Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest One of NYC’s favorite July 4th pastimes returns to Coney Island this week, where competitive food eaters will once again challenge each other in the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. With both men’s and women’s competitions, there will be a huge race to see who can eat the most hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes! Although renowned champion and eater Joey Chestnut will not be competing in this year’s event, it’s still sure to be a raucous happening down in Coney Island.