GETTING MERRY
Brits hit pubs and bars across the UK in fancy dress for boozy Boxing Day night out
Dozens of festive partygoers posed for cameras as they made their way through the busy streets tonight
BRITS have hit pubs and bars across the country in fancy dress for a boozy Boxing Day night out.
The masses braved the cold in Wigan for their annual dress-up party, and showed up in all sorts of costumes.
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There were flamingos, nurses, cheerleaders and more walking on the streets before they filed into clubs.
Dinosaurs, chickens, and pirates were about, too.
The groups were all smiles as they posed for the cameras.
The merry revellers could be heard cheering amongst their friends while loud music rang through the streets.
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They could be seen in queues, snaking around metal barriers as they waited to head in for a festive drink.
It's a jolly time of the year at the moment, and partygoers have been celebrating since Friday.
Brits hit the town with bells and whistles on as they welcomed in the festive season.
The partygoers started celebrating Christmas early - and dressed the part, too.
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The revellers donned festive sweaters, Mr and Mrs Clause outfits and Santa hats as they headed out on Friday.
The streets of Leeds, Swansea, Birmingham and Manchester were full of smiling faces as the groups started celebrating the Christmas break.
And those who weren't in festive attire were still dolled up to the nines as they headed into pubs and nightclubs.
Then they did the same on Satuday.
Hundreds of partiers dressed as Father Christmas and his minions took on the Otley Run, a legendary fancy-dress pub crawl in Leeds.
There are 17 stops on the pub crawl, which is a rite of passage for freshers at Leeds Beckett University and the University of Leeds.
Snaps showed students braving the cold in Santa and elf costumes - although at least two came as turkeys instead.
One reveller painted his face to look like the Grinch, and was joined by two other young men wearing Santa minidresses and tights.
Another group came as baby Jesus in his manger, Mary and the Three Wise Men.
The Otley Run has been taking place every weekend this month as celebrations ramp up ahead of Christmas Day.
It comes as Storm Gerrit was named and heavy wind and rain started setting in to batter Britain.
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Boxing Day swimmers still braved the cold today as they took to the UK's coastline to work off their festive feasts.
Storm Gerrit is set to bring gales, snow and two weeks' worth of rain to large parts of Britain over the coming days, forecasters said.
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