Fall and Halloween Fast Food 2026: Every Chain’s Menu, With Dates and Photos

The earliest fall item in my 2026 calendar was Wendy’s Apple Crumble Frosty Fusion on August 3, and the Halloween menus followed, from Sonic’s Universal Monsters toys in late August to Dairy Queen’s first Halloween collection on September 28 and Starbucks’ Black Cat Frappuccino on October 22. Every chain I have covered is below with its dates, what is new, and a photo, starting with the Halloween menus.

2026 Fall and Halloween Menu Calendar

Every chain on this page by release date, with Halloween items marked. Each name links to its full story or its entry below.

Also out now, with no announced start date: Tim Hortons Pumpkin Spice (through November 1), Jeni’s Fall Collection, BJ’s Spooky Pizookie, and McDonald’s Pumpkin & Crème Pie.

When Does the Fall Menu Come Out?

In 2026 most major chains launched their fall menus between August 18 and 26. McDonald’s, Philz, Cracker Barrel, and First Watch went first on August 18. Dunkin, Panera, Peet’s, and Einstein Bros. followed on August 19, and Starbucks brought back the Pumpkin Spice Latte on August 25, the latest of the big pumpkin launches. The calendar above has every date.

Halloween Fast Food 2026

Dairy Queen, Dunkin, Tim Hortons, Buffalo Wild Wings, Paris Baguette, Cold Stone Creamery, Papa Murphy’s, Chuck E. Cheese, California Pizza Kitchen, Bojangles, Dave & Buster’s, Krispy Kreme, Tropical Smoothie Cafe, Beard Papa’s, Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, Starbucks, Wingstop, Jack in the Box, Applebee’s, Shake Shack, and BJ’s all have Halloween menu items in 2026, and Wendy’s and Sonic have Halloween kids’ meal toys. Biggby Coffee adds Halloween drinks in October, listed in its fall entry.

Dairy Queen Spellbound Series (September 28 to November 1)

Dairy Queen’s first Halloween collection comes with a purple ube-flavored Oreo Blizzard, a sparkling blood orange lemonade that foams as you stir it, a ghost pepper dipping sauce, and $4 mystery plush keychains.

• New: the Enchanted OREO Blizzard (Oreo cookies, a sweet ube-flavored base, and a purple shimmer), the Bubble Brew DQ Sparkler (blood orange and lemonade with sparkling water and cold foam), and Ghost Pepper Sauce for the four-piece Chicken Strip Basket
• Collectible: $4 Mystery Blizzard Buddies plush keychains with any purchase, in five designs. Pulling the rare golden one, Goldie, wins Blizzard Treats for a year through a sweepstakes that ends October 31
• Timing: September 28 through November 1 at participating U.S. locations. DQ’s fall Blizzards are in the fall section below

See the full Spellbound Series

Dunkin Halloween Menu (from September 30)

Dunkin’s Halloween menu is 12 drinks built on two new ingredients, Purple Marshmallow Cold Foam and Green Apple Dunkin’ Zero.

• Purple Marshmallow Cold Foam: on the Terror-misu Cloud Latte, the Franki Matcha, the Dark Spell Daydream Refresher, Sour Apple Energy, and the Creepy Crawler Coffee Chiller
• Green Apple Dunkin’ Zero: the zero-sugar energy drink in green apple, plus Midnight Apple, Candy Kiss, and Orchard Twist versions. Sour Apple Energy is the first Dunkin’ Zero drink with cold foam
• Also new: the Midnight Potion and Werewolf Punch Refreshers and the Nutty Nightmare Iced Coffee
• What’s next: A Dunkin in Salem, Massachusetts, opened as Spidey D’s Horror House on October 8, and Dunkin says more Halloween surprises are coming all month. Its fall pumpkin and tiramisu menu is in the pumpkin section below

See every Dunkin Halloween drink

Tim Hortons Halloween Menu (from September 30)

Tim Hortons’ Halloween menu puts TWIX in a hot chocolate and an Iced Capp, next to Mummy and Frankenstein donuts and a Timbits Trick-or-Treat Bucket.

• Drinks: the TWIX and Treat Hot Chocolate and the TWIX and Treat Iced Capp, both finished with TWIX pieces
• Bakery: the Mummy Donut, a chocolate cake ring with vanilla icing, the Frankenstein Donut, a hand-decorated yeast donut filled with vanilla fluff, and the Spookies n’ Screams Croissant made with OREO
• Timbits Trick-or-Treat Bucket: filled with 31 Timbits for $11.99, or sold empty. You can refill it for $6, while supplies last
• Timing: from September 30 at participating U.S. restaurants. The Pumpkin Spice lineup is in the pumpkin section below

See the Tim Hortons Halloween bucket and menu

Buffalo Wild Wings Fright Feast Menu (September 30 to November 9)

Buffalo Wild Wings’ Halloween menu is built on garlic, with a new Black Garlic Glaze on wings and cheese curds, a black cherry cocktail, and Sarah Michelle Gellar in the ad.

