Stranger Things Day

Stranger Things Day is the annual celebration of Stranger Things, organized by Netflix as part of their promotional strategy. It is celebrated on November 6, the day Will Byers went missing in the show's first season. The first ever Stranger Things Day was announced on November 1, 2018 via a special trailer released across the show's social media accounts.^[1]

Notable Events[]

2018[]

The first ever Stranger Things Day was held on November 6, 2018.
A special video from the set of the third season was posted on the show's social media accounts, showing several cast members wishing fans a "Happy Stranger Things Day".
The Stranger Things attraction at Universal Studios was re-opened in celebration of Stranger Things Day.

2019[]

The long-awaited blooper reels for all three seasons were released.
The title for the first episode of the fourth season was revealed as "The Hellfire Club".^[2]

2020[]

A graphic for "The Hellfire Club" was released.

2021[]

The fourth and final 'teaser' for Season 4 was released.
The other episodes from Season 4 had their titles revealed.
An artwork depicting the Stranger Things world was released.

2022[]

"Papa" and "The Piggyback" from Stranger Things 4 were screened at select theaters across the United States.
It was announced Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales would become exclusively available via Netflix.
An immersive online watch-party for "The Vanishing of Will Byers" was hosted over Roblox.
Stranger Things VR was announced.
A "Superfan Trivia" video featuring Megan Thee Stallion was posted on social media.
The title for the first episode of the final season was revealed as "The Crawl".^[3]

2023[]

A featurette for Stranger Things: The First Shadow was released.
Behind the scenes images from the first four seasons were posted to Instagram by Ross Duffer and the official Stranger Things and Netflix accounts.
"The Vanishing of Will Byers" was streamed all day on Netflix’s TikTok account.
It was announced that Stranger Things content would return to Dead by Daylight.
Eleven, Chief Hopper and the Demogorgon became purchasable on Fortnite for a limited period.
It was announced that Stranger Things VR will feature voice acting by Jamie Campbell Bower and Matthew Modine and would be released on November 30, 2023.
- However, on November 22, Tender Claws, the developers of Stranger Things VR, announced the game would no longer release on November 30. The game was ultimately released on February 22, 2024.
The very beginning of the script for "The Crawl" was revealed by @strangerwriters.