Starbucks' Holiday Menu Starts November 5 — Every Item Announced, and Not One Price Among Them

Starbucks published its holiday lineup on October 5, 2026, a month ahead of the menu itself. The announcement sets one firm date: November 5, 2026, when the holiday beverages, the holiday food and the first three merchandise collections all arrive together.

The company frames the lineup as a mix of new arrivals and returning seasonal items. Two of those new arrivals are drink families rather than single drinks — a Tiramisu Velvet line and an Apple Pomegranate Refresher that comes in two versions.

This is a preview rather than a full menu release. Starbucks calls it "a sneak peek of what's coming soon", and several pieces of it are deliberately left undated.

The Tiramisu Velvet line is the headline addition. Starbucks says it is inspired by the classic Italian dessert, and it arrives as two drinks: the Tiramisu Velvet Latte, available hot or iced, and the Tiramisu Velvet Cold Brew. The company describes both as topped with a velvet mascarpone cold foam and a cocoa and coffee dusting.

The second new drink is the Apple Pomegranate Refresher. Starbucks describes it as featuring crisp apple flavors and popping pomegranate-flavored pearls. There is also a variant: the Snowy Apple version, which the company says is made with coconut milk for a creamier twist.

That is four new drink builds in total — latte hot, latte iced, cold brew, and the Refresher in two forms — though Starbucks has not published sizes, caffeine figures or nutrition for any of them in this announcement.

Starbucks names four returning beverages: Peppermint Mocha, Caramel Brulée Latte, Sugar Cookie Latte and Gingerbread Chai. All four come back on the same November 5 date as the new items.

Peppermint Mocha is the one with the longest run behind it, and the return date is the fact most people search for. The announcement puts it plainly in the same sentence as the launch date, so November 5 is the company's own answer rather than an estimate.

Starbucks does not say in this announcement whether any of the four is leaving at a different time from the others, or whether any will stay on past the season.

Three food items are new or newly reworked. The Bearista Cake Pop, which Starbucks says is inspired by its Bearista Glass Cold Cup, joins the lineup on November 5 for a limited time. Alongside it are two sandwiches the company describes as warm, hearty and comforting: a new Braised Short Rib Grilled Cheese, and a Turkey & Stuffing Sandwich that Starbucks says features a new recipe.

Three bakery items return: the Cranberry Bliss Bar, the Snowman Cookie and the Sugar Plum Cheese Danish.

The Bearista Cake Pop is the only food item the announcement explicitly flags as limited time. Starbucks does not say whether the two sandwiches are seasonal or are joining the menu permanently.

Starbucks gave a first look at four holiday merchandise collections and staggered them across two dates.

Arriving November 5: the Holiday Bearista collection, which the company says features Bearista-adorned drinkware, a plush keychain and coordinated accessories; the Holiday Village collection, described as festive keepsakes inspired by the original Pike Place store and celebrating the company's Seattle roots; and a Peppermint Mocha collection spanning cold cups, tumblers and espresso cups.

Arriving later: the Winter Wonderland collection, which Starbucks dates to November 17 and describes as cool-toned drinkware with whimsical details and wintry textures.

Undated: the original Bearista Glass Cold Cup, which the company says returns as part of the holiday lineup "with timing to be announced at a later date". No merchandise prices appear in the announcement.

Starbucks confirms Red Cup Day will return "later this season" and describes the mechanic: customers receive a collectible, reusable holiday cup with the purchase of any handcrafted holiday beverage. The announcement carries a footnote reading "At participating stores while supplies last".

What it does not carry is a date. Starbucks says only "stay tuned for the Red Cup Day reveal".

That matters because Red Cup Day is the single most searched item in this announcement and the one most likely to attract a guessed date. Any specific day circulating for Red Cup Day 2026 is not coming from Starbucks, and this page will carry one when the company publishes it.

The announcement notes that Starbucks holiday flavours have already reached the grocery aisle ahead of the cafés, including a new Starbucks Peppermint Mocha Flavored Coffee plus returning holiday coffees, creamers and ready-to-drink items. Starbucks points to a separate announcement for that lineup, and does not repeat its dates or prices here.

So the November 5 date applies to the café menu. The packaged holiday range is on its own schedule — Starbucks said on October 5 that the at-home coffees and creamers are already in grocery stores nationwide, with the ready-to-drink bottles arriving through October — and it is covered separately on this site rather than on this page.

No prices. The announcement names eight café drinks and six food items plus four merchandise collections, and attaches a price to none of them. Any figure circulating for the Tiramisu Velvet Latte or the Apple Pomegranate Refresher is not a Starbucks number, so this page prints none.

No end date. The holiday menu is seasonal by construction, and the Bearista Cake Pop is explicitly limited time, but Starbucks has not stated a last day for any item. This page records the lineup as limited-time with no announced end date rather than guessing one.

No Red Cup Day date, and no date for the returning Bearista Glass Cold Cup.

No region. The announcement does not state which markets the menu covers or name participating-store limits for the menu itself, beyond the footnote attached to Red Cup Day.

Each of those gaps will be filled here if and when Starbucks publishes the detail.