• Vampire Hunter Wings: tossed in the new Black Garlic Glaze and finished with a spicy garlic drizzle
• Black Garlic Glaze Cheese Curds: white cheddar curds topped with the same glaze
• Vampirita: Lunazul Blanco Tequila, triple sec, black cherry, lime sour, and fresh lime, with a black salt rim and a bat trinket
• Timing: at participating sports bars and Buffalo Wild Wings GO locations, from September 30 through November 9. Pricing varies by location

See the Buffalo Wild Wings Fright Feast Menu

Paris Baguette Halloween Menu (October 1 to November 1)

Paris Baguette’s Halloween menu puts ghost pepper in a chocolate mochi donut and an iced hot chocolate, next to returning spider donuts, ghost cakes, and dirt-and-worms desserts.

• New: the Ghost Pepper Chocolate Marble Mochi Donut and the Ghost Pepper Iced Hot Chocolate
• Returning: the Halloween Scream Donut, the Spider Mochi Donut, the Vanilla Scream Ghost Cake, the Dirt & Worms Chocolate Chiffon Cake (also by the slice), the Dirt & Worms Frappe, and a Halloween Donut Box for catering orders
• PB Rewards: a free pastry with any drink purchase on October 31, and a pastry for $0.13 with any purchase on Friday, November 13
• Also at Paris Baguette: the fall menu is in the caramel apple section below

See the full Paris Baguette Halloween and fall menu

Cold Stone Boo Batter Ice Cream (October 1 to October 31)

Cold Stone’s Boo Batter is its Cake Batter ice cream turned black, back in the same three items as 2025.

• Treat or Treat: Boo Batter ice cream mixed with Kit Kat, Halloween Oreo cookies, and M&M’s
• Witches’ Boo: a shake of Boo Batter ice cream and Halloween Oreo cookies, with whipped topping and Spooky Sprinkles
• Boo Batter Ice Cream Taco: Boo Batter ice cream wrapped in an orange waffle taco and coated with chocolate and Spooky Sprinkles
• Price: $9 to $11 at one Los Angeles store on October 1
• Also at Cold Stone: the fall flavors are in the fall menu section below

See the Boo Batter lineup and prices

Papa Murphy’s Jack-O Pizza (October 1 to October 31)

Papa Murphy’s Jack-O Pizza is a take-and-bake pepperoni pizza shaped like a jack-o’-lantern, at the same price as last October.

• The pizza: red sauce and whole-milk mozzarella, with pepperoni for the smile and black olives for the eyes, on Original crust
• Price: $10 for a large, and family size is $3 more. Prices vary in Alaska
• Scream of a Deal: a large Jack-O Pizza and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough for $15
• Baking: 425 degrees for about 12 to 18 minutes

See the Jack-O Pizza prices and baking steps

Chuck E. Cheese Boo-tacular (through November 1)

Chuck E. Cheese’s Halloween menu is back with a pumpkin-shaped pizza, and kids in costume get 500 free prize tickets on every visit in October.

• New: the Boo-Meal Deal: a large Pumpkin-Shaped Pepperoni Pizza, two drinks, and a Boo-Bucket filled with two Spider Web Cotton Candies, starting at $34.99, dine-in only
• Returning: the Pumpkin-Shaped Pepperoni Pizza, the Cookie Crunch Dippin’ Dots Eye Scream, and the Giant Slime Cookie
• Costumes: 500 free Bonus Tickets for any kid in costume, every visit in October
• Sensory-friendly: participating locations open two hours early on Sunday, October 25

See the full Chuck E. Cheese Halloween lineup

California Pizza Kitchen $5 Jack-O-Lantern Pizza (October 1 to 31)

California Pizza Kitchen’s Jack-O-Lantern Pizza is a 7-inch pepperoni kids’ pizza shaped like a pumpkin, and it is $5 from October 1 through October 31.

• How to get it: baked for dine-in, takeout, or delivery, or as a build-your-own kit for takeout and delivery ordered on CPK’s site
• Limit: ten pizzas per check
• Where: participating locations. CPK’s page excludes Hawaii, Guam, airports, stadiums, universities, and franchised locations outside Nevada

See California Pizza Kitchen’s Halloween page

Bojangles Boojangles Bite Box (from October 5)

Bojangles’ Halloween box is a Bo Bites dinner box in three designs that stack into a haunted house, with the chain’s new Donut Bites inside at participating restaurants.

• In the box: six, nine, or 12 Bo Bites, a buttermilk biscuit, a side, a drink, and a dipping sauce
• New: Donut Bites, which are buttermilk biscuit dough fried crispy and tossed in sugar, with salted caramel dipping sauce
• Price: $9.29, $10.99, and $12.79 for six, nine, and 12 Bo Bites at one Charlotte restaurant on October 5. Other restaurants may differ
• Timing: at participating restaurants now, while supplies last

See the full Boojangles Bite Box story

Dave & Buster’s Halloween Menu (from October 6)

Dave & Buster’s Halloween menu has three cocktails, a mocktail, a wing sauce, and two desserts, and the chain has two ticketed Halloween parties on Saturday, October 31.

