Hundreds of Oxford University students descended on the city’s streets in the early hours of the morning as they drunkenly made their way home from prestigious balls.
Both Corpus Christi and Brasenose College held their annual May Balls in Oxford on Saturday, with tickets costing around £120.
With a black tie dress code, ball-goers were treated to a night filled with musical performances, pole dancing, tarot reading, silent discos and even a student-run casino.
While Oxford students enjoy a series of posh perks at their balls, party-goers across the country have also been making the most of the May bank holiday weekend – although their celebrations did not require black tie and floor length gowns.
Casual looking groups of party-goers were seen enjoying their greasy late night snacks in Birmingham as they took on the town this bank holiday weekend.
Some generous Oxford students carried their partners through the streets as they had clearly spent the whole night dancing in their heels
The celebrations in Oxford finished at 5am on Sunday morning, leaving student in formal wear to roam the streets
Meanwhile bank holiday party-goers in Birmingham treat themselves to a late night snack
Revellers up and down the country have been making the most of the May bank holiday weekend by spending the evenings drinking in bars and clubs.
In Blackpool, revellers were spotted out in fancy dress to mark the occasion.
Others in Leeds took on the Otley Run – a pub crawl featuring 17 stops which serves as a rite of passage for students studying in Leeds.
Meanwhile glamorous party-goers in Oxford stumbled home at 5:00am and some chose to mill around the iconic Radcliffe Camera, a baroque-style library built in the 18th century.
Men dressed in dinner suits were seen carrying home their sore-footed partners while others were forced to negotiate the cobbled streets in their heels.
Some of the guests leaving Oxford’s balls were spotted with large boxes filled with cupcakes, handing them out to fellow students as a morning treat.
Students could also buy more expensive tickets, gaining them entry to a three-course meal paired with wine to enjoy before the ball started.
Although Oxford’s balls offer a series of posh perks, they have recently come under fire for charging students £446 per ticket.
Revellers were spotted out in fancy dress in Blackpool, including these cowgirls, to mark the extra day off
One man in Leeds takes part in the Otley Run – a pub crawl in Leeds featuring 17 stops
The Otley Run serves as a rite of passage for students in Leeds
Four friends are pictured on Broad Street in Birmingham on Sunday evening
Spirits were particularly high for three friends in Birmingham who were celebrating the bank holiday weekend
Revellers up and down the country have been making the most of the May bank holiday weekend by spending Sunday night drinking in bars and clubs
Two revellers pose for a photo with the Radcliffe Camera in Oxford, still dressed in their ball gowns
Oxford’s streets filled with women in ball gowns and men in dinner suits and bow ties as the balls finished
A group of revellers looked worse for wear as they left the prestigious balls
Some guests leaving the balls were spotted with large boxes filled with cupcakes (pictured), handing them out to fellow revellers as a morning treat
As revellers stumbled home at 5:00am, some chose to mill around the iconic Radcliffe Camera (pictured), a baroque-style library built in the 18th century
One woman was seen clinging to a fellow student as she struggled to negotiate Oxford’s cobbled streets in her glittered heels
The Corpus Christi May Ball was themed after Greek mythology while Brasenose opted for a cabaret theme.
Brasenose College, founded in 1509, were also celebrating 50 years of admitting women.
Ball organisers chose to mark the anniversary by inviting guests to make a donation to the Malala Fund, a charity, founded by Novel Peace Prize winner and Oxford alumnus Malala Yousafzi, that advocates for girls’ education.
Students at the ball were treated to a variety of food trucks offering paella, pizza and cake until 5am.
They could also choose from a selection of themed cocktails including the Green Fairy which included vodka, melon liquor, apple lime and gomme.
A shisha bar was available for any students that fancied smoking.
Although Oxford’s balls offer a series of posh perks, they have recently come under fire for charging students £446 per ticket.
Brasenose College (pictured) offered students a cabaret-themed ball where they were treated to live performances, cocktails and food trucks until the early hours of the morning
Elegantly dressed Oxford students pose for a pictures outside the Radcliffe Camera in the early hours of Sunday
The dress code was black tie and male students opted for dinner suits and bow ties
Four students are seen leaving the prestigious ball in evening dresses
Some generous men carried their partners who had spent the night dancing in their heels
A well-dressed pair are seen sporting sunglasses in the early morning sunlight
Some women went barefoot as they left the party while others tried to take on the cobbles
Party-goers pose with an inflatable monkey as they leave the ball
A student in a dinner suit decides to take the easy way home, opting to rent an electric scooter
One student went full out to fit with the Greek mythology theme, adorning golden wings with his dinner suit
Smartly dressed students took pictures outside the Radcliffe Camera after spending an evening at the ball
