That’s one VERY Good Friday! Boozy Brit revellers party in the streets for four-day weekend (but some Easter bunnies will have sore heads today)
- Partygoers make the most of the start of a long Easter bank holiday weekend
- Across the country, people braved the cold for a lively night on the town
Britons were out in force this evening, kicking off the four-day Bank Holiday weekend in high spirits to the apparent amusement, or bemusement, of passers by.
Pictures sent in from across the country show punters wasted no time in flocking to pubs dressed up in Easter outfits for a night on the town.
As temperatures in the capital soared to highs of 48 F (9 C) overnight, Londoners opted for outdoor drinks, donning bunny ears.
Onlookers could only look on as revellers danced in public and downed drinks as businesses close their doors for the weekend.
Revellers make the most of a Good Friday night out in Soho as Easter Bank Holiday begins
Punters in Soho, London, make the most of the start of the long Easter bank holiday, on Friday
Most Brits are off from today and will be able to enjoy an uninterrupted break through until the end of the Easter celebrations on Tuesday.
In Oxford, young people were seen in the city centre for a night of fun.
Venues are making the most of the long weekend with a string of themed nights across the city.
Oxford residents can look forward to clear skies through until Sunday, with showers expected on Easter Monday.
Revellers make the most of a Good Friday night out in Soho as Easter Bank Holiday begins
Revellers took to the bars and clubs of Oxford on Good Friday night
In the north of the country, the atmosphere was just as electric.
A bride-to-be and her bridesmaids let their hair down at Sensations Night Club in Liverpool.
Several hen and stag do’s apparently chose the long weekend for evening antics.
Opposite the Popworld nightclub, currently gearing up for a 12-hour party tomorrow, partygoers were seen looking a little worse for wear.
Stag and hen do’s flocked to Liverpool city centre’s bars and nightclub to the earlier hours
A man leans against the wall of the Empire pub on Hanover St in Liverpool opposite Popworld
Nottingham was also packed with revellers enjoying Good Friday.
Many came out in festive costumes for the occasion.
Punters made the most of the police presence in Nottingham, taking pictures side-by-side.
Others, out in large groups, stopped to take selfies and chat on the way to clubs.
Punters take pictures with the police on a night out in Nottingham on Friday
A man carries a woman amid nightlife scenes in Nottingham on Good Friday 2023
Groups enjoy Nottingham nightlife during the bank holiday Friday
A group get together for a photo on a night out in Nottingham
In Leeds, people were pictured out also wearing ‘festive’ outfits to mark the start of the holiday.
Long queues trailed back outside venues on Friday night as young people looked to make the most of the break.
Some were seen out celebrating birthdays to coincide with the long weekend.
A woman wears a 30th birthday badge on a night out in Leeds on Friday
Girls in Leeds don bunny ears at the start of the bank holiday weekend on Friday