‘Stranger Things’ Day 2024: 5 Perfect Ways to Celebrate Netflix’s Annual Festival for Hawkins

Published 11/05/2024, 9:49 PM EST

As the chroniclers of Upside Down prepare in full swing to close the gates opening in the heart of Hawkins once and for all, Stranger Things reiterates the calm before the storm. With the Russians on high alert and Vecna brandishing its telepathic skills for two long years, before the sky falls on Indiana, the Hawkins-hungry fans have an early chance to dive right into the eerie tracks with the annual Stranger Things Day. 

Halloween week brought the Upside Down on many coattails like every other year, but the party does not have to stop there. Instead, here is a guide to keep those thrills alive with 5 epic ways to celebrate Hawkins-style.

Teleport to Stranger Things with a binge-watch

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The road leading to Netflix’s Stranger Things’ fifth and final installment is still stuck with forks of waiting hours. While fast-pacing the clock may not favor the fans awaiting Papa Modine’s favorite lab rat to take the Dark Lord head-on, resetting it might do the magic trick. Vecna might trap minds in the Upside Down, but Netflix has a far safer plan to pull fans into the world of Stranger Things.

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To celebrate Stranger Things Day on November 6, they have the chance for a binge marathon every season—perfect for a refresher or to get pumped up for Eleven and her crew’s last round of Upside Down adventures. 

Breakfast with your very own Eggo monsters before Stranger Things Happen

If binge-watching is already crossed off your list, the next best move is to wait for the Duffer Brothers to drop another marble while hanging tight for the highly anticipated Stranger Things update. But empty stomachs do not win battles!

So, whip up an Eleven-approved breakfast, complete with your gang of Eggo-loving creatures. Although it might not teleport the fans to the Upside Down, at least they will get a taste of it or be close enough.

Counter the post-Halloween blues with a Stranger Things cosplay night

Halloween may be over, but the festivities do not have to stop so soon. After completing the Eggo breakfasts with friends, the Upside Down enthusiasts can kill two birds with a stone by slipping right into the world of Stranger Things with a cosplay night while keeping the Halloween decorations still hanging.

As for the brave souls who chose Upside Down inspirations for the Fright Night this time, congratulations because you just got a chance to relive the 70s and score the peak repurpose win. 

Host Dungeons & Dragons night with Eggo monsters

There may be a few who may have issued a return on the costumes and pulled the eerie decors of the walls. But if Stranger Things has taught anything, it is that teamwork can fend off even the nastiest forces, so who cares about decor and costume? Get those Eggo-loving monsters on speed dial and invite them for Dungeons & Dragons game night.

A marathon watch can surely teleport fans into the Upside Down, but the Dragons & Dungeons party could be the ultimate warm-up to welcome Stranger Things in season 5.

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When done with the invitations, preparing the materials, and setting the scene for Fright Night 2.0, which is the annual Stranger Things Day, ensure to find the biggest Hawkin-hungry fan within the gang with a trivia night.

While a teleport early on may come in handy before Stranger Things season 5 brings the story to a full circle, a brain-teaser of an evening could be the next best thing to conjure the most formidable Hawkins historian.

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Anushka Bhattacharya

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I'm Anushka Bhattacharya, an entertainment journalist at Netflix Junkie. Armed with a degree in literature, I once wielded my words to catalyze change within society through my work with NGOs. However, as I stumbled into the exuberant hole of crime thrillers and documentaries on Netflix, it was love at first sight and pushed me into entertainment journalism.

Edited By: Itti Mahajan

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