--- title: Feel Good Friday: 11 Fun Photos to Start Your Weekend description: From beach-goers to North Korean dance parties, here's a handful of photos to get your weekend started right canonical: https://time.com/3067426/feel-good-friday-11-fun-photos-to-start-your-weekend/ author: TIME Photo article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-08-02T13:48:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:48:31.510Z og:title: Feel Good Friday: 11 Fun Photos to Start Your Weekend og:description: From beach-goers to North Korean dance parties, here's a handful of photos to get your weekend started right og:url: https://time.com/3067426/feel-good-friday-11-fun-photos-to-start-your-weekend/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e22e52b9e6a15db/69869e17e8524b39be60423b/1e55423cc2cf4c4a867fe7ba638d8f7c-0.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1500 og:image:height: 844 og:image:alt: North Korea Happy Campers og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Feel Good Friday: 11 Fun Photos to Start Your Weekend twitter:description: From beach-goers to North Korean dance parties, here's a handful of photos to get your weekend started right twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e22e52b9e6a15db/69869e17e8524b39be60423b/1e55423cc2cf4c4a867fe7ba638d8f7c-0.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 11 Fun Photos to Start Your Weekend > Sponsored content. 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