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.
13. Let battle commence
England captain Mike Atherton and his Australia counterpart Mark Taylor pictured with the famous urn ahead of the latest Ashes series in November 1994 | Getty Images Photo: Ben Radford/ALLSPORT
14. Smacker
Frank Skinner plants a kiss on comedy partner David Baddiel's cheek as the duo present the Best British Group category at the 1998 BRIT Awards | Getty Images Photo: JMEnternational/Getty Images
15. Never Ever
All Saints accept the British Single of the Year award for Never Ever, during the 1998 BRIT Awards | Getty Images Photo: JMEnternational/Getty Images
16. Come fly with me
Richard Branson, co-founder of Virgin Atlantic Airways, poses in leather flying jacket and helmet during a news conference to launch the airline in April 1984 | Getty Images Photo: Bryn Colton