Hundreds of boozy Brits hit towns across the UK yesterday to mark the long weekend, donning their finest party outfits in celebration.
From pink cowboy hats and hen do’s to Elvis costumes and granny wigs, raucous partygoers were keen to hit it hard on Sunday and enjoy the early May bank holiday in style.
City centres were inundated with groups flocking to nearby bars and clubs, with several ladies dressing especially for the occasion, pictured showcasing their heels and best dresses.
Meanwhile, a number of male revellers were spotted in football shirts and inventive Elvis Presley costumes as they partied late into the night.
Despite a slight drop in temperatures over the weekend, many drinkers still embraced there being zero fear of nursing a hangover at work on Monday, partaking in outdoor pub crawls and drinking alongside friends.
It comes as the UK experienced it’s hottest May Day ever on Thursday, with Kew Gardens hitting 28.0c (82.4F), the warmest day experienced across the UK in 2025 so far.
Here come the girls! Hundreds of boozy Brits hit towns across the UK yesterday to mark the long weekend, donning their finest party outfits in celebration.
In Newcastle, ladies were pictured dressed in their finest dresses and heels
Despite a slight drop in temperatures over the weekend, boozers still embraced there being zero fear of nursing a hangover at work on Monday, partaking in outdoor pub crawls and drinking alongside friends
A group of ladies, who opted for a more casual look, marked the long weekend by wearing floral crowns and necklaces
One forward-thinking partygoer even sensibly brought flip flops for the occasion, changing out of her painful shoewear at the end of the night
When the heels became uncomfortable, ladies were seen happily offering up piggyback rides for their fellow friends in Newcastle, while one forward-thinking partygoer even sensibly brought flip flops for the occasion, changing out of her painful shoewear at the end of the night.
One group of friends chose to combine the long bank holiday celebrations with a hen do fit with sachets and microphone props, while other ladies, who opted for a more casual look, marked the long weekend by wearing floral crowns and necklaces.
Meanwhile, a group of male boozers were pictured donning crazy golf berets, while another group of women keen to celebrate rocked playful eyewear accessories, seen pictured with large neon glasses.
Ahead of the first bank holiday in May on Friday, May 2, congestion levels across roads in major cities were shown to be significantly higher than normal, with TomTom data showing the 7am congestion level in London was up 40 per cent from the normal 27 per cent, as many escaped the city for a long weekend getaway.
Up to 17million motorists had been set to hit the roads across the early May bank holiday, with rail passengers also advised to prepare for delays and disruption.
Some 22 million Brits were estimated to have taken annual leave around the May bank holiday this year, according to a study from Virgin Media 02.
When the heels later became uncomfortable, ladies were seen happily offering up piggyback rides for their fellow friends in Newcastle
From pink cowboy hats and hen do’s to Elvis costumes and granny wigs, raucous partygoers were keen to hit it hard on Sunday and enjoy the early May bank holiday in style
Several male revellers were spotted in football shirts and even Elvis Presley costumes as they partied late into the night
A group of male boozers pictured in grey wigs and crowns
And thousands will also be set to line the streets of London today for a VE Day procession to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
The commemorative ceremony will include a military procession of 1,300 members of the armed forces, alongside a flypast by the Red Arrows and aircraft used to support Ukraine.
The highly anticipated event will also be watched by the King, the Queen, the Prime Minister and Second World War veterans from a platform on the Queen Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace.
Street parties, picnics and community celebrations will also take place across the UK on Monday ahead of the anniversary on Thursday, May 8.
In even more good news for boozers wishing to enjoy the bank holiday monday, Sir Keir Starmer also confirmed that pubs and bars will be permitted to remain open until 1am to mark VE Day.
However, those wishing to stock up on nibbles and drinks have been advised to check supermarket opening hours, with many reducing their opening times due to the bank holiday.
The celebrations come as the UK experienced it’s hottest May Day ever on Thursday, with Kew Gardens hitting 28.0c (82.4F), the warmest day experienced across the UK in 2025 so far
A group of male boozers were pictured donning crazy golf berets in Newcastle
Meanwhile, another trio of more casually dressed ladies rocked playful eyewear accessories, seen pictured with large neon glasses
In even more good news for boozers wishing to enjoy the bank holiday monday, Sir Keir Starmer also confirmed that pubs and bars will be permitted to remain open until 1am to mark VE Day
Following the unprecedented heat, the Met Office also previously declared that they expected a ‘fairly chilly’ spell to follow the record-breaking hot weather, forecasting temperatures that will reach a maximum of 15C or 16C on the south coast of England on bank holiday Monday but said northern parts of the UK would ‘struggle to get into the double figures‘.
Simon Partridge, meteorologist at the Met Office, said: ‘To start off the week on Monday, the temperatures we are looking at are fairly chilly.
‘That said, though, it will be mostly dry, with light winds as well, so we will lose the winds that we’ve had over recent days, so that will improve things.’
He added: ‘It looks like there should be a few showers down across the south-east of England on bank holiday Monday, but the rest of the country will be dry, with bright, sunny spells.
‘It probably won’t be shorts and T-shirt weather, but at the same time, you won’t need coats or umbrellas.
‘From Monday night to Tuesday and onto Wednesday, any rural spot really across the UK has the potential of seeing a little bit of frost.
‘So we will start the week off quite chilly, with temperatures just below average for the time of year, but as we go through the week, you’ll get slightly warmer each day, and by the time we get to next weekend, we could very well be back in the low 20Cs once again.’
