As part of Wawa Welcome America, Wawa Hoagie Day is back and more exciting than ever! This year’s event will feature the celebration Philadelphians have come to expect, bringing together the community for a heartfelt salute to our local and national heroes while enjoying delicious Wawa hoagies and FREE admission to the National Constitution Center.
This year, Wawa will build and serve 25,000 Shorti hoagies weighing 7 tons, with the first 10,000 being donated to Philabundance, the Veterans Multi-Service Center and Police Athletic League centers. The remaining 15,000 will be served FREE at Noon in front of the National Constitution Center on Arch Street between 5th and 6th Streets.
At 12 Noon, NBC Philly Live Host Aunyea Lachelle will kick off the serve and festivities. The first Wawa Hoagie Day took place in 1992 when the hoagie was proclaimed the “Official Sandwich of Philadelphia” by then-Mayor Ed Rendell and featured 500 feet of hoagies. The hoagies built for the 2025 event would span more than 12,500 feet if laid end to end. As always, Hoagie Day will focus on honoring our military service members and celebrating Wawa’s partnership with the USO, the leading nonprofit dedicated to strengthening the well-being of the people serving in America's military and their families.
“We are thrilled to be in Philadelphia with another Hoagie Day, a celebration of service in the heart of America’s birthplace,” said Brian Schaller, Wawa President. “This is our 16 th year as the title sponsor of Wawa Welcome America, and it truly never gets old to see how the community comes together year after year to show appreciation for the first responders and military heroes across our regions.”
about the hoagie day celebration
The Hoagie Day festivities will kick off with NBC Philly Live Host Aunyea Lachelle thanking the everyday heroes in attendance for their service. Wawa representatives will speak about the true meaning of Hoagie Day and introduce Philadelphia and its long-standing tradition of honoring and supporting our everyday heroes, fire and police, and the USO.
Hoagie Day will continue with a doubleheader hoagie-building competition emceed by Aunyea Lachelle. First, members of the Philadelphia Police Department and members of the Philadelphia Fire Department will go head-to-head in a battle of bravery, skill, and hoagie-making expertise to see who can build the most hoagies in three minutes the traditional Wawa way. Immediately following this competition, members of the PA Army National Guard and Navy Talent Acquisition Group Philadelphia will take on members of the PA Air National Guard’s 111th Attack Wing to see who can build the most hoagies in the same three-minute timeframe. While the winners of each contest will receive bragging rights, all teams will receive $3,000 donations from Wawa to the charities of their choice.
Hoagie Day will conclude with a performance by the Six-String Soldiers, a five-member country music group performing Americana and patriotic music in order to connect America to its Army.
Admission is free to the National Constitution Center as part of Wawa Hoagie Day. Hours of operation on June 26, Hoagie Day are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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