• Drinks: Freak Show (Crown Royal whisky with a Cabernet float), Bad Medicine (Midori with a cherry JELL-O shot in a syringe), The Possession (Absolut vodka with a glowing ice cube), and Cauldron Cream Soda, a mocktail of Fanta Orange and vanilla
• Food: Summon the Fire Sauce (a buffalo and chili lime sauce for wings or cheesesticks), Love at First Bite (chocolate cake with peanut butter mousse made with REESE’S Peanut Butter Cups), and Funneral Cake Fries with whipped cream, chocolate, and caramel for dipping
• Parties: Boo Bash, a family pancake breakfast from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., from $21, and Moonlight Mixer, an 18-and-up night from 7 to 10 p.m. with unlimited video games, from $24.99. Both prices are before tax and gratuity, and tickets are sold online only
• Price: the announcement gives no menu prices
• Timing: at locations nationwide from October 6, for a limited time

See the full Dave & Buster’s Halloween story, with ticket links by city

Krispy Kreme Looney Tunes Halloween Doughnuts (October 6 to October 31)

Krispy Kreme’s Halloween doughnuts are a Looney Tunes collection, and Krispy Kreme says it is the first time the characters have been on its doughnuts.

• Bugs Bunny Doughnut: an unglazed shell filled with chocolate dulce Kreme, dipped in red dulce icing, with bat-shaped sprinkles and a sugar piece of Bugs Bunny as a vampire
• Tweety and Sylvester Doughnut: an Original Glazed doughnut dipped in candy corn flavored icing and confetti sprinkles
• Lola Bunny Doughnut: an Original Glazed doughnut with a purple buttercreme flavored swirl and gold star sprinkles
• Taz Doughnut: an unglazed shell filled with OREO Cookies and Kreme, dipped in chocolate icing and OREO pieces, with green icing drizzles
• Grocery six-pack: three of the four, with a Chocolate Iced with Halloween Sprinkles and two Original Glazed doughnuts, at select retailers including Walmart, Kroger, Publix, and Stater Bros.
• Lab Dozen: $13 from October 13 through October 15 at participating U.S. shops, with nine Green Original Glazed doughnuts and three Looney Tunes Lab Doughnuts
• Costumes: a free Original Glazed or Classic Ring doughnut for guests in costume on October 30 and October 31, with no purchase needed
• Price: the Lab Dozen is $13, and Krispy Kreme lists no prices for the four character doughnuts
• Timing: October 6 through October 31, in the U.S. and Canada, where a shop is taking part

See the full Krispy Kreme Halloween doughnuts story

Tropical Smoothie Cafe Fanta Phantom Smoothie (from October 7)

Tropical Smoothie Cafe’s first Halloween menu item is the Fanta Phantom, an orange smoothie made with Fanta Orange syrup and topped with purple popping boba.

• The smoothie: Fanta Orange flavored syrup, mango, banana, nonfat yogurt, and cinnamon, topped with purple, vanilla-flavored popping boba
• The cup: the chain’s first clear smoothie cup, so the orange smoothie and the purple boba show through
• Calories: 370, according to the chain’s menu page
• Add-on: for a limited time, the purple popping boba can be added to any other smoothie
• Price: the announcement lists no price, and the chain’s site shows prices only after a cafe is chosen
• Timing: at participating cafes from October 7, for a limited time. The announcement gives no end date

See the full Fanta Phantom Smoothie story

Beard Papa’s BrownDust2 Cream Puffs (October 9 to November 9)

Beard Papa’s sells two limited-time cream puffs from October 9 through November 9, named for characters in the mobile game BrownDust2, and one is filled with pumpkin spice custard.

• Zenith Puff: pumpkin spice custard in a cinnamon-topped eclair shell
• Wilhelmina Puff: vanilla custard in a white chocolate eclair shell with vanilla Oreo cookie crumble
• Price: $5.75 for each puff and $37 for the BrownDust2 six-pack gift set at the Little Tokyo store in Los Angeles on October 10
• Where: 29 participating Beard Papa’s in 10 states

See the participating Beard Papa’s stores

Fuzzy’s Taco Shop Draco Menu (through November 8)

Fuzzy’s brought back its Halloween Draco menu for 2026 and added a new Draco’rrito, a flour tortilla with a crispy cheese crust.

• Food: the returning Draco Taco II ($4.69) and the new Draco’rrito ($10.25)
• Drinks: the Drac ‘A Rita frozen margarita ($9.25), the Midnight Matador ($11.69), and a $5 Modelo Draft
• National Taco Day, October 6: $2 Original Tacos and a scratch-off card with a top prize of free tacos for a year
• Timing: at participating locations through November 8. Prices and participation vary by location

See the full Fuzzy’s Draco menu

Starbucks Black Cat Collection (merchandise September 15, drinks October 22)

Starbucks’ Halloween collection celebrates black cats with merchandise, a Black Cat Frappuccino, and a large, shareable black cookie.

• Merchandise, from September 15: a black cat pumpkin mug ($19.95), a cauldron mug ($16.95), a black cat stainless-steel cold cup ($29.95), and a Bearista plush bag charm ($14.95), at select U.S. stores while supplies last
• Menu, from October 22: the Black Cat Frappuccino and the Black Night Cookie
• Also at Starbucks: the pumpkin menu is in the pumpkin section below

See the full Starbucks Halloween collection

Wingstop Sour Patch Kids Wicked Punch (October 27 to November 5)

Wingstop’s Halloween flavor is Sour Patch Kids Wicked Punch, a sour-then-sweet Redberry glaze finished with Sour Patch Kids Bitz.

