Now that you’ve started all of the Halloween 2026 fun with carnivals, trunk-or-treats, and community events, do you have a pile of unwanted candy?
The best part of trick-or-treating is candy.
The worst part can be candy that your kids (and you) don’t like, goes against your family’s dietary restrictions, or that you’re allergic to.
If you are looking for something to do with unwanted candy, here are a few ways your kids can turn Tootsie Rolls into something your kids will like (cash).
Candy Buybacks are a way businesses, usually dentist offices, can get unwanted candy out of families’ hands. Businesses usually donate the candy to the USO or nonprofits like Soldiers’ Angels, which collect candy and ship it overseas.
Here are a few located in San Diego County for Halloween 2026:
- Brain Balance Hosts Annual Halloween Candy Buy-Back At All Three San Diego locations
- Super Dentists (all 6 locations)
- Dr. Chan’s Candy Buy Back (Del Mar, CA)
- Great Smiles Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics (Carlsbad location (6010 Hidden Valley Rd., Ste 100, Carlsbad, CA 92011) on November 2, 3 & 5 or at the Solana Beach location (530 Lomas Santa Fe Dr., Ste H, Solana Beach, CA 92075) on Nov. 3–6.)
