Holiday Soda Flavors 2026: Pepsi Vanilla & Cream and Coca-Cola Holiday Creamy Vanilla

PepsiCo launched Pepsi Vanilla & Cream in the United States on Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, according to its press release, and Coca-Cola Holiday Creamy Vanilla began rolling out a week earlier, on Monday, Oct. 12, according to Parade and Mass Market Retailers. Both are limited-time vanilla colas in 12-packs and 20-ounce bottles. Coca-Cola’s own newsroom had not posted its release when we checked on Nov. 4, so its details here are attributed to the two outlets.

Pepsi and Coca-Cola holiday colas side by side

The table sets the two launches next to each other, with how each fact is sourced.

	Pepsi Vanilla & Cream	Coca-Cola Holiday Creamy Vanilla
Versions	Original and Zero Sugar	Not confirmed in the sources we checked
Pack sizes	12-pack cans, 20 oz. (ounce) bottles	12-packs of 12-ounce cans, 20-ounce bottles
In stores from	Mon., Oct. 19, 2026	Mon., Oct. 12, 2026
Where	Nationwide in the U.S., limited time	Rolling out to retailers nationwide; “wherever Coke soft drinks are sold”
End date	None given	None given in the sources we checked
Source status	Official: PepsiCo release, Oct. 19, 2026	Reported: Parade and Mass Market Retailers, Oct. 7, 2026

What is Pepsi Vanilla & Cream?

PepsiCo describes it as the brand’s latest flavored cola, “rich vanilla and smooth cream flavors” added to the taste of Pepsi. It comes as Pepsi Vanilla & Cream and Pepsi Zero Sugar Vanilla & Cream, which PepsiCo says has zero sugar and zero calories. Both are “available beginning today for a limited time,” in the words of the Oct. 19 release, in 12-pack cans and 20 oz. bottles. The release names no retailer and no end date. Complex also reported that the drinks hit shelves nationwide on Monday, Oct. 19.

Gustavo Reyna, vice president of marketing for Pepsi, said in the release that the flavor brings “something that feels nostalgic, new and undeniably delicious.” PepsiCo notes that Pepsi Wild Cherry & Cream and Pepsi Zero Sugar Wild Cherry & Cream are already in the lineup.

What is Coca-Cola Holiday Creamy Vanilla?

Parade reported on Oct. 7, 2026 that Coca-Cola Holiday Creamy Vanilla arrives “beginning on Monday, October 12,” in 12-packs of 12-ounce cans and 20-ounce bottles, wherever Coke soft drinks are sold. Parade said the date came from an official statement shared with it by email. Mass Market Retailers, also on Oct. 7, wrote that the flavor “will begin rolling out to retailers nationwide on Oct. 12” and described it as a return for the 2026 season. We found no Coca-Cola press release on the company’s site, and we did not find 2026 holiday can designs from Coca-Cola, so we do not describe any.

Outside the United States, Talking Retail reported on Sept. 29, 2026 that Coca-Cola Holiday Creamy Vanilla reached UK shelves in late September, in 330ml cans and 500ml and 1.75L bottles, for a limited time.

Which holiday sodas are not announced yet?

As of Nov. 4, 2026, we found no announcement with dates for these:

• Sprite Winter Spiced Cranberry: Coca-Cola’s Sprite page lists a Limited Edition Winter Spiced Cranberry and a zero-sugar version, with no dates. Coca-Cola has not announced a 2026 return.
• Dr Pepper and Mountain Dew: no 2026 holiday flavor found.
• Oreo: no 2026 holiday flavors found on a Mondelez page.
• Coffee mate: no 2026 holiday creamers found.

If a company posts dates, this story will change with them.

Print the holiday soda comparison

The free printable puts the two colas, their pack sizes and start dates on one US Letter page, with the not-announced list underneath. It uses no logos; brand names are plain text.

For other seasonal drinks, see our holiday menus tracker, the McDonald’s holiday drinks and the Starbucks holiday menu and Red Cup Day. Print a November 2026 calendar or a December 2026 calendar to plan the holiday weeks.