Two years after its initial staging, the world’s largest hot dog (sculpture) returns to Times Square on the occasion of the nation’s semiquincentennial to offer a renewed grandiose portrait of the United States at 250.

The 65-foot-long sculpture comes back not as a replica of its former self, Hot Dog in the City (2024), but as an altered monument with surprise additions amid a time where the political and cultural climate is increasingly shaped by spectacle and violence. Bursting with American spectacle, patriotism, and national mythology, Hot Dog: The Second Serving (2026), by Brooklyn-based artists Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw, is on view from July 21–August 8, 2026 on Duffy Square at Broadway and 46th St.

“The hot dog returns in an altered form to reflect an altered nation. As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, we found ourselves returning to questions that animated the original project: spectacle, patriotism, celebration, and power. Symbols persist. Myths persist. Their meanings shift. Two years after its initial appearance, the sculpture returns to a country that is both familiar and changed, revealing new tensions within a symbol that once seemed self-evident,” said Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw.

Complete with an oversized bun, a classic frankfurter, and a sweeping ribbon of yellow mustard, the satirical monument asks for national reflection—on where we’ve been, and where we’re headed.