The BFI London Film Festival (LFF) is just around the corner, with 11 days and nights of new movies in store for those lucky enough to have tickets. But it’s not just films at the festival – and not everything costs money to attend. The LFF has a full programme of free events and screenings that you can book from 10am on Thursday, October 2, and a pretty packed schedule of events and exhibitions you won’t need to book at all. There’s costume exhibitions, dance parties and talks galore. Here’s what to look out for.

Get up close to Wicked ’s Oscar-winning gowns

is not on this year’s LFF line-up but you can get up close with some of the spectacular, award-winning costumes, props and rarely seen behind-the-scenes photography from the first film in the mezzanine of the BFI Southban

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