That’s one VERY Good Friday! Boozy Brit revellers party in the streets for four-day weekend
That’s a VERY Good Friday! Boozy Brit revelers party in the streets for four days (but some Easter bunnies will have sore heads today)
- Revelers enjoy the start of a long Easter holiday weekend
- Across the country, people braved the cold for a lively night on the town
The British were out in force this evening and kicked off the four-day Bank Holiday weekend in high spirits, to the apparent amusement or bewilderment of passers-by.
Photos sent in from around the country show that punters wasted no time by flocking to pubs dressed in Easter outfits for a night out.
As temperatures in the capital soared to 48°F (9°C) at night, Londoners opted for outdoor drinks, with bunny ears.
Spectators could only watch as revelers danced in public and sipped drinks as businesses closed their doors for the weekend.
Revelers make the most of a Good Friday night out in Soho as the Easter holiday begins
Gamblers in London’s Soho are making the most of the start of the Easter long holiday on Friday
Most Brits are free from today and can enjoy an uninterrupted breakthrough on Tuesday until the end of the Easter celebrations.
In Oxford, young people in the city center were seen out for a night of fun.
Venues make the most of the long weekend with a series of themed nights around town.
Oxford residents can look forward to clear skies through Sunday, with showers expected on Easter Monday.
Revelers make the most of a Good Friday night out in Soho as the Easter holiday begins
Revelers took to the bars and clubs of Oxford on Good Friday evening
In the north of the country, the atmosphere was just as exciting.
A bride-to-be and her bridesmaids let their hair down at the Sensations Night Club in Liverpool.
Several bachelor parties apparently chose the long weekend for evening antics.
Facing the Popworld nightclub, which is currently gearing up for a 12pm party tomorrow, partygoers were seen looking a little worse.
Hen parties flocked to the bars and nightclubs of Liverpool city center until the early hours
A man leans against the wall of the Empire pub on Hanover St in Liverpool opposite Popworld
Nottingham was also packed with revelers enjoying Good Friday.
Many came out in festive costumes for the occasion.
Punters took full advantage of the police presence in Nottingham and took side-by-side shots.
Others, in large groups, stopped to take selfies and chat on their way to clubs.
Punters pose for a photo with police on a night out in Nottingham on Friday
A man carries a woman in Nottingham nightlife on Good Friday 2023
Groups enjoy Nottingham’s nightlife during the Friday bank holiday
A group gathers for a photo on a night out in Nottingham
In Leeds, people were also pictured wearing “celebratory” outfits to mark the start of the holiday.
Long queues lined the venues on Friday night as young people tried to make the most of the intermission.
Some were seen celebrating birthdays to coincide with the long weekend.
A woman wears a badge for her 30th birthday on a night out in Leeds on Friday
Girls in Leeds wear bunny ears at the start of the bank holiday weekend on Friday