elevated pub fare
Opening hours HOURS link Operating hours (not published on the homepage itself)
Address and directions LOCATION link Street address and location details for the downtown Asheville pub
What's on this week UPCOMING MUSIC & EVENTS section on the homepage Dated listings with times and cover charges
The full schedule See All Events link Complete event calendar beyond the homepage preview

The homepage previews the events list but only shows a few entries at a time, so treat it as a snapshot rather than the whole calendar.

Reading the events listings

Each event entry on the homepage follows the same format: date, act name, genre or description, time, and — where applicable — a cover charge. For example, the listing for Friday, October 2 shows "Carson Bull and the Cousins," described as Heartland Rock/Modern Folk Country, running 8:30 PM–11:30 PM with a $10 cover at the door. Not every event carries a cover, so check each entry rather than assuming a door charge.

The recurring weekly schedule is worth knowing before you pick a night, since several events run every week:

  • Wednesdays, 5:00 PM — Old-Time Jam
  • Thursdays, 7:00 PM–9:30 PM — Drew Matulich's Bluegrass Jam, with an open bluegrass jam following at 9:30 PM
  • Fridays and Saturdays, 9:00 PM — local and touring headline bands
  • Saturdays, 4:00 PM–6:00 PM — Nobody's Darling String Band
  • Sundays, noon–2:00 PM — The Bluegrass Boys
  • Sunday afternoons and evenings — traditional Irish music sessions

If a specific date matters — a holiday, a travel weekend, or a band you want to see — confirm against the dated listings rather than the recurring pattern, since headline acts change week to week.

Planning around a visit

Two practical points from the site's own description: the pub was established in 1997 and describes itself as one of downtown Asheville's oldest and coziest pubs, with 18 rotating taps featuring local and international craft brews and a selection of whiskeys. It also notes it was voted Asheville's #1 Bar for Live Music.

That combination — a small, long-running pub with near-nightly live music — means the busiest windows are the headline band slots on Friday and Saturday nights, when a cover may apply. If you want the music without a cover charge, the weekday jams and weekend afternoon sessions are the safer bet, though you should verify current details on the site before relying on any single listing.

Gift cards

The site has a dedicated Gift Cards section with a "Buy Gift Cards" link, positioned as a gift for "lovers of great food, craft beers, live music, and cozy pub ambiance." The homepage does not state gift card denominations, delivery method, or whether they can be used for cover charges — check the gift card page itself for those terms.

A quick way to do this

  1. Open jackofthewood.com.
  2. Scan the homepage events block for anything happening on your dates.
  3. Click See All Events if the homepage preview doesn't cover your timeframe.
  4. Click MENUS to confirm the kitchen serves what you're after.
  5. Click HOURS and LOCATION to confirm the pub is open when you plan to arrive and to get the address.
  6. If a listed event shows a cover, bring cash for the door unless the listing says otherwise.