Holiday Menus 2026: Every Chain's Christmas Drinks and Treats, With Launch Dates

Seven chains have a 2026 holiday menu on sale or dated as of Nov. 4, 2026, and Starbucks is the last of them, starting Thursday, Nov. 5, according to the Starbucks newsroom. Cracker Barrel began Oct. 20, Scooter’s Coffee and Dutch Bros Nov. 1, Caribou Coffee Nov. 2, McDonald’s Nov. 3 and Dunkin’ Nov. 4. The table below gives each chain’s launch date, signature items, end date and source, and a printable try list at the end covers the chains that are live.

Holiday menu launch dates by chain, 2026

None of the sources we read gave an end date. Where a chain says “while supplies last” or “limited time”, the table repeats it. Dates are for the United States.

Chain	2026 launch	Signature items	End date	Source
Starbucks	Thu., Nov. 5	Peppermint Mocha, Caramel Brulee Latte, Sugar Cookie Latte, Gingerbread Chai; new Tiramisu Velvet Latte	Not stated	Starbucks, Oct. 5, 2026
Dunkin’	Wed., Nov. 4	Donutcracker design on holiday cups and boxes; Cookie Butter and Toasted White Chocolate return	Not stated for the holiday menu; Avengers: Doomsday menu while supplies last	Dunkin’, Oct. 28, 2026
McDonald’s	Tue., Nov. 3	Frosted Cranberry Splash with Sprite, Red Bull Frosted Cranberry Energizer, Cookie Butter Frappe, Latte and Iced Coffee	Limited time, no end date announced	Nation’s Restaurant News and Dexerto, Oct. 27, 2026
Dutch Bros	On the menu Sun., Nov. 1	Merry Magic, Sprinkle Cookie, Holiday Sugar Cookie Cake Pop, Hazelnut Truffle, Candy Cane	While supplies last	Dutch Bros, Nov. 1, 2026
Caribou Coffee	Mon., Nov. 2	Cookie Butter White Mocha, Warm Spice Morning Bun, Ho Ho Mint Mocha, Spicy Mocha	While supplies last	Caribou Coffee via PR Newswire, Oct. 13, 2026
Scooter’s Coffee	Sun., Nov. 1 (app users Thu., Oct. 29)	Colada Craze Red Bull Infusion, among other items	Not stated in the text we read	Scooter’s Coffee, Oct. 29, 2026
Cracker Barrel	Tue., Oct. 20	Cinnamon Swirl Pancakes, Country Fried Turkey Sandwich, Cinnamon Swirl Latte	Limited time throughout the holiday season	Cracker Barrel via PR Newswire, Oct. 20, 2026

The McDonald’s date comes from newsroom reports because we could not read a McDonald’s page on it; Nation’s Restaurant News and Dexerto both report Nov. 3. Dutch Bros’ release is dated Nov. 1 and says the lineup is “available now”, so we list Nov. 1 as the date it was on the menu, not a separate launch time. Caribou Coffee’s row cites the PR Newswire copy of its release.

For the details behind each row, see our stories on Starbucks, Dunkin’, McDonald’s, Dutch Bros, Caribou Coffee and Cracker Barrel.

Which holiday items are new and which are returning in 2026?

The chains’ own releases label items as new or returning. McDonald’s did not, in the reports we read, so it is listed separately.

Chain	New in 2026	Returning
Starbucks	Tiramisu Velvet Latte	Peppermint Mocha, Caramel Brulee Latte, Sugar Cookie Latte, Gingerbread Chai
Dunkin’	Donutcracker design on cups and boxes	Cookie Butter and Toasted White Chocolate, per the release headline
Dutch Bros	Merry Magic, Sprinkle Cookie, Holiday Sugar Cookie Cake Pop	Hazelnut Truffle, Candy Cane
Caribou Coffee	Cookie Butter White Mocha, Warm Spice Morning Bun	Ho Ho Mint Mocha, Spicy Mocha, Cranberry Dark Chocolate
Cracker Barrel	Cinnamon Swirl Pancakes, Country Fried Turkey Sandwich	Cinnamon Swirl Latte, Rich Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Hot Chocolate, Country Fried Turkey
McDonald’s	Not labeled in the reports we read	Not labeled in the reports we read

Scooter’s Coffee is left out of this split because we did not read its item list as new or returning.

Which chains have not announced a 2026 holiday menu?

As of Nov. 4, 2026, we found no 2026 holiday menu on an official page for Wendy’s, Sonic, Shake Shack, Dairy Queen, Krispy Kreme, Panera, Peet’s or Tim Hortons. We list no dates for them, and we do not print last year’s dates where we did not confirm them on an official page.

Chick-fil-A is the one with an official last-year date. Its Peppermint Chip Milkshake “were available at participating restaurants nationwide from November 10, 2025, through January 3, 2026,” according to the chain’s own page. That is last year’s run; the 2026 dates are not announced.

Dates to mark for holiday menus, Nov. 2026

Starbucks’ Red Cup Day, the free reusable red cup with a holiday drink, is Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2026, according to Scripps News. Cracker Barrel’s Thanksgiving Heat & Serve pickup runs Nov. 21 through Nov. 29, per its release, and Thanksgiving is Thursday, Nov. 26. Print a November 2026 calendar or a December 2026 calendar to mark them.

Are there holiday drinks in stores too?

Pepsi Vanilla & Cream and Pepsi Zero Sugar Vanilla & Cream went on sale nationwide in 12-pack cans and 20 oz. bottles on Oct. 19, 2026, for a limited time, according to PepsiCo’s release. Our holiday soda flavors story compares them with Coca-Cola’s holiday flavor.

Holiday menus 2026 try list to print

The free printable lists the seven chains that are live, with each launch date, items to try and a box to mark once tried, on one US Letter page. It uses no logos or brand art; the names are plain text.

Menus run at participating locations, and McDonald’s, Caribou Coffee and Dunkin’ use that wording, so check the chain’s app for your own store before you go.

How this tracker is kept up to date

Dates and items come from the releases and reports linked in the sources, read on Nov. 4, 2026. When a chain announces a 2026 menu or an end date, this table and the printable will change together.