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:
17. Worshippers queue at hidden gem church
Worshippers queue to receive confession from Serbian Orthodox Christian priest, Father Nenad Popovic during a service of the Nativity of Christ Liturgy in the Serbian Orthodox Church of the Holy Prince Lazar in Bournville, Birmingham, central England on January 7, 2021. The Lazarica church, dedicated to the Holy Prince Lazar, is the first purpose-built Serbian Orthodox church constructed in the UK and is decorated in a 14th Century Byzantine-Morava artistic style. (Photo by OLI SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images
18. Passengers queue at Birmingham Airport
Passengers faced travel chaos at Birmingham Airport in the summer of 2022. (Photo - Local TV) | Local TV