Quick answer: the Starbucks holiday menu 2026 launches on Thursday, November 5 with the new Tiramisu Velvet Latte and the returning Peppermint Mocha. Red Cup Day has no date yet; in 2025 it followed the launch by a week (November 13). A Tall holiday latte should cost about $7.35 on Uber Eats — the same as the fall drinks today.
Holiday menu release date and Red Cup Day
Starbucks holiday launches
| Year | Holiday menu | Red Cup Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thursday, November 5 | not announced yet |
| 2025 | Thursday, November 6 | Thursday, November 13 |
| 2024 | Thursday, November 7 | Thursday, November 14 |
The pattern held: the holiday menu replaces the fall menu on the first Thursday in November — November 5 in 2026 — and Red Cup Day has followed a week later. For 2026 Starbucks has said only that Red Cup Day comes later in the season, so November 12 is a guess, not a date.
Starbucks holiday menu 2026: Christmas drinks and food
Starbucks holiday menu 2026
| Item | Type | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Tiramisu Velvet Latte | Drink, hot or iced | new, velvet mascarpone cold foam |
| Tiramisu Velvet Cold Brew | Drink | new, velvet mascarpone cold foam |
| Apple Pomegranate Refresher | Drink | new, popping pomegranate-flavored pearls |
| Snowy Apple | Drink | new, Apple Pomegranate with coconutmilk |
| Peppermint Mocha | Drink | returning |
| Caramel Brulée Latte | Drink | returning |
| Sugar Cookie Latte | Drink | returning |
| Gingerbread Chai | Drink | returning |
| Bearista Cake Pop | Food | new |
| Braised Short Rib Grilled Cheese | Food | new |
| Turkey & Stuffing Sandwich | Food | reformulated |
| Cranberry Bliss Bar, Snowman Cookie, Sugar Plum Cheese Danish | Food | returning |
The Starbucks Christmas drinks for 2026 keep the four classics and add a dessert theme: the Tiramisu Velvet drinks are topped with a mascarpone cold foam and a cocoa and coffee dusting. The Eggnog Latte and Chestnut Praline Latte, which arrived later in the 2025 season, are not in the launch announcement. Starbucks has not published prices; our estimate is below.
The 2025 holiday menu for comparison
Starbucks holiday menu 2025
| Item | Type | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Peppermint Mocha | Drink, hot or iced | returning classic |
| Caramel Brulée Latte | Drink, hot or iced | returning |
| Iced Sugar Cookie Latte | Drink | returning |
| Iced Gingerbread Chai | Drink | oatmilk chai, at launch |
| Chestnut Praline Latte | Drink | added later in the season |
| Eggnog Latte | Drink | added later in the season |
| Holiday cold foams | Topping | Caramel Brulée, Gingerbread, Peppermint Chocolate, Sugar Cookie |
| Polar Bear Cake Pop | Food | new in 2025 |
| Snowman Cookie, Cranberry Bliss Bar | Food | returning |
| Cinnamon Pull-Apart | Food | new in 2025, now on the regular menu |
A clue on starbucks.com
On October 18, 2026, the ordering menu behind starbucks.com already contained a list called "Holiday Cold Foams" with six flavors: Sugar Cookie, Caramel Brulée, Gingerbread and Peppermint Chocolate — all from last year — plus Velvet Mascarpone and Melted Marshmallow, which were not on the 2025 menu. A "Holiday Toppings" list had Red & Green Sprinkles, a Crispy Cookie Topping and Dark Chocolate Curls. Menu data like this can be a test or a leftover, so treat it as a hint, not an announcement. The October 5 announcement confirmed half of it: the new Tiramisu Velvet drinks are topped with a velvet mascarpone cold foam.
What a holiday drink will cost
Starbucks prices its seasonal lattes together. Today the Pumpkin Spice Latte costs $1.75 more than a Caffè Latte on Uber Eats; we use that premium as the best guide to the holiday lattes until we can record them.
