CALENDAR

THIS WEEKEND

Home show: The Ottawa Fall Home Show returns to the E.Y. Centre (4899 Uplands Dr.) this month with more than 150 exhibitors selling products and services to help you renovate, decorate and upgrade your home or cottage. Sept. 29 and 30 from noon to 9 p.m., Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Oct. 2 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: $13 for adults, $12 for seniors and youth (13 to 17) and free for children under 12. Save $3 online at ottawafallhomeshow.com. Parking is $8.

UPCOMING EVENTS

RenoTour 2016: Six homes in the city’s core will be open to the public to showcase the design and expertise of local renovators who are part of the Greater Ottawa Home Builder Association’s RenoMark program. Happens Oct. 16 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $10. More information at www.gohba.ca

Homes for the Holidays: Eight exquisite homes in Rockcliffe Park, Dow’s Lake and Manotick will be decorated for the holiday season and put on display Nov. 18-20 for a fundraising tour in support of Hospice Care Ottawa. Tickets are $50 each and will be available beginning Oct. 13. For more information visit hospicecareottawa.ca.

House tour: The 5th annual “Christmas in Carleton Place House Tour,” benefiting the Carleton Place Hospital Foundation, happens Dec. 3 and 4. Tickets cost just $25 each and go on sale Nov. 1 at various west-end locations, including Carleton Place Nursery, The Beckwith Kitchen, The Hospital Gift Shoppe, Yarn Forward in Kanata, and Pretty Pots Flower Shop in Stittsville.