| Official Name: | Friday, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Trinity |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 276 |
| Coordinates: | 31.1083°N -95.2622°W |
| Area Code: | 936 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 1379803 |
Friday is an unincorporated community in Trinity County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 99 in 2000. It is located within the Huntsville, Texas micropolitan area.
Friday was originally known as Ellis Prairie for Benjamin Ellis, who received a land grant in 1839. It was settled around the time of the American Civil War. A post office opened in 1903 and closed in 1955. In 1914, Friday had a general store, a cotton gin, and a gristmill. The store and post office were still in Friday in 1947 and had 50 residents. Mail was then delivered from Groveton. By the 1990s, Friday had a store, a community center, a cemetery, and some homes. Its population was 41 in 1990 and 99 in 2000.[1]
The community is located along Farm to Market Road 1280, 9miles northwest of Groveton in northwestern Trinity County.[1]
Ellis Prairie School opened in the community in 1884.[1] Today, the community is served by the Groveton Independent School District.