• The flavor: a sour-then-sweet Redberry glaze finished with Sour Patch Kids Bitz, available on every protein Wingstop sells
• Timing: Club Wingstop members from October 23, every menu from October 27, and the last day is November 5
• How to order: the Wingstop app or Wingstop.com, at participating U.S. locations, while supplies last
• Price: Wingstop’s announcement lists no price

See the full Wingstop Sour Patch Kids Wicked Punch story

Jack in the Box Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Menu (from September 10)

Jack in the Box’s The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror menu arrived September 10 with a Munchie Meal of Horror, Krusty-inspired burgers, and six glow-in-the-dark collectible cups.

• Munchie Meal of Horror: a Double Krusty Burger of Terror or a Double Chicken Sandwich of Terror with two tacos, seasoned curly fries, a drink, and one of six glow-in-the-dark cups
• Also new: Forbidden D’oh!nut Holes and a Spooky Simpsons Sauce, a smoky BBQ ketchup
• Timing: at participating locations, in the Jack app, and at JackintheBox.com, while supplies last

See the full Jack in the Box Simpsons menu

Applebee’s Spooky Sips (through November 15)

Applebee’s brought back its $6 Spooky Sips for 2026 with two new booze-free drinks. The $1 Dollar Zombie is not on the menu, but the $6 Tipsy Zombie lists the same ingredients.

• Cocktails ($6): the rum-based Dracula’s Juice and Tipsy Zombie
• Booze-free: the $4 Tropical Spell Mocktail and the Graveyard Dirty Soda (Mountain Dew, blue raspberry, whipped cream, and Oreo crumbles)
• Dollar Zombie: not listed for 2026. It was Applebee’s $1 October special in 2024
• Hallowings Bucket: a bucket of boneless wings for $12.99 on online To Go and delivery orders, from October 25 through October 31
• Timing: through November 15 at participating locations

See the full Applebee’s Halloween drinks menu

Shake Shack Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Shake (from September 1)

Shake Shack’s Halloween item is a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Shake poured into a crackable dark chocolate shell.

• What’s in it: vanilla frozen custard hand-spun with Reese’s Creamy Peanut Butter and fudge sauce, in a dark chocolate shell, topped with whipped cream, Reese’s Mini Peanut Butter Cups, and chopped Reese’s Pieces
• Price: $9.99 and 1,900 calories at one Southern California Shack, with prices set by location
• Timing: at U.S. Shacks for a limited time, not including stadium, racetrack, roadway, and airport locations

See the full Shake Shack Halloween shake story

Wendy’s Frosty Frights Kids’ Meal and Boo! Books (from August 31)

Wendy’s brought back its Frosty Frights Kids’ Meal toys for 2026, with 12 to collect and a secret 13th.

• Toys: six new characters plus six Halloween-colored variants, in Kids’ Meals from September 14 through November 1, and a 13th figure that Wendy’s says is coming soon, only through Wendy’s Rewards
• $1 Boo! Books: five free Jr. Frosty coupons and a $1.99 Kids’ Meal coupon, on sale August 31 through November 1
• Also at Wendy’s: the fall Frosty is in the caramel apple section below

See the full Wendy’s Frosty Frights guide

Sonic Wacky Pack Universal Monsters (from late August)

Sonic’s Wacky Pack Kids Meal has seven collectible Universal Monsters toys and spoons for Halloween 2026.

• The set: Dracula, The Wolf Man, Frankenstein, The Mummy, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Bride of Frankenstein, and The Invisible Man
• How to get them: one per Wacky Pack at participating Sonic Drive-Ins, for a limited time while supplies last

See all seven Sonic Universal Monsters toys

BJ’s Spooky Pizookie (dine-in only)

BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse brought back its Spooky Pizookie, the Halloween version of its warm cookie-and-ice-cream dessert.

• What’s in it: a Cookies ‘N’ Cream cookie with Oreo crumbs and Halloween sprinkles, orange-tinted vanilla bean ice cream, and a crackable chocolate topping that sets into a shell
• Price: $11.49, dine-in only, so it cannot be ordered online

See the full Spooky Pizookie story

Pumpkin Spice Fall Menus

These chains put pumpkin at the center of their 2026 fall menus.

Krispy Kreme (out August 11)

Krispy Kreme’s Autumn Collection brought Pumpkin Spice back on August 11, with four doughnuts and two lattes in all, and Churro Doughnut Dots joined the fall menu on September 22.

• New: Maple Cheesecake Doughnut, Cafe Mocha Doughnut, and a new latte
• Returning: Pumpkin Spice Cake Doughnut, Biscoff Cookie Butter Doughnut, and the Pumpkin Spice Latte
• Added since: Churro Doughnut Dots, eight cinnamon-sugar bites with a dulce de leche dip, and an Original Glazed Coffee Flavored Doughnut for National Coffee Day, which was on sale September 26 through September 29

See the full Krispy Kreme fall lineup

First Watch (out August 18, ends October 26)

First Watch brought pumpkin back in two forms, alongside a new Maple Bacon Croissant Sandwich. The seasonal menu runs through October 26 (not in the Tampa Bay area or select new restaurants).

