These Shields Gazette archive images show that you had all sorts of fantastic ways to pass the time with family and friends during Bank Holiday weekends.
From the simple joys of having an ice cream to the thrills of a fairground ride at Ocean Beach Pleasure Park in South Shields - there was plenty of activities that people get involved in.
Now enjoy re-living some Bank Holidays from years gone by with these Shields Gazette images and let us know if you recognise anyone!
5. Fun at the show in 2007
Another view of the Wheels Project at Monkton on August Bank Holiday almost 16 years ago. | Iain Brown Photo: Iain Brown
6. All the fun of the fair
Were you pictured enjoying an August Bank Holiday in 2008? | Iain Brown Photo: Iain Brown
7. The power of steam in 1980
Bank Holiday crowds at the South Marine Park watch as a steam engine takes another load of passengers for a trip around the lake. Does this bring back memories from the early 1980s? | Shields Gazette Photo: Shields Gazette
8. Off for a ride in 2009
Park tours were on offer for visitors to the August Bank Holiday Enviro Fayre in 2009 but were you pictured on one of them? | Iain Brown Photo: Iain Brown