Yes! When a solemnity falls on a Friday, there is no penance!
Canon 1250 The penitential days and times in the universal Church are every Friday of the whole year and the season of Lent.
Canon 1251 Abstinence from meat, or from some other food as determined by the Episcopal Conference, is to be observed on all Fridays, unless a solemnity should fall on a Friday. Abstinence and fasting are to be observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
GENERAL NORMS FOR THE LITURGICAL YEAR
Chapter 1, Title 1, Section III
12. The celebration of the two greatest Solemnities, Easter and the Nativity, is extended over eight days. Each Octave is governed by its own rules.
https://www.ewtn.com/library/CURIA/CDWLITYR.HTM
So, there it is! During the Octaves of the Nativity and Easter - ALL days are treated as solemnities - therefore - no penance!
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