• New: Pumpkin Spice Donuts (cake donut holes in pumpkin-spiced sugar with salted caramel and crème anglaise for dipping), the Maple Bacon Croissant Sandwich, The Godfather Breakfast Bowl, and a Blazing Dragon strawberry and dragon fruit juice
• Returning: the Pumpkin Pancake Breakfast, one spiced pumpkin pancake with two eggs and chicken apple sausage

See the full First Watch fall lineup

Dunkin (out August 19)

Dunkin brought pumpkin back on August 19 and added a tiramisu collection and an Alix Earle breakfast.

• New: Pumpkin Cloud Dunkalatte, Pumpkin Pie Coffee Chiller, Pumpkin Patch Cloud Latte, Nutty Pumpkin Protein Latte, a four-drink Tiramisu collection, Berry Clementine Refreshers, and the Alix Earle Earle-Y Riser Meal
• Returning: Pumpkin Spice Signature Latte, the Pumpkin Donut, Pumpkin MUNCHKINS, Pumpkin Muffin, and the $6 Meal Deal
• Halloween: the Halloween drinks, out September 30, are in the Halloween section above

See the Dunkin Halloween and fall menu

Einstein Bros. (early access August 19, full menu August 26)

Einstein Bros. brought back its Pumpkin Bagel and Pumpkin Shmear for the first time in seven years.

• Back for 2026: the Pumpkin Bagel and Pumpkin Shmear, after a seven-year absence
• Timing: digital early access started August 19, and the full fall menu went nationwide August 26

See the full Einstein Bros. fall lineup

Panera Bread (out August 19)

Panera went all-in on pumpkin, from the returning latte to new drinks and bakes.

• New: Pumpkin Spice Iced Coffee, Pumpkin Spice Frozen Java, Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll, and Caramel Pumpkin Slice
• Returning: Pumpkin Spice Latte (hot or iced) and the iced Pumpkin Cookie

See the full Panera fall lineup

Peet’s Coffee (out August 19)

Peet’s paired its pumpkin drinks with a new line of protein smoothies.

• New: three Vitality Protein Smoothies (Caramel Apple, Cold Brew, and Strawberry, each with 14 grams of protein) and a Sparkling Green Apple Energy
• Returning, with Vanilla Dream Top: Pumpkin Latte, Pumpkin Chai Latte, Pumpkin Cold Brew, and Iced Pumpkin Matcha Latte

See the full Peet’s fall lineup

Biggby Coffee (out August 20)

The East Lansing, Michigan-based coffee franchise built a pumpkin, apple cider, and maple bourbon menu, then added a Halloween drink lineup for October.

• Pumpkin: Pumpkin Spice Latte, White Pumpkin Latte, the Chumpkin (pumpkin and chai), and the Jack-O-Lantern Latte (pumpkin, vanilla, and marshmallow)
• Halloween (October): Vampire Creme Freeze, Sweet Foam Black Forest Cold Brew, Caramel Apple Blast, and the Ghoul Fuel Red Bull mocktail
• Free drink: any child in a Halloween costume gets a free kids’ drink at participating locations in October

See the full Biggby fall lineup

Caribou Coffee (out August 20)

Caribou Coffee brought back its pumpkin and Honeycrisp apple drinks for fall and added two new apple items. Caribou is part of Panera Brands, the same company as Panera Bread and Einstein Bros.

• New for 2026: Honeycrisp Cold Foam, which Caribou pairs with an Iced Caramel Latte but will add to any drink, and a coffee-free Frozen Caramel Apple blended with caramel, Honeycrisp apple, and half-and-half
• Pumpkin: Pumpkin White Mocha, Pumpkin Latte, Pumpkin Espresso Shaker, Iced White Mocha with Pumpkin Cold Foam, Pumpkin Crafted Cold Brew (formerly Pumpkin Crafted Press), Pumpkin Chai Latte, and a Pumpkin Caribou Cooler blended drink
• Honeycrisp apple: Caramel Espresso Shaker, Caramel High Rise Latte, Caramel High Rise Caribou Cooler, Caramel Oatmilk Steamer, Nitro High Rise, and Honeycrisp Apple Energy
• Food: French Toast Sandwich, Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin, and Apple Cinnamon Pastry
• Timing: on menus since August 20 at participating locations nationwide, for a limited time

Dutch Bros (out August 21)

Dutch Bros brought back two fall drinks and added one new flavor across its 1,225-plus locations.

• Returning: Caramel Pumpkin Brûlée (pumpkin and salted caramel) and Cookie Butter
• New: Autumn Berry, a pomegranate-orange-peach Rebel energy drink, not a coffee

See the full Dutch Bros fall lineup

IHOP (pumpkin menu out August 24)

IHOP’s pumpkin pancakes returned with two new items alongside.

• New: Pumpkin Cheesecake Pancake Tacos (silver-dollar pumpkin pancakes folded around cheesecake mousse) and a Pumpkin Spice Milkshake
• Returning: the Pumpkin Spice Pancakes, made with real pumpkin puree

See the full IHOP fall lineup

Starbucks (Pumpkin Spice Latte back August 25)

Starbucks brought the Pumpkin Spice Latte back on August 25, along with a new drink, the Chaider.

