13 Of The Cheapest Halloween Candies To Buy In 2026

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According to a study by Finance Buzz, the price of Halloween candy has risen 71% in the past five years. That statistic can be a bit haunting for many households, especially when you consider that Halloween is on a Saturday night this year, which could mean more trick-or-treaters than usual. So we here at Tasting Table have done the research for you to suss out where to find the best deals on Halloween candy in 2026.

While some households may choose to hand out candy alternatives this year — such as toys, baseball cards, chips, or popcorn – around here we're focusing on the traditional stuff: candy (and the cheapest way to hand it out en masse this year). To come up with this list, we did a deep dive into candy prices and aimed to offer a wide variety of options to suit all preferences (including a few affordable chocolate items). We looked at the price per piece or price per ounce, rather than just the price of the bag of Halloween candy to find the lowest cost overall. Everything on this list is 10 cents per piece or less.

Prices are as of the date of publication and may vary based on region.

One of the fun things about getting a Dum Dum in your Halloween treat bucket as a kid? Seeing which flavor you get. The fun thing for the person handing them out? You can buy them for 4 cents apiece. Sam's Club offers a bag of 500, which comes with a mix of their 16 iconic flavors, for less than $20.

Purchase a bag of 500 Dum Dums at Sam's Club for $18.88.

Tingle your trick-or-treaters' taste buds with the Frankford Sour Mega Mix, which features Smarties X-treme Sour, Sour Fruity Chews, Toxic Waste Sour Candy, Sour Balls, and Sour Punch Belts. A bag of the sour candy mixture costs $9.94 at Walmart, making each piece average out to about 4 cents. And if Target is more convenient for you, it also retails there for $9.99, only 5 cents more per bag.

Purchase the Frankford Sour Mega Mix at Walmart for $9.94.

As the price of cocoa has shot up, many chocolate brands have turned to lower-quality ingredients, including some Mars products. But if you still want to add a chocolate offering to your treat basket, the brand's Halloween Variety Pack with mini and fun-size Snickers, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers, Twix, and Starburst is the way to go. Each item in this 290-piece pack rings in at 9 cents, making this one of the cheapest chocolate options for Halloween 2026.

Purchase the Mars Halloween Variety Pack at Sam's Club for $26.98.

Halloween is about fun, and combining a toy with a treat is a genius concept. A lot of kids love candy jewelry, and you'll love the price of this bag of 20 individually-wrapped items from Dollar Tree: $1.25. That makes each ring or bracelet come in at a wallet-friendly 6 cents each. 

Purchase a Boo Bling Halloween Candy Jewelry Pack at Dollar Tree for $1.25.

It's always good to have a gluten-free, peanut-free option among your treat offerings, especially when it's only 3 cents per piece. Charms Mini Pops come in 18 flavors, including Cotton Candy and Apple Pie. If you're more interested in the full-size version of Charms Blow Pops with a bubble-gum center, they're available for $13.97 (14 cents each) at Amazon.

Purchase a bag of 400 Charms Mini Pops at Amazon for $13.14.

Some may consider Smarties one of the worst candies to give out to trick-or-treaters on Halloween because they're a tad boring. But if you're offering mixed candies that kids grab a handful of, they can be an inexpensive filler item at only 2 cents per roll from the brand's website. It's a bulk order with 3,500 rolls, so you may want to consider splitting it among others. Target also offers a smaller 4-pound bag for $10.49, which works out to between 4 and 5 cents per roll.

Purchase a bulk case of approximately 3,500 Smarties 10-tablet rolls from the Smarties store for $84.49.

A few retailers are offering this mixed bag of Sour Patch Kids varieties and Swedish Fish, both crowd faves. The least expensive bag that we found is at Sam's Club, where you get 280 individual bags for $23.98, which works out to about 9 cents per packet.

Purchase the Sour Patch Kids and Swedish Fish Variety Pack at Sam's Club for $23.98.

This Nerds Variety Pack comes with 430 individually-wrapped packets, including some nostalgic favorites such as Nerds, Lemonhead, Now and Later, Gobstoppers, and Laffy Taffy. But the beauty of this is beyond the memories, it's the price: Each item works out to just 6 cents apiece.

Purchase the 430-piece Nerds Variety Pack at Sam's Club for $24.98.

Though most West Coast and mountain states in the U.S. don't have an Ollie's outlet, those in the states that do will appreciate some of its cheap Halloween candy options. That includes Palmer Peppermint Patties. A 9-ounce bag, each with about 26 pieces inside, costs $2.29, meaning each individually-wrapped pattie is about 8 cents.

Purchase a 9-ounce bag of Palmer Peppermint Patties at Ollie's Outlet for $2.29.

Ready for this bargain buy? A bag of 40 individually-wrapped Colombina Bubble Gum Eyeballs, which are very on-theme for Halloween, are 99 cents at Ollie's Bargain Outlet. That works out to 2 cents per eyeball, and that's nothing to roll your eyes at.

Purchase a bag of Colombina Bubble Gum Eyeballs at Ollie's for 99 cents.

Kids love squishy, chewy things, especially gummy bears. And you can provide your neighborhood trick-or-treaters with a little bag of Haribo gummy treats, which come in five different flavors (including the topical Twin Snakes and Ghostly Gummies). The best part? They're only $14.99, which is about 10 cents per mini bag.

Purchase a Haribo Halloween Best on the Block Candy Bag at Target for $14.99.

Of the Sour Punch Twists, one Costco shopper wrote in a review, "I purchased these for Halloween. 180 pieces is a lot of candy ... I would definitely buy them again." They also noted that the sour level was just right. At 9 cents apiece, these Sour Punch Twists are a cheap option for trick-or-treaters.

Purchase a tub of 180 Sour Punch Twists at Costco for $16.99.

Yes, we had to include the humble Tootsie Roll, the first wrapped penny candy in the U.S., because a 360-piece bag of these classic little chews is available on Amazon for $11.50. The cost-per-piece breakdown? A mere 3 cents. It's not just the candy itself that's humble — so is the price.

Purchase a bag of 360 Tootsie Rolls on Amazon for $11.50.