Newcastle city centre was packed as new university students hit the streets to celebrate Freshers' Week.
Huge queues were seen outside bars and crowds gathered in areas including Bigg Market and Cloth Market as teenagers came out to enjoy the city's nightlife.
Events are taking place this week to welcome Newcastle and Northumbria University students and introduce them to the region.
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And on Monday night, scores came out to see what the Toon had to offer.
Hundreds of people were seen enjoying themselves, with long lines forming outside a number of bars such as Market Shaker, Greys Club and Soho.
Meanwhile, unvaccinated students were being urged to get a Covid jab during the first week to protect against the virus.
Professor Stephen Powis, national medical director of NHS England, called on freshers to get the vaccine at pop-up clinics and walk-in centres set up by universities before their courses begin.
And university bosses have previously outlined their plans to safely manage the return of tens of thousands students to the city.
Newcastle University vice-chancellor Prof Chris Day said that students will be encouraged to stay on campus more during Freshers, rather than going into the busiest parts of the city centre, and that he was confident the overwhelming majority would arrive vaccinated.
He told the City Futures Board on Wednesday: “In light of concerns over Covid-19 and how busy the city centre has become since rules were relaxed, we are holding more activities on our campus including on-site food trucks, bars, beach pits, event spaces.
“All students are being reminded of the dangers related to alcohol, drugs, sexual violence, e-scooters, unofficial taxis, and we are promoting very heavily the behaviours we expect.
“In terms of teaching, for most students that will begin a few days later on the 27th and unless the Government changes its guidance we will be teaching with a combination of in-person and online methods."
