But how did you spend your time in Bank Holidays gone by? These archive images show you had all sorts of wonderful ways of passing the time.
Some of you went to a harp workshop while others tried folk singing or Morris dancing.
Or maybe you went more traditional by relaxing in a seafront deck chair.
Re-live some Bank Holidays from years gone by with these Sunderland Echo retro scenes.
1. So cool on a sunny 2013 Bank Holiday
Were you pictured tucking in to a Bank Holiday ice cream 8 years ago? Photo: iain brown
2. High fliers in 2013
Enjoying the thrills of a fairground ride in 2013. Recognise them? Photo: iain brown
3. Daredevils in 2007
Here is a scene from the Wheels Project at Monkton on August Bank Holiday 14 years ago. Does this bring back memories? Photo: IB
4. All the fun of the fair
Were you pictured enjoying an August Bank Holiday in 2008? Photo: IB