What to Know
- As part of Wawa Welcome America, Wawa is giving away free hoagies on July 1 at Wawa Hoagie Day.
- Hoagies will be served from noon to 2 p.m. at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
- Over 920 stores will be participating in Wawa Hoagie Day chain-wide, and will be serving over 50,000 hoagies to local first responders and healthcare heroes.
Yes, Philadelphia, Hoagie Day 2021 is happening in person.
Wawa Hoagie Day is one of the highlights of the Wawa Welcome America festival each year. Philly Live's Aunyea Lachelle gets the tasty details on Thursday's free event from Dave Simonetti.
If you're in Old City Philadelphia on July 1, stop the National Constitution Center from noon to 2 p.m. to enjoy free hoagies -- and music by the Ambassadors Jazztet of the United States Army Field Band.
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New Jersey native Sgt. First Class Michaela Shelton talks to Philly Live's Aunyea Lachelle about coming home to perform with the Ambassadors Jazztet of The United States Army Field Band during some of the Wawa Welcome America July 4th week festivities. She also talks about her work with the children's chorus.
The event was initially supposed to be held on Independence Mall but was moved inside due to rain.
Wawa is going beyond its popular in-person hoagie giveaway, one of the many high points of Wawa Welcome America 2021.
Wawa also is expanding their outreach to over 920 stores, where it will serve 50,000 hoagies to first responders, veterans’ organizations, USO centers, health care workers and food banks.
