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Celebrate National Pumpkin Day With These Deals

Retailers across the nation are helping you celebrate this holiday with discounts and freebies on all your favorite pumpkin products.

TAMPA BAY, FL -- National Pumpkin Day, Oct. 26, is a great time to carve pumpkins and get ready for all the Halloween festivities. In fact, retailers across the nation are helping you celebrate this holiday with discounts and freebies on all your favorite pumpkin products and treats.

Deal experts from Offers.com have rounded up pumpkin-themed food and other deals so you can get your fix before the season ends.

Need some tips on decorating your pumpkin? Check out the list of 5 easy Halloween decorations for less than $20.

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Note: Most of these specials run until Halloween (Oct. 31), but be sure to check when your nearest location is participating.

Pumpkin Spice Drinks And Food

When the craving for a hot or cold pumpkin-spiced beverage hits, head to these places:

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7-Eleven: The convenience store chain has your to-go needs covered. Get pumpkin spice hot coffee, pumpkin spice latte and pumpkin spice muffins.

Au Bon Pain: The fall menu features Harvest Pumpkin soup, pumpkin croissants and the Pumpkin Pie Latte.

Auntie Anne’s: Participating locations are offering pumpkin spice pretzel nuggets.

Baskin Robbins: The Pumpkin Cheesecake Cappuccino Blast features coffee, milk and pumpkin and cheesecake flavored ice cream topped with whipped cream and cinnamon.

Ben & Jerry’s: The Pumpkin Cheesecake flavor (with a graham cracker swirl) is back for a limited time wherever Ben & Jerry’s is sold.

Bruegger’s Bagels: Get Fall Pumpkin bagels, Pumpkin spice coffee and pumpkin-flavored cream cheese.

Caribou Coffee: Find pumpkin-flavored seasonal drinks, including the Pumpkin White Mocha, the Pumpkin Ice Crafted Press and the Pumpkin Pie Latte.

Carvel: Pumpkin pie flavored ice cream is back as soft serve, hard scooped, as shakes and as a sundae until Nov. 4.

Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf: Pumpkin-themed drinks available this fall include Pumpkin Cold Brew Almond Milk Latte, Pumpkin Chai Tea Latte and the Pumpkin Latte.

Corner Bakery Cafe: On Oct. 2, two seasonal favorites will return: Pumpkin Spice Latte and Pumpkin Spice Baby Bundt Cake.

Cracker Barrel: The fall menu includes the Pumpkin Pie Latte (iced or hot), featuring pumpkin pie flavors, whipped cream and cinnamon.

Dairy Queen: The Pumpkin Pie Blizzard is back for fall and features vanilla soft serve with pumpkin pie pieces, whipped topping and nutmeg.

Dunkin’ Donuts: Pumpkin donuts and muffins are here for fall. The donut is a glazed pumpkin cake donut that you can get full-sized or as donut hole treats. The pumpkin muffin features pumpkin spice flavoring, white icing and sweet streusel crumbs. Plus, enjoy the new ready-to-drink Pumpkin Spiced Ice Coffee beginning Sept. 10.

Einstein Bros. Bagels: The pumpkin-inspired menu is back for a limited time. It includes the Pumpkin Walnut Crunch Gourmet Bagel with Pumpkin Schmear, the Pumpkin Muffin and the Pumpkin Pie Latte.

First Watch: The farm-to-table chain is offering pumpkin pancakes for a limited time.

Godiva: The limited-time Pumpkin Spice Truffles (individually-wrapped milk chocolate truffles with creamy pumpkin spice ganache) are available for a limited time. Plus, at boutique locations, the seasonal Pumpkin Chocolixir beverage is back for fall.

Graeter’s: The seasonal pumpkin-flavored ice cream is back for a limited time wherever Graeter’s is sold.

Halo Top: On Sept. 22, print out and redeem this coupon to get a free pint wherever Halo Top is sold. Use this as an opportunity to try the brand’s seasonal special flavor, Pumpkin Pie.

Jamba Juice: The Pumpkin Harvest Protein and Pumpkin Smash smoothies are back for fall.

Krispy Kreme: The Pumpkin Spice Cake Doughnut and Pumpkin Spice Lattes are back for fall. On Sept. 18, get the Pumpkin Spice Cake Doughnut for free, if you’re a member of the Krispy Kreme rewards program.

La Colombe: The boutique coffee house is offering the Pumpkin Spice Draft Latte online and in its cafes.

Mimi’s Cafe: The Pumpkin Favorites lineup has returned and includes the Pumpkin Spice Latte, Pumpkin Harvest Griddlecakes, Pumpkin Cream Muffins and Pumpkin Cheesecake.

Panera Bread: Pumpkin cookies (pumpkin-shaped shortbread cookies decorated with icing) are on the fall menu. Or, enjoy pumpkin flavors in the new Vegetarian Autumn Squash soup.

Peet’s Coffee & Tea: The fall seasonal lineup includes the Pumpkin Latte and Pumpkin Chai.

Perkins: The fall menu includes the Pumpkin Spice Pancake Platter, the Pumpkin Doughnut Mammoth Muffin and the Pumpkin Cream Cheese Mammoth Muffin.

Pilot/Flying J: The new Pumpkin Caramel Macchiato is now available for a limited time.

Potbelly Sandwich Shop: Pumpkin Pie cookies are back for a limited time.

Smoothie King: The chain has launched four limited-time pumpkin flavored smoothies: The Slim-N-Trim Pumpkin, the Coffee High Protein Pumpkin, the Vegan Pumpkin and the Pumpkin D-Lite. These specialty smoothies will be available through Dec. 26.

Starbucks: The Pumpkin Spice Latte makes its annual appearance. Enjoy it with a Pumpkin Spice Cookie straw, a Pumpkin Scone or a variety of other fall special menu items.

Steak ’n Shake: Get several fall milkshakes, including the Pumpkin Spice shake, a hand-dipped milkshake with real pumpkin syrup, clove, nutmeg and cinnamon.

Walmart: Walmart has a variety of pumpkin treats this season. The Marketside Cafe seasonal muffin lineup includes Pumpkin Spice Latte, Pumpkin Cream Cheese and more. Walmart also is offering seasonal pumpkin spice cappuccino, pumpkin spice mini cupcakes and more pumpkin goodies.

Wawa: Fall favorites return, including Pumpkin Cheesecake, Pumpkin Milkshakes and more.

World Market: Shop a variety of delectable pumpkin baking products, including maple pumpkin butter, pumpkin spice syrup and pumpkin cookie butter.

Yogurtland: Enjoy pumpkin pie-flavored frozen yogurt for a limited time.

Pumpkin Spice Scents And Beauty Products

Celebrate fall by covering yourself and your home in pumpkin-spice scents.

Bath & Body Works: Buy three select body care products, get three free. The selection includes Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin body cream and Pumpkin Picking lotion.

Bed Bath & Beyond: Fill the air with seasonal scents by shopping the Fall Shop, which includes pumpkin-themed candles and room sprays.

Kohl’s: Shop Kohl’s for a variety of home pumpkin scents, including Yankee Candles Spiced Pumpkin scent plugs and the Bourbon Pumpkin Brulee candle from SONOMA.

Yankee Candle: Get all the candles you need to make your home smell like fall, with seasonal scents like Luscious Pumpkin Trifle.

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