Toronto's Gladstone Hotel Is Turning into "Starcourt Mall" from 'Stranger Things'

People are already getting their Eleven costumes ready

BY Allie GregoryPublished Oct 3, 2019

Stranger Things fever has certainly not ceased despite its latest season premiering nearly three months ago. In fact, it seems to only be ramping up in time for Hallowe'en celebrations.

One Toronto venue is getting pretty opportunistic with the Netflix production's popularity: the Gladstone Hotel recently announced it will be transforming the entire building into the show's Starcourt Mall for an exclusive event on October 25.

The event is being billed as an "'80s Starcourt Spooktacular" and will feature "activations in every nook and cranny" of the hotel, as well as a taco truck, '80s-themed drag performances, a costume contest, '80s karaoke, a glamour shot booth, a "Drinks Ahoy" bar stand (like the mall's "Scoops Ahoy" ice cream shop) and an '80s video dance party.

Hotel customers will access the party for free, but everyone else will have to pay a cool $45 for entry.

Get a whiff of what's to come in the Gladstone's Instagram post below, or watch the video sneak peek here.
 


Canada has clearly been embracing the Stranger Things-craze this year — just back in June, the Calgary Stampede held its own Stranger Things event with "The Hawkins' Fun Fair," which ran for the duration of the Stampede. 

We can likely expect more events like this to pop up following the launch of the series' upcoming fourth season.
 

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