This month we recommend a season of Film noir, cult Australian movies and a huge celebration of DIY community cinema.

This season’s theatre is gloriously eclectic: from radical cabaret and reinvented classics to new musicals and boundary-pushing performance.

Galleries around the North are gearing up for a new season of exhibitions - from iconic art prizes to smaller, artist-led gems.

From corrupted shoegaze to experimental electronica, post-hardcore to Indian classical, these are the shows that should be on your radar.

"Tours, tours, tours!" If this month's Tours and Activities guide were a sentient speaking person, this is what it would say.

Take some eating-out tips from our August guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North.

September and beyond brings culture, theatre, disgusting history and loads of fun.