Wawa Hoagie Day 2024: How to get a free sandwich

Driving the news: The annual event will be set up in front of the National Constitution Center on Arch Street between 5th and 6th Streets.

• 15,000 hoagies are available starting at noon.
• Another 10,000 are slated for donation to Philabundance for people in need, as well as to the Veterans Multi-Service Center and Police Athletic League centers.

📜 Plus: Enjoy free admission to the National Constitution Center all day.

🥪 Hoagie history: Hoagie Day has been a staple in Philly for more than three decades.

• In 1992, then-Mayor Ed Rendell declared the hoagie was the "official sandwich of Philadelphia."

What else: WMMR's Preston Elliot and Casey Foster will host the event.

• At 12:30pm, first responders will compete in a hoagie-building contest for charity.
• Then at 12:55pm, Voices of Service, a singing quartet made up of veterans, will perform.