• New: the Chaider (a cider-inspired chai, hot or iced), Iced Pumpkin Cream Shaken Espresso, Pumpkin Spice Chai, Iced Pumpkin Cream Matcha, and two banana bread lattes that are staying on the menu
• Returning: Pumpkin Spice Latte, Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, Iced Pumpkin Cream Chai, Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino, and the Pecan Cortado and Pecan Crunch lattes
• Also at Starbucks: the black cat Halloween collection is in the Halloween section above

See the full Starbucks fall lineup

7 Brew (out September 1)

7 Brew launched five fall drinks, split between pumpkin and green apple.

• Pumpkin: Original Pumpkin Blondie Breve and a dessert-style Pumpkin Roll Shake
• Green apple: Drizzled Apple 7 Brew Energy Frozen Chiller, Caramel Apple Pie Macchiato, and Apple Butter Chai

See the full 7 Brew fall lineup

Playa Bowls (out September 9)

Pumpkin is back at Playa Bowls after a year off. The new Jacked 4 Pumpkin menu has three items at more than 400 shops in 32 states.

• Happy Pumpkin Acai Bowl: Playa Acai with blueberry flax granola, banana, coco whip, pumpkin spice, a pumpkin butter drizzle, and a chocolate hazelnut jack-o’-lantern
• Apple Cinnamon Crunch Bowl: Playa Acai with diced apples, granola, walnuts, banana, a peanut butter drizzle, and cinnamon
• Banana Cream Pumpkin Pie Smoothie: banana, granola, pumpkin spice, and coconut milk over coco whip, swirled with pumpkin butter

See the full Playa Bowls pumpkin menu

Tim Hortons (Pumpkin Spice through November 1)

Tim Hortons brought its Pumpkin Spice lineup back for the season, available through November 1, and added one new savory item to go with it.

• Pumpkin Spice: Latte, Iced Latte, Iced Capp, Cold Brew, and the Pumpkin Spice Muffin
• New: White Cheddar Hashbrown, the chain’s crispy hashbrown with a savory white cheddar and herb seasoning
• Halloween: the Halloween menu, out September 30, is in the Halloween section above

Caramel Apple Fall Menus

These chains built their fall menus around caramel apple instead of pumpkin, and Paris Baguette ran both.

Wendy’s (out August 3)

Wendy’s skipped a Pumpkin Spice Frosty for a new Apple Crumble Frosty Fusion, a vanilla Frosty with spiced apple syrup and oat crumble, pitched as a fall flavor “beyond pumpkin spice.”

• Timing: nationwide through the fall
• Also at Wendy’s: the Frosty Frights Halloween kids’ meal is in the Halloween section above

See the full Wendy’s fall Frosty story

McDonald’s (out August 18)

McDonald’s put caramel apple, not pumpkin, on its McCafe fall coffee menu, and its Pumpkin & Crème Pie is back separately at participating locations.

• New: Caramel Apple Pie coffees as a Frappe, a hot latte, an iced latte, and an iced coffee, finished with salted caramel whipped cream and apple pie bits
• Also back: the Pumpkin & Crème Pie, a sugar-coated pastry with pumpkin filling on one side and crème on the other (280 calories). It has no press release and is not on the national online menu, so check the McDonald’s app for your location

See the full McDonald’s fall coffee lineup

Philz Coffee (out August 18)

Philz also skipped pumpkin, going for two new cold brews instead.

• New: Apple Cinnamon Roll cold brew and Pecan Pie cold brew, plus seasonal pastries that vary by market
• Where: all 80-plus Philz locations in California and Chicago, while supplies last

See the full Philz fall lineup

Cracker Barrel (out August 18, ends October 18)

Cracker Barrel’s fall menu is apple and honey rather than pumpkin, and it has a hard stop: the seasonal items run at participating restaurants through October 18.

• New: Sweet Cream Caramel Apple Pancakes and Sweet Cream Caramel Apple French Toast (warm fried cinnamon apples, caramel drizzle, and vanilla cream sauce, served with two eggs and a breakfast meat), Apple Cobbler Cheesecake (apple cheesecake on a graham cracker crust with streusel and caramel, 620 calories), and a Sweet Honey Latte
• Returning: Carrot Cake, Granny Smith Apple Tea, and Granny Smith Apple Mimosa
• Deal: Crispy Homestyle Chicken at $9.99 as an entree with two Country Sides or as a sandwich with one, plus Maple Bacon, BBQ Smokestack, Nashville Hot, and Honey Butter versions
• Prices: the menu pages say prices vary by location

Paris Baguette (out August 26)

Paris Baguette added a full caramel apple collection next to its returning pumpkin one.

• New: a Caramel Apple collection spanning a Streusel Trifle, Streusel Donut, Streusel Waffle, Streusel Tart, a Caramel Apple Macchiato, and a Caramel Apple Matcha Latte
• Returning: the Perfectly Pumpkin lineup
• Also at Paris Baguette: the Halloween menu, October 1 to November 1, is in the Halloween section above

See the full Paris Baguette fall lineup

Fall Chicken Sandwiches, Ice Cream, Shakes, and Snack Cakes

Chick-fil-A (out August 24)

Chick-fil-A put chicken and waffles on the menu all day, with s’mores drinks on the side.

