# The Telegram Halloween bear The zombie bear with a pumpkin for Halloween 2026: when it came out, what it costs and how to send it. https://shiba-bank.com/en/guides/halloween-bear Updated October 31, 2026 · 5 min read **The Halloween bear** is a holiday version of the bear in Telegram's gift shop. It appeared on the night of 31 October 2026, costs **50 Stars**, and for the holiday it took the everyday bear's place in the shop. In search it is often called the "zombie bear". ![The Telegram Halloween bear — a green zombie bear holding a pumpkin](https://shiba-bank.com/site/pictures/v4-gift-halloween-bear--original-256.webp) ## What the Halloween bear looks like It is a green plush bear dressed up as a zombie: stitched seams and patches, one ear bitten off, and a carved orange pumpkin — a jack-o'-lantern — in its paws. In Telegram the gift is animated, like the other gifts in the shop. Next to the everyday bear the difference is plain: - ![Everyday bear](https://shiba-bank.com/site/pictures/v4-gift-pic-bear-256.webp) Everyday bear - ![Halloween bear](https://shiba-bank.com/site/pictures/v4-gift-pic-bear-halloween-2026-256.webp) Halloween bear Don't mix it up with the **Toy Bear** collection: those are unique gifts with numbers and models that you buy from their owners, not in the shop. More in [every Telegram bear](https://shiba-bank.com/en/guides/telegram-bears). ## When it came out and how long it is on sale - **Came out** on the night of 31 October 2026, around 1 a.m. Moscow time (22:00 UTC on 30 October). - **On sale for a short time.** Telegram does not say when the bear leaves the shop. Earlier holiday bears were sold for anything from a day to a few weeks, and then the everyday bear came back. - **If you got one**, it stays on your profile after it leaves the shop. Whether it is in the shop right now shows on the [bear's page](https://shiba-bank.com/en/gifts/bear): it updates together with Telegram's shop and shows the gift on sale at the moment. ## What it costs The Halloween bear costs **50 Stars** — that is the price in Telegram's gift shop. The Stars come from the sender's balance. What 50 Stars cost today is on the [prices page](https://shiba-bank.com/en/prices). ## What you can and can't do with it - **Its supply is unlimited.** Anyone with enough Stars on their balance can buy it. - **It can't be upgraded to an NFT.** It is a regular gift, and only limited gifts can be upgraded. - **It can be converted into Stars** within 7 days of receiving it — you get fewer Stars than the gift cost. More in [how to convert a gift into Stars](https://shiba-bank.com/en/guides/convert-gift-to-stars). - **It can't be passed on or sold**: only unique gifts can. - **Showing or hiding** it on the profile is up to the recipient — see [gifts on your profile](https://shiba-bank.com/en/guides/hide-gifts-in-profile). ## How to send the Halloween bear 1. Open the person's profile and tap ⋮ / ⋯ → "Send a gift". 2. Pick the Halloween bear — while it is in the shop, it stands where the everyday bear usually is. 3. Add a message if you like and pay 50 Stars from your balance. If you are short of Stars, you can buy them in the Shiba Bank bot — for your own account or straight to a friend by @username, by card or with crypto. Everything about sending gifts is in [how to send a gift](https://shiba-bank.com/en/guides/send-telegram-gift). [Buy Stars — Open the app](https://t.me/shiba_bank_app?startapp=site_ai_en_buy) ## Other holiday bears The Halloween bear is the tenth holiday bear since late 2025. Before it came New Year, Valentine's Day, 8 March, St Patrick's Day, April Fools', Easter, May Day, football and military bears — each also for 50 Stars. All of them with dates are in [every Telegram bear](https://shiba-bank.com/en/guides/telegram-bears). - ![Football · 19.07.2026](https://shiba-bank.com/site/pictures/v4-gift-pic-bear-football-2026-256.webp) Football · 19.07.2026 - ![Military · 12.08.2026](https://shiba-bank.com/site/pictures/v4-gift-pic-bear-military-2026-256.webp) Military · 12.08.2026 - ![Halloween · 31.10.2026](https://shiba-bank.com/site/pictures/v4-gift-pic-bear-halloween-2026-256.webp) Halloween · 31.10.2026 ## Halloween on Telegram a year ago Last year, on 31 October 2025, three holiday gifts appeared in the shop for Halloween — a tombstone, a coffin and a hockey mask: - ![Tombstone · 15,000 ⭐](https://shiba-bank.com/site/pictures/v4-gift-pic-tombstone-2025-256.webp) Tombstone · 15,000 ⭐ - ![Coffin · 5,000 ⭐](https://shiba-bank.com/site/pictures/v4-gift-pic-coffin-2025-256.webp) Coffin · 5,000 ⭐ - ![Hockey mask · 500 ⭐](https://shiba-bank.com/site/pictures/v4-gift-pic-hockey-mask-2025-256.webp) Hockey mask · 500 ⭐ ## If you missed it Once the Halloween bear is taken out of the shop, it can't be bought any more: the everyday bear returns. You can't get it later either — regular gifts can't be passed on or sold, so the Halloween bear stays only with the people who received it while it was on sale. Telegram releases new holiday gifts without warning; how they appear is explained in [new Telegram gifts](https://shiba-bank.com/en/guides/new-telegram-gifts). ## Questions ### When did the Telegram Halloween bear come out? On the night of 31 October 2026, around 1 a.m. Moscow time. It took the everyday bear's place in the gift shop. ### How much is the Halloween bear? 50 Stars in Telegram's gift shop. You can buy the Stars for it in the Shiba Bank bot. ### Until when can I buy the Halloween bear? Telegram doesn't give a date. Holiday bears have been sold for anything from a day to a few weeks, so if you want to send one, don't wait. Whether it is on sale now shows on the [bear's page](https://shiba-bank.com/en/gifts/bear). ### Why is it called the zombie bear? The bear is green, with stitches, patches and a bitten ear — the way zombies are drawn. It holds a carved pumpkin in its paws. ### Can the Halloween bear be upgraded to an NFT? No. It is a regular gift without an upgrade: only limited gifts can be upgraded to NFTs. ### Will the bear disappear from my profile when it leaves the shop? No. A gift you have already received stays with you; only the chance to buy it goes away. ### How is it different from the everyday bear? In looks and in how long it is sold: the everyday bear is a brown plush bear that is otherwise always in the shop, while the Halloween one is a green zombie with a pumpkin, sold only for the holiday. Both are regular gifts with unlimited supply and no NFT upgrade.