Wienermobile to visit Topeka, here's where to find it

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The famous hotdog-shaped Oscar Mayer Wienermobile is set to visit the Capital City this June for two separate meet-and-greets with locals.

The distinctive shape of the Wienermobile will be making its way through the city's streets soon at stops in north and west Topeka. These stops can be found on Oscar Mayer's website. In total, these include:

• Thursday, June 20
  • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Dillons at Fairlawn Plaza located at 5311 SW 22nd Place.
• Sunday, June 23
  • Noon to 5 p.m.
  • Kansas Children's Discovery Center at 4400 SW 10th Avenue.

The Wienermobile initially hit the streets of America in 1936 to promote the Oscar Mayer brand. In the spring of 2023, the company announced it would be changing the name of its sausage-shaped fleet to “Frankmobile” to get more attention to a new recipe for All Beef Franks.

Four months after the name change was announced, Oscar Mayer backtracked. Frankmobiles were out and the Wienermobiles are back in style.

Each Wienermobile is driven by a “Hotdogger,” oftentimes being a recent college grad. An ad for the Hotdogger role through Oscar Myer in 2023 stated that drivers will travel to more than 20 states over 200,000 miles before the year is over.

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