• New: Chicken and Waffles Sandwiches in breakfast and entree sizes, a S’mores Milkshake, and a S’mores Frosted Coffee
• Timing: the sandwich runs from morning through dinner, breakfast size until 10:30 a.m. and entree size after

See the full Chick-fil-A fall lineup

Dairy Queen (Fall Treat Collection out August 31)

DQ’s Fall Treat Collection brought back the Pumpkin Pie Blizzard.

• Returning: Pumpkin Pie Blizzard (real pumpkin pie pieces, whipped topping, and nutmeg)
• New: Caramel Apple Cheesecake Blizzard (August’s Blizzard of the Month), Brown Sugar Cookie Dough Blizzard, and a Toasted Marshmallow Mocha Coffee Cooler
• Also at DQ: the first Halloween collection, the Spellbound Series, started September 28 and is in the Halloween section above

See the full Dairy Queen fall lineup

Taco Bell (out September 1)

Taco Bell teamed up with ice cream maker Salt & Straw again for a $3.99 Churro Ice Cream Taco, a crispy waffle cone shell filled with churro ice cream and coated in puffed rice and dark chocolate.

• Price and timing: $3.99 at participating locations nationwide, for a limited time while supplies last
• Also new: the Choco-Waffle Chiller, from $4.69, only at Taco Bell’s Live Más Café locations

See the full Churro Ice Cream Taco story

Cold Stone Creamery (early September)

Cold Stone skipped pumpkin for two graham cracker and banana pudding flavors it calls The Cozy Collection.

• New: Crumb and Get It, with HONEY MAID Graham Cracker Ice Cream, Cookie Dough, HONEY MAID Graham Crackers, and Cookie Butter
• Returning: Going Bananas for JELL-O Pudding, with JELL-O Banana Cream Pudding Ice Cream, NILLA Wafers, banana, and whipped topping
• Also at Cold Stone: Boo Batter, the black Halloween ice cream, October 1 to October 31, is in the Halloween section above

See the full Cold Stone fall lineup

Jeni’s (in scoop shops and shipping)

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams released a Fall 2026 Collection of four flavors, including Pumpkin with Brown Sugar Blondies, an heirloom pumpkin ice cream with warm spices, caramel, and brown sugar blondies.

• The other three: Hazelnut Stracciatella (roasted hazelnut with bittersweet chocolaty curls), Miso Butterscotch Brownie (dark chocolate brownies in toasted sugar and miso cream), and Pear Frangipane (crisp pear and almond, nutty and sweet)
• Where: three of the four ship nationwide and are in scoop shops, while Pear Frangipane is available at scoop shops and by local delivery only

Portillo’s OREO Shake, OREO Cake, and OREO Cake Shake (from October 6)

Portillo’s has three OREO desserts at its restaurants nationwide from October 6 for a limited time, and Portillo’s Perks members can get a slice of the cake for $1 from October 12 through 18.

• OREO Shake: a hand-spun vanilla shake with crushed OREO cookie pieces
• OREO Cake: white cake mixed with crushed OREO cookie pieces, iced with OREO frosting
• OREO Cake Shake: a hand-spun vanilla shake mixed with OREO Cake
• The $1 slice: for Portillo’s Perks members with a purchase of $5 or more, October 12 to 18, one per transaction
• Price: the announcement gives no menu prices

Find a Portillo’s on its site

Little Debbie (in grocery since mid-August)

Little Debbie’s fall snacks reached grocery, discount, and supermarket shelves nationwide the second week of August, including the return of Pumpkin Spice Mini Muffins after a year off shelves.

• Back after a year off shelves: Pumpkin Spice Mini Muffins, which McKee Foods says were “missing from shelves last year”
• Returning: Pumpkin Delights filled cookies, Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Creme Pies, Pumpkin Spice Rolls, Pumpkin Spice Mini Donuts, Brownie Pumpkins, Football Brownies, Gingerbread Cookies, and Vanilla and Chocolate Fall Party Cakes
• Bigger boxes: Big Pack Vanilla Fall Party Cakes and Club Pack Pumpkin Delights and Pumpkin Spice Mini Muffins
• Timing: “for a limited time through the fall season while supplies last”

Duncan Hines and Swiss Miss (in grocery since August)

For baking at home, Conagra put the Peanuts gang on a set of Duncan Hines mixes and Swiss Miss cocoa.

• For Halloween: the Great Pumpkin Bundt Cake and Glaze Mix, a pumpkin Bundt with orange glaze that nods to It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
• Also in the collection: Charlie Brown-ie Blondie Bar Mix and more, with suggested prices from $2.49 to $5.49

See the full Duncan Hines and Swiss Miss collection

Halloween Grocery, Snacks, and Drinks

These are the grocery, snack, and drink items for Halloween 2026 I have covered. For candy, see my Halloween Candy 2026 guide.

Cup Noodles Vampire Noodles (Walmart, from September 24)

Cup Noodles’ Halloween flavor is a hot garlic chicken ramen whose noodles turn blood red when you add hot water, thanks to natural beet coloring.

