It’s not Independence Day without a good old hot dog eating contest! Nathan’s Famous 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest returns to Coney Island’s Nathan’s Famous on Surf Avenue for 2024 in New York City. The first Fourth of July hot dog eating contest took place in 1916, the same year Nathan’s Famous opened on Surf Avenue in Coney Island.
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Miki Sudo celebrates with the trophy after winning the women’s title during the 2024 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating competition at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York on July 4, 2024. Sudo won after consuming a record-breaking 51 hotdogs.
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Competitors compete for the women’s title at Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2024, in New York City.
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Competitors compete for the women’s title at Nathan’s Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2024, in New York City.
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Miki Sudo competes for the women’s title during the 2024 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating competition at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York on July 4, 2024.
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Mayoi “Ebimayo” Ebihara from Tokyo, Japan, competes for the women’s title of the 2024 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating competition at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York on July 4, 2024.
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Workers prepare for the 2024 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating competition at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York on July 4, 2024.
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Hot dogs are ready for the 2024 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating competition at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York on July 4, 2024.
