KC company invites trick or treaters to the candy source for their Halloween sweets
By Emily Curielecuriel@kstar.com
When you’re wanting to fill your bags with some trick or treat candy on Halloween why not go right to the candy source?
That’s what many trick or treaters did Friday when they did some trick or treating at the Russell Stover Chocolates headquarters at the corner of Oak Street and Volker Boulevard in Kansas City.
Russell Stover employees have been donning Halloween costumes and inviting Halloween revelers to swing by the corporate offices for more than 20 years now. The employees hand out candy on the front lawn of the offices.
According to a release from the company, around 3,500 pieces of candy are handed out each year at the event.
Russell Stover also partnered with KCATA on Friday to donate more of their candy treats to hand out at stops along the KC Streetcar route.
Here are photos from the event at the company’s headquarters.
Two-year-old Penny Edwards walks with her large trick-or-treat bag while dressed in costume during Russell Stover's annual Halloween candy giveaway at the company's headquarters on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Boxes of Halloween-themed Russell Stover chocolates are set out for employees to easily hand out to guests during the company's annual candy giveaway at the Russell Stover headquarters on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
A Russell Stover employee dressed in a dinosaur costume waves a sign promoting the company's free candy giveaway outside the Russell Stover headquarters on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Dawn Wyatt, dressed as Ronald McDonald, hands out candy to a bicyclist during Russell Stover's annual Halloween candy giveaway at the company's headquarters on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
A visitor drives up to Russell Stover's headquarters to receive candy during the company's annual Halloween giveaway on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Children in costumes receive candy from Russell Stover employees during the company's annual Halloween giveaway at the company's headquarters on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
A visitor holds a handful of candy as they drive away from Russell Stover's headquarters during the company's annual Halloween giveaway on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Visitors receive candy as they pull up to Russell Stover's headquarters during the company's annual Halloween giveaway on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Liberty Calhoun shows Halloween candy she received from Russell Stover's annual giveaway while driving through the company's headquarters on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
A dog, dressed as a lion, pops its head out of a car as it drives away from Russell Stover's headquarters after receiving candy during the company's annual Halloween giveaway on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Dawn Wyatt, dressed as Ronald McDonald, opens a box of candy during Russell Stover's annual Halloween candy giveaway at the company's headquarters on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
A bicyclist stops to receive candy from a Russell Stover employee while passing through the company's headquarters during the annual Halloween giveaway on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
A visitor dressed as a dog drives up to Russell Stover's headquarters to receive candy during the company's annual Halloween giveaway on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
A dog wearing a costume with makeshift horns sits in a car as its owner stops to collect candy during Russell Stover's annual Halloween candy giveaway at the company's headquarters on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
A visitor wearing a pumpkin mask drives through Russell Stover's headquarters for candy during the company's annual Halloween giveaway on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
A child in a costume receive candy from a Russell Stover employee during the company's annual Halloween giveaway at the company's headquarters on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Children in costumes walk up to Russell Stover's headquarters to receive candy during the company's annual Halloween giveaway on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
Two-year-old Penny Edwards, dressed in a costume, examines pom-poms held by Russell Stover employees as they hand out candy during the company’s annual Halloween giveaway at the headquarters on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com
This story was originally published October 31, 2025 at 7:09 PM.
