Starbucks Holiday Menu 2026 Starts Nov. 5; Red Cup Day Is Nov. 17

Updated Oct. 30, 2026, 1:05 a.m. ET. Starbucks has set Red Cup Day for Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2026, a free reusable red cup with a holiday drink purchase, according to Scripps News. The Starbucks newsroom blocked our automated check.

The Starbucks holiday menu returns Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, the company announced on Oct. 5. Returning favorites and a new Tiramisu Velvet line go on sale that day, along with holiday food and the first merchandise collections. Red Cup Day, the giveaway of a reusable holiday cup, is Tuesday, Nov. 17, according to Scripps News.

When does the Starbucks holiday menu come out in 2026?

Thursday, Nov. 5. Starbucks published the date on its newsroom, about.starbucks.com, on Oct. 5, 2026. For reference, the 2025 holiday menu launched Nov. 6, per Starbucks’ own announcement that year, so the 2026 start is one day earlier on the calendar.

The countdown below shows the time left until the menu launches. Store opening times vary, so it counts to midnight on Nov. 5 in your own time zone rather than to a single national moment.

Countdown to the Starbucks holiday menu

The clock needs JavaScript. Without it, the date is Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. Starbucks has not published a single launch time; drinks are available when each store opens.

Holiday dates to mark

The last column counts from today in Eastern Time, and the next date is highlighted.

Date	Day	What happens	Days from Nov. 2
Nov. 5	Thursday	Holiday menu and first merchandise launch	3
Nov. 17	Tuesday	Winter Wonderland collection launches	15

New Starbucks holiday drinks for 2026

The headline addition is a Tiramisu Velvet line. The Tiramisu Velvet Latte comes hot or iced, and there is a Tiramisu Velvet Cold Brew; both are topped with velvet mascarpone cold foam and a cocoa and coffee dusting. Starbucks is also adding an Apple Pomegranate Refresher with pomegranate-flavored pearls, and a Snowy Apple version made with coconut milk.

Returning drinks, all back on Nov. 5:

• Peppermint Mocha
• Caramel Brulee Latte
• Sugar Cookie Latte
• Gingerbread Chai

A new Peppermint Mocha Flavored Coffee is also coming to grocery stores.

Holiday food

New on the food menu from Nov. 5 are a Bearista Cake Pop and a Braised Short Rib Grilled Cheese, plus a Turkey & Stuffing Sandwich with a new recipe. Returning are the Cranberry Bliss Bar, the Snowman Cookie and the Sugar Plum Cheese Danish.

Starbucks holiday cups and merchandise

Three collections arrive Nov. 5: the Holiday Bearista collection, a Holiday Village collection featuring the original Pike Place store, and a Peppermint Mocha collection. The Winter Wonderland collection launches Tuesday, Nov. 17. On Oct. 26 Starbucks added two cup dates: the Bearista Glass Cold Cup Surprise Box Edition, mystery cups with new designs in limited quantities, arrives in U.S. stores Tuesday, Nov. 10, and the original Bearista Glass Cold Cup with the green hat returns to select stores Tuesday, Dec. 1, while supplies last.

When is Starbucks Red Cup Day 2026?

Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2026, according to Scripps News, which cited Starbucks. On that day, customers who buy a holiday drink get a free reusable red cup, at participating stores while supplies last. In 2025, Red Cup Day was Thursday, Nov. 13, according to Starbucks. The Starbucks newsroom blocked our automated check, so we rely on Scripps News for the 2026 date.

Print the 2026 holiday checklist

The free printable below lists the returning and new drinks, the holiday food and the merchandise collections, each with a tick box, on one US Letter page. Use the ink-saver version for a home printer. It uses no Starbucks logos or brand art; the names are drawn as plain text.

To plan the season, print a November 2026 calendar or a December 2026 calendar and circle Nov. 5. For the shopping weeks that follow, see our Black Friday 2026 ad tracker, the Advent calendar 2026 dates and November 2026 important dates.

How we keep this accurate

The dates and items above come from Starbucks’ Oct. 5, 2026 announcement. If the company adds items or sets the Red Cup Day date, this story, the table and the printable will change together, and the callout at the top will show the update.