• Price: $1.18, exclusively at Walmart nationwide, while supplies last
• The casket: Cup Noodles also made a real Vampire Noodles casket with Titan Casket, $3,999 on Titan’s site or up for grabs in a sweepstakes on @originalcupnoodles

Read the full Vampire Noodles story

Hidden Valley Spooky Ranch (Walmart, from September 24)

Hidden Valley’s Halloween ranch has the Original Ranch flavor in a pitch-black dressing, and the bottle glows in the dark.

• Price: $3.97, only at Walmart for the Halloween season, while supplies last
• Why it’s black: Hidden Valley says the color comes from fruit juice and cocoa, and the back label also lists caramel color

Read the full Spooky Ranch story

Drinks

• SunnyD SpookyD, a limited-edition mystery-flavor drink at Walmart
• Fanta Ghost Face Punch, a berry punch Scream soda
• Angry Orchard’s Ghost Face cider in the Scream Thriller Pack
• Angry Orchard’s free Scream video-store pop-up in New York City
• Voodoo Ranger Slasher IPA, a Michael Myers beer
• Pabst Blue Ribbon’s Jason 12-pack, which folds into a wearable Friday the 13th mask
• Ghost Face Vodka’s Blood Orange flavor at Total Wine
• 19 Crimes’ Wolf Man wine, with a glow-in-the-dark bottle
• Shock Top’s Candy Corn Wheat Ale, made with Spirit Halloween
• Bucked Up’s Limi-Dead pre-workout in Halloween candy flavors

Snacks, cereal, and cookies

• Oreo’s Halloween cookies, including a glow-in-the-dark BOO pack
• OREOiD Monsters, 12 fudge-dipped monster Oreos for $39.99
• Monster Cereals, with a box that turns into a puppet
• Cheetos and Blumhouse’s Flavor of Fear puffs
• HI-CHEW’s Halloween Mystery Mix, with a secret flavor to guess
• Heidi Klum’s Halloween Butterfinger Pizza, a dessert pizza at Crazy Pizza SoHo in New York City through October 31
• Tombstone’s Candy Corn Pizza kit, a frozen pizza and three packets of candy corn for $1.31, sold online on October 9 and October 23
• Prospector Popcorn’s Pumpkin Spice caramel corn

Store finds

• Trader Joe’s fall and Halloween lineup
• Aldi’s Halloween finds
• Costco’s 5.5-pound Monster Mash chocolate head, which comes with a mallet
• Costco’s pumpkin-and-bat ravioli

Fall and Halloween Menu FAQ

What fast food chains have Halloween menus in 2026?

Dairy Queen (the Spellbound Series, September 28 to November 1), Dunkin (Purple Marshmallow Cold Foam and Green Apple Dunkin’ Zero drinks, from September 30), Tim Hortons (TWIX drinks, Mummy and Frankenstein donuts, and a Timbits Trick-or-Treat Bucket, from September 30), Buffalo Wild Wings (the Fright Feast Menu, with Vampire Hunter Wings in a Black Garlic Glaze, through November 9), Paris Baguette (ghost pepper treats, October 1 to November 1), Cold Stone Creamery (black Boo Batter ice cream, October 1 to October 31), Papa Murphy’s (the Jack-O Pizza, October 1 to October 31), Chuck E. Cheese (a pumpkin-shaped pizza and a Boo-Meal Deal, through November 1), California Pizza Kitchen (a $5 Jack-O-Lantern Pizza, October 1 to October 31), Bojangles (the Boojangles Bite Box and new Donut Bites, from October 5), Dave & Buster’s (three Halloween cocktails, a mocktail, and Funneral Cake Fries, from October 6), Krispy Kreme (four Looney Tunes Halloween doughnuts, October 6 to October 31), Tropical Smoothie Cafe (the Fanta Phantom Smoothie with purple popping boba, from October 7), Beard Papa’s (two BrownDust2 cream puffs, October 9 to November 9), Fuzzy’s (the Draco menu, through November 8), Jack in the Box (The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror menu), Starbucks (black cat merchandise from September 15 and a Black Cat Frappuccino from October 22), Wingstop (Sour Patch Kids Wicked Punch wings, October 27 to November 5), Applebee’s (Spooky Sips, through November 15), Shake Shack (a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Shake), and BJ’s (the Spooky Pizookie). Wendy’s and Sonic have Halloween kids’ meal toys.

When does the Starbucks fall menu come out?

Starbucks launched its 2026 fall menu on August 25, when the Pumpkin Spice Latte returned along with the new Chaider and banana bread lattes. Our full Starbucks fall coverage has the complete board.

When does pumpkin spice come out?

In 2026 the big pumpkin launches ran from August 19 to 25. Panera, Dunkin, and Peet’s brought pumpkin back on August 19, and Starbucks followed on August 25.

Which chains skipped pumpkin this year?

Wendy’s skipped a Pumpkin Spice Frosty for an Apple Crumble Frosty Fusion, Philz went with apple and pecan cold brews, McDonald’s put caramel apple rather than pumpkin on its McCafe coffee menu (its Pumpkin & Crème Pie is back separately), and Cracker Barrel’s fall menu has no pumpkin item. Paris Baguette ran a caramel apple collection next to its pumpkin one.