July 15, 2022

Although the ARK Summer Bash event can be partially activated using a manual server console parameter all year round, there’s something special about the proper event going live.

Whilst development on ARK has more or less stopped as Studio Wildcard prepares for the next game – ARK 2 – they are thankfully continuing with their annual events; and as proved by the 2022 ARK Eggcellent Adventure event, they’re also adding a few new bits of content for fans to enjoy too.

With that in mind, some fans might be wondering when does the ARK Summer Bash event start in 2022? Here’s everything you need to know.

ARK Summer Evo Event Confirmed

Studio Wildcard has announced a slight change to the ARK Summer Bash event. Writing on their latest Community Crunch blogpost the studio told fans that the team had been focused on ARK 2 and the recent launch of Fjordur that they were unable to do a ‘traditional’ Summer Bash event.

Instead, they’re holding a special Summer Evo Event. This includes all of the past Summer Bash colors plus 7 hand-picked new ones with a tropical vibe.

“Throw in special 3x rates on everything including breeding and the ability to get your hands on past Summer Bash items and we think we have a fun little celebration!”

The Summer EVO event will run from July 1st 1PM Pacific to July 15th 1PM Pacific.

Rates

• Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
• Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, Harvesting, Taming, 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
• ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
• Conquest: 5x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus

Emotes and Skins

 

• Emotes, skins, and chibis from previous Summer Bash events are available to craft in the Cooking Pot!

Event-Colored Wild Creatures

• Dino Light Red *NEW*
• Yellow *NEW*
• Dino Albino *NEW*
• PowderBlue *NEW*
• Turquoise *NEW*
• Lavender *NEW*
• Light Green *NEW*
• Dino Dark Blue
• Red
• White
• Dino Light Blue
• Dark Red
• Blue
• Light Grey
• Cream
• Cammo
• Orange
• MediumTeal
• DarkBlue
• LemonLime
• Peach
• Coral

When Does The ARK Summer Bash Event Start?

Although ARK Survival Evolved has only held the Summer Bash event for a couple of years, they have normally started at (roughly) the same time each year, which makes it easier to work out when the event could start in 2022. If you take a look at the table below you can see the dates for when the event has previously started and ended in the past.

EVENT	START DATE	END DATE
ARK: Summer Bash 2019	July 2nd, 2019	July 19th, 2019
ARK: Summer Bash 2020	June 25th, 2020	July 21st, 2020
ARK: Summer Bash 2021	June 30th, 2021	July 21st, 2021

As you can see, the Summer Bash event has traditionally started in the final week of June or first week of July. With this in mind we would imagine that the ARK Summer Bash event will start on June 28, 2022 – or slightly thereafter. As for a start time, these events normally have a start time of 1 PM PST / 9 PM GMT. Do remember, this hasn’t been confirmed as official by Studio Wildcard yet, so take this prediction with a pinch of salt for the time being or until we hear more from the developers Community Crunch blog post.

ARK Summer Bash Skins, Chibis & More

At the time of writing, we don’t know what new content will be obtainable in ARK Summer Bash 2022. However, as with every ARK event, we normally see past event items (skins, emotes, and chibi’s etc) available once again, typically alongside a few new items too. To give you a sense of what to expect, here’s a look at the content which was available to players in 2021:

Items: 

• Summer Swirl Taffy

Emotes:

• *NEW* – Hula Dance Emote, Flip In Place Emote
• *OLD SKINS* – Air Guitar Emote, Air Drums Emote, Mosh Pit Emote, Archer Flex Emote, Bicep Smooch Emote

Skins:

• *NEW* – Inflatable T-Rex costume. 3 Hawaiian Shirt patterns, 3 Swimsuit patterns, Retro Sunglasses Skin, Floppy Straw Summer Hat Skin, Angler Hat Skin
• *OLD SKINS* – Alpha Raptor Swim Bottom Skin, Alpha Raptor Swim Top Skin, Crab Fest Swim Bottom Skin, Crab Fest Swim Top Skin, Fish Bite Swim Bottom Skin, Fish Bite Swim Top Skin, Floral Swim Bