Calling all Cornellians in Spain! 🍻🐻

One of Cornell’s favorite traditions is back, and we’re bringing the Big Red spirit to Madrid for Zinck’s Night 2026!

For generations, Cornell alumni have gathered on Zinck’s Night to celebrate the friendships, memories, and sense of community that started on the Hill. Today, Cornellians continue the tradition by getting together in cities across the globe—and Madrid is no exception.

Join Cornellians in Spain for a fun evening of catching up with old friends, meeting new ones, sharing a few Cornell memories, and reconnecting with the worldwide Big Red community.

Whether you graduated recently or Ithaca feels like a lifetime ago, come raise a glass with fellow Cornellians and celebrate a tradition that keeps us connected wherever life has taken us.

It is a Pay as you go event.

Cornellians In Spain Board Member Samir Kayali Fernandez, BS M. Eng’91 will attend and greet you there.

See you in Madrid — and Go Big Red! 🔴🐻

DATE: Thursday, October 15, 2026
TIME: 19:00 Madrid time
LOCATION: The Pel Place, Pl. de San Juan de la Cruz, 3, Chamberi, 28003
QUESTIONS: Contact Maria Garcia Nielsen at Mariagarcianielsen@gmail.com

THE HISTORY BEHIND THE INTERNATIONAL SPIRIT OF ZINCK’S NIGHT. HOW IT ALL BEGAN. 

“We’ll all have drinks at Theodore Zinck’s, when I get back next fall!” goes “Give My Regards to Davy,” the timeless Cornell fighting song. But just who exactly is Theodore Zinck? 

Theodore Zinck was an Ithaca saloon owner whose pub, the Hotel Brunswick, was a popular haunt for Cornellians in the 1890s. When he died in 1903, a series of bars on and around Collegetown adopted his name over the years. The last one closed in the 1960s, and Cornellians started commemorating the spirit of Zinck’s Night by gathering at an establishment on a Thursday night, once a year. This tradition of undergraduates coming together to enjoy camaraderie and refreshments has grown into a gathering for Cornellians of all stripes everywhere.