The International Spirit of Zinck’s Night is an annual event for Cornellians around the world to celebrate Cornell.

Zinck’s Night comes to Cambridge! We hope you can join local Cornellians at the Old Bicycle Shop, which is a traditional place with great vibes!

DATE: Thursday, October 17, 2024
TIME: 5:00PM – 6:00PM local time in Cambridge
LOCATION: Old Bicycle Shop, 104 Regent St, Cambridge CB2 1DP, United Kingdom
COST: Pay as you go
RSVP: Please RSVP to Coral Zheng at chz8@cornell.edu by 10 October to let her know if you will be attending so that she can book a suitable table.

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. 

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