It's that time of year when Birmingham city centre is bursting with people visiting the German Christmas Market and shopping for presents.
The queues at the Bullring escalators can look pretty daunting. And that's if you've managed to find your way out of New Street with the festive crowds flocking to Brum.
But some of these queues are nothing new knew in Birmingham. There have been some huge queues in the city formed throughout this century and the last century.
From waiting in queues to get basic things like milk and newspapers in the mid 1900s, or paying betting tax in 1926, to queuing to get on an airplane at Birmingham Airport or crownds flocking to see a youtuber at the Bullring in more recent times - Brummies have have done it all.
Here are 18 photos of the longest queues in Birmingham over the years:
13. Labour Leadership event queue
Supporters attending the Andy Burnham Labour Leadership event queue up on September 6, 2015 in Birmingham, England. Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper, Jeremy Corbyn and Liz Kendall are standing in the election for the Labour Party leadership. The voting process began on Friday 14 August 2015 and will close on Thursday 10 September 2015, with the results announced on Saturday 12 September 2015. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images) | Getty Images
14. Vaccination queue
People queue outside the mass NHS Covid-19 vaccine centre that has been set up at the Millennium Point centre in Birmingham on January 11, 2021 in Birmingham, England. The location is one of several mass vaccination centres in England to open to the public this week. The UK aims to vaccinate 15 million people by mid-February. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) | Getty Images
15. Rothesay Classic Birmingham queue
Spectators queue ahead of Day Three of the Rothesay Classic Birmingham at Edgbaston Priory Club on June 13, 2022 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty Images for LTA) | Getty Images for LTA
16. Conservative Party Conference queue
Delegates queue to enter the main conference hall ahead of the main speeches on the final day of the annual Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, central England, on October 5, 2022. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images