Bay Area Halloween Candy Donation Guide

Donate or turn in surplus Halloween candy at local pediatric dental practices, Facebook Buy Nothing groups, community organizations, like food pantries, and other local post-Halloween collection events that are holding Halloween candy buybacks where kids can swap extra candy for cash, prizes or contributions.

Children's Museum of Sonoma County

November 7 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Our friends at Smile Orthodontics are hosting a Candy Buy Back Event at the Museum! Receive a reward for bringing in your unwanted candy!

Montclair Pediatric Dentistry

Nov 2 – 6, 8:00 AM  – 12:20 PM or 1:20 PM  – 5:00 PM
6211 Medau Place, Suite 120, Oakland

Bring in your leftover candy and your child will earn $1 per pound (up to 5 lbs)! We are continuing our partnership with TerraCycle to recycle all candy wrappers — helping reduce waste and keep our environment clean and green.

San Carlos Education Foundation

Nov 02, 2026, 8:00 AM – Nov 05, 2026, 12:00 PM
Drop off candy at your school's office

For the 16th straight year, Dr. Amin, Dr. Chang & Dr. Kaher are offering SCEF $1 per pound for Halloween candy and sending it to the troops via a generous donation of delivery by Estes Express Shipping. Drop off your excess Halloween Candy at your school office between Nov 2-5. Reduce sugar intake, protect your diet, and support SCEF & the troops. It's a Win-Win-Win.

Contact info@scefkids.org with any questions.

Seedling Kids Dentistry

November 4-6, 9am-5pm

Join our annual candy buy-back program and help make a difference! Bring your extra Halloween candy to our office, and we’ll buy it for $2 per pound. The collected candy will be donated to support adolescents experiencing homelessness in San Francisco, offering them a sweet gesture that helps foster trust and community support.

Troopathon

At Troopathon, our unwavering dedication is supporting our heroes on the frontlines, the brave men and women of our Armed Forces. As a nonprofit military charity based in Sacramento, California, our mission is to provide emotional and tangible support to active duty troops deployed to combat areas around the world by sending hand-packed and personalized care packages.

Soldiers’ Angels Treats for Troops

If there is no Treats for Troops collection site near you, we welcome small personal-sized donations of excess candy (10 lbs. or less) at our headquarters office in San Antonio. If you have a large amount of candy (greater than 10 lbs.), DO NOT SHIP IT TO THE ADDRESS BELOW. Please email tft@soldiersangels.org for assistance.

Ship your candy to:
Soldiers' Angels Treats for Troops
1355 Central Pkwy S #700
San Antonio, Texas 78232

Do you know of any places that accept candy donations or hold candy buy-back events? Please leave a comment.