Seasonal vs. regular drinks today
| Drink | Short | Tall | Grande | Venti | Trenta | Calories (Grande) | Caffeine mg (Grande) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caffè Latte | $5.45 | $5.60 | $6.50 | $7.10 | — | 190 | 150 |
| Pumpkin Spice Latte | $7.25 | $7.35 | $8.00 | $8.60 | — | 390 | 150 |
| Caffè Mocha | $6.65 | $6.75* | $7.40* | $8.00* | — | 370 | 175 |
| White Chocolate Mocha | $6.65 | $6.75* | $7.40* | $8.00* | — | 390 | 150 |
| Caramel Macchiato | $6.65 | $6.75 | $7.15 | $7.85 | — | 250 | 150 |
| Iced Pumpkin Cream Shaken Espresso | — | $7.35 | $7.95* | $8.35* | — | 310 | 255 |
| Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew | — | $6.55 | $7.15* | $7.55* | $7.80* | 250 | 185 |
Expected holiday prices on Uber Eats: about $7.35 for a Tall, $8.00 for a Grande and $8.60 for a Venti. A holiday cold foam on an existing drink costs $1.65 — the price of a regular cold foam today.
Calories in holiday drinks
Holiday lattes combine a sauce, whipped cream and a topping, so they run well above a plain latte. Today's fall drinks give the scale: a Grande Pumpkin Spice Latte has 390 calories and a Grande White Chocolate Mocha 390, against 190 for a Caffè Latte. Exact numbers for the holiday drinks appear on starbucks.com when they launch, and we will add them here.
Peppermint Mocha all year
Peppermint syrup is one of the syrups Starbucks keeps in stores, so a peppermint mocha can be ordered outside the season: a Caffè Mocha with peppermint syrup costs about $7.75 for a Tall on Uber Eats. More combinations on our Starbucks secret menu page; today's seasonal line-up is on the fall menu page.
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Frequently asked questions
When does the Starbucks holiday menu come out in 2026?
On Thursday, November 5, 2026, in stores nationwide, as Starbucks announced on October 5. In 2025 it launched on Thursday, November 6, and in 2024 on Thursday, November 7.
When is Red Cup Day 2026?
Not announced: Starbucks says only that Red Cup Day returns later in the season with a collectible reusable cup. It was Thursday, November 13 in 2025 and November 14 in 2024, one week after the menu launch, so November 12, 2026 would fit the pattern — a guess, not a date.
What was on the Starbucks holiday menu in 2025?
Peppermint Mocha, Caramel Brulée Latte, Iced Sugar Cookie Latte and an Iced Gingerbread Chai at launch; Chestnut Praline Latte and Eggnog Latte later in the season. Holiday cold foams came in Caramel Brulée, Gingerbread, Peppermint Chocolate and Sugar Cookie. Food included the Polar Bear Cake Pop, Snowman Cookie, Cranberry Bliss Bar and Cinnamon Pull-Apart.
How much will a Starbucks holiday drink cost?
Our estimate for a Tall on Uber Eats is about $7.35 and a Grande about $8.00 — the same as today's Pumpkin Spice Latte, which costs $1.75 more than a plain latte. We replace the estimate with recorded prices at launch.
Is the Peppermint Mocha coming back?
Yes. Starbucks lists the Peppermint Mocha among the returning drinks on the 2026 holiday menu, with the Caramel Brulée Latte, Sugar Cookie Latte and Gingerbread Chai, from November 5.
What is on the Starbucks holiday menu 2026?
New: the Tiramisu Velvet Latte (hot or iced) and Tiramisu Velvet Cold Brew with a velvet mascarpone cold foam, and the Apple Pomegranate Refresher, also as the coconutmilk Snowy Apple. Returning: Peppermint Mocha, Caramel Brulée Latte, Sugar Cookie Latte and Gingerbread Chai. Food: the new Bearista Cake Pop and Braised Short Rib Grilled Cheese, a reformulated Turkey & Stuffing Sandwich, and the Cranberry Bliss Bar, Snowman Cookie and Sugar Plum Cheese Danish.
What are the Starbucks Christmas drinks this year?
In the US the Christmas drinks are the holiday menu: the Tiramisu Velvet Latte and Cold Brew are new for 2026, and the Peppermint Mocha, Caramel Brulée Latte, Sugar Cookie Latte and Gingerbread Chai return on November 5. Prices appear on delivery menus on launch day.