Home Sources Bogus Business Bureau FICTIONAL TIMELINE Themes  Exact order  The dates are real, the events are not... well, except when fictional characters participate in real events, then the events ARE real, you know, sort of, but not really, because they're different than the actual event. 32 dates spanning 7 years: 1981-1987 1981 May May 3  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Date of last update to Andrew Barnright's record in the California DMV database - one of the bad men that Kali has been tracking. (Season 2 episode Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister) 1983 November November 6  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Will Byers disappears on his way home from a 10 hour game of Dungeons and Dragons with his friends at Mike's house. (Season 1 episode Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers) November 7  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Joyce Byers reports her son Will missing to the Hawkins Police Department, and the search begins. Eleven, having recently escaped from the Hawkins National Laboratory, shows up at Benny's Burgers, then runs into the boys in the woods. (Season 1 episode Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers) November 8  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Mike skips school, stays home with El. Hawkins Police investigate Benny's murder. Nancy and Barb go to Steve's house and Barb crosses over into the upside down. (Season 1 episode Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street) November 9  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Nancy searches for Barb. The boys and Eleven search for Will. Will Byer's body is found. (Season 1 episode Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly) November 10  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Eleven convinces Mike that Will is still alive. After discovering the truth about Will's body, Hopper breaks into Hawkins National Laboratory. (Season 1 episodes Chapter Four: The Body, Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat) November 11  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Date of Will's funeral. The boys locate the gate, but Eleven leads them in the wrong direction to protect them. Nancy and Jonathan go searching for the faceless creature. (Season 1 episode Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat) November 12  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Nancy and Jonathan buy weapons and set traps for the monster in the Byers' home. Eleven fights the monster at Hawkins Middle School. Joyce and Hopper rescue Will from the Upside Down. (Season 1 episodes Chapter Six: The Monster, Chapter Seven: The Bathtub, Chapter Eight: The Upside Down) November 13  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Mike begins trying to contact Eleven on his walkie talkie. (Season 2 episode Chapter One: MADMAX) December December 12  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Eleven reveals herself to Hopper when he's leaving food for her in the woods. (Season 2 episode Chapter Three: The Pollywog) 1984 April April 13  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Date as of which Andrew Barnright was no longer at his West 87th Street address in San Diego - one of the bad men that Kali has been tracking. (Season 2 episode Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister) June June 28  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline The Russians attempt - unsuccessfully - to open the gate to The Upside Down. (Season 3 episode Suzie, Do You Copy?) October October 28  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Police chase Kali and her friends in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mike and his friends hang out at the Palace Arcade. (Season 2 episode Chapter One: MADMAX) October 30  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Will has check-up appointment at Hawkins Lab. Nancy and Steve eat dinner with Barb's parents. (Season 2 episode Chapter One: MADMAX) October 31  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Hopper continues his crop investigation. Will has a vision of the Upside Down and the Mind Flayer. Steve and Nancy fight at Tina's Halloween party. Dustin finds Dart. (Season 2 episode Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak) November November 1  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Dustin introduces his friends to Dart. Bob and Joyce eat baloney sandwiches for lunch. Hopper confronts Owens about the blight on local crops. (Season 2 episode Chapter Three: The Pollywog) November 2  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Hopper gets trapped by living vines in the Upside Down tunnels. Jonathan and Nancy meet with Owens at Hawkins Lab. Dart eats Dustin's cat Mews.(Season 2 episodes Chapter Four: Will the Wise, Chapter Five: Dig Dug) November 3  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Lucas tells Max the truth. Eleven visits her mama, then her sister Kali in Chicago. Bob and Joyce find Hopper in the Upside Down tunnels. Nancy and Jonathan meet with Murray Bauman. (Season 2 episodes Chapter Five: Dig Dug, Chapter Six: The Spy, Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister) November 4  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Lucas and Max join Dustin and Steve's search for Dart. Eleven hangs out with Kali and her gang, almost killing Ray Carroll. Demo-dogs attack Hawkins Lab, killing Bob. (Season 2 episodes Chapter Six: The Spy, Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister, Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer) November 5  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Eleven returns to Hawkins and closes the gate. (Season 2 episodes Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer, Chapter Nine: The Gate) December December 15  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Mike and his friends, including Eleven, attend the Hawkins Middle Snow Ball. (Season 2 episode Chapter Nine: The Gate) 1985 June June 28  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Mike and Eleven make out in El's room at Hopper's. Mike, Will, Lucas and Max go to Starcourt Mall and, with Steve's help, sneak into Day of the Dead. (Season 3 episode Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy?) June 29  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Dustin returns from Camp Know Where. Hopper and Joyce discuss Mike and Eleven's relationship. Billy meets the Mind Flayer. (Season 3 episode Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy?) June 30  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Nancy and Jonathan visit Mrs. Driscoll. Dustin, Steve and Robin attempt to break the Russian code. Hopper visits Mayor Kline. Eleven and Max become friends. (Season 3 episode Chapter Two: The Mall Rats) July July 1  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Eleven and Max investigate Billy. Robin breaks the Russian code. Hopper and Joyce break into Hawkins Lab. Nancy and Jonathan return to Mrs. Driscoll's house. (Season 3 episode Chapter Three: The Case of the Missing Lifeguard) July 2  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Hopper and Joyce confront and abduct Mayor Kline. Mike and Eleven and their friends figure out that Billy is possessed by the Mind Flayer. Nancy and Jonathan get fired from The Hawkins Post. Steve, Robin, Dustin and Erica break into the mysterious storage room at Starcourt Mall. (Season 3 episode Chapter Four: The Sauna Test) July 3  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Hopper and Joyce abduct Alexei, taking him to see Murray. Nancy, Jonathan, Mike, Eleven and their friends fight off the Flayed at the hospital. (Season 3 episodes Chapter Five: The Flayed, Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum) July 4  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Alexei reveals the Russian plans to open the gate. Robin and Steve are taken prisoner. The kids fight off the Mind Flayer at Hopper's cabin, then at Starcourt Mall. (Season 3 episode Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum, Chapter Seven: The Bite, Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt) July 11  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Date of Journal Tribune headline: SCANDAL ROCKS SMALL TOWN. (Season 3 episode Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt) July 12  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Date of Journal Tribune headline: MAYOR UNDER FIRE! (Season 3 episode Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt) July 15  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Date of Indianapolis Gazette headline: THIRTY DEAD, and article: Hero Chief Dies in Fire. (Season 3 episode Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt) 1987 November November 4  Stranger Things 2016 TV Series | Source Timeline Date that John Pericles' Pennsylvania ID expires - one of the bad men that Kali has been tracking. (Season 2 episode Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister) The Fiction Empire / FictionEmpire.com Concept & Design by MADASIAM Productions © 1999. All Rights Reserved.