Clean Out Your Freezer Day

Hunters For The Hungry Louisiana is back again on August 23, 2026, asking Louisiana to make more room in their freezer for the upcoming hunting season. They're welcoming all perishable donations to one of the drop-off locations throughout the state for the annual Clean Out Your Freezer Day on August 23rd (dates and times may vary).

While most Clean out Your Freezer Day drop-off times and dates in their community as some may begin on August 17th or run as late as August 28th. Hunters For The Hungry (H4H) will accept any properly packaged, labled, and dated game, fish, or other protein, as well as other frozen food at the multiple drop-off locations.

"Moving Clean Our Your Freezer Day to late August the last few years have proven to result in great success with record breaking pounds of donations. We want to continue to make it convenient for all sportsmen as they're preparing for the upcoming hunting season and possibly unloading from the fishing season," says Julie Grunewalk, executive director of Hunters For The Hungry Louisiana. "We've also continued to make the drop-off locations more convenient so you'll find that we're hosting at more markets, specifically with a few more Rouses Markets on the schedule. We feel this will be easier for everyone, especially as they're shopping for the week ahead."

Nearly 18,500 pounds of frozen goods were collected from Clean Out Your Freezer Day 2025, just clearing over the 18,251 pounds in 2024. The goal for H4H is to surpass the 2025 donations to provide for the needy. The distribution goes through five (5) major food banks in Louisiana, as well as direct to shelter and kitchens and other agencies. 

To find your local drop-off locations' date and times, visit cleanoutyourfreezer.com.