If you didn’t have it already, these joyous photos celebrating good times from days gone by should help give you that Friday feeling.
From the 1920s to the 1990s, they show people enjoying that Friday buzz or indulging in traditional Friday treats, like fish and chips.
A miner is pictured unwinding at the funfair after a hard week down the pits, two boys are seen getting a wheelbarrow ride home after a busy day in the fields, and exuberant schoolchildren are shown heading for the gates.
A glamorous grannies competition at Butlins, dominoes at the welfare club, and a triumphant homecoming for an Olympic legend feature too in this euphoric trip down memory lane.
National treasures Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger and brothers David and Richard Attenborough are seen getting in on the act in this retro photo gallery, and there are some celebrity high jinks at the BRIT Awards.
What’s your favourite thing to do on a Friday, and do these photos bring back any happy memories for you?
If you’re after more weekend nostalgia, here’s a look back at how we spent our Sundays in the 70s and 80s.
9. Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones during rehearsals for an episode of the Friday night TV pop/rock show 'Ready Steady Go!' in February 1965 | Getty Images Photo: George Wilkes/Hulton Archive
10. Trading
Stockbrokers trading in the gilts dealing room at Greenwell Montagu in the City of London on Friday, October 30, 1987 | Getty Images Photo: Bryn Colton
11. BRITs
Johnny Vaughan and Denise van Outen attend the 18th BRIT Awards on Friday, February 9, 1998 | Getty Images Photo: JMEnternational
12. Friday People
Actress Jan Ravens, journalist Tom Brook, TV presenter Sarah Greene, and radio presenter Mike Smith, the presenting team for BBC TV show Friday People, pictured in January 1985 | Getty Images Photo: Hilaria McCarthy/Daily Express/Hulton Archive