Oxford college students and different revellers take pleasure in a financial institution vacation evening out
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.
As revellers stumbled home at 5:00am, 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.
The celebrations finished at 5am on Sunday morning, leaving some students looking disheveled
Some generous men carried their partners who had spent the night dancing in their heels
A group of revellers looked worse for wear as they left the prestigious balls
Some of the guests leaving the balls were spotted with large boxes filled with cupcakes, handing them out to fellow revellers as a morning treat.
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.
Some students bought more expensive tickets, gaining them entry to a three-course meal paired with wine to enjoy before the ball started.
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
The guests had paid around £120 per ticket to attend the events
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
Elegantly dressed Oxford students pose for a pictures outside the Radcliffe Camera in the early hours of Sunday
Some guests leaving the balls were spotted with large boxes filled with cupcakes (pictured), handing them out to fellow revellers as a morning treat
One woman was seen clinging to a fellow student as she struggled to negotiate Oxford’s cobbled streets in her glittered heels
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
Two revellers pose for a photo with the Radcliffe Camera, still dressed in their ball gowns
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
Brasenose College May Ball had a selection of themed cocktails on the menu including the Green Fairy which included vodka, melon liquor, apple lime and gomme.
Students at the ball were treated to a variety of food trucks offering paella, pizza and cake until 5am.
A shisha bar was also available at the prestigious ball.
Meanwhile at the Corpus May Ball, students were able to watch pole dancers and drag performers into the early hours of the morning.
Revellers up and down the country have also been making the most of the May bank holiday weekend, although many celebrations did not require black tie and floor length gowns.
Bank holiday party-goers in Birmingham treat themselves to a late night snack
Four friends are pictured on Broad Street in Birmingham on Sunday evening
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
Spirits were particularly high for three friends who skipped along the Broad Street in Birmingham on the bank holiday weekend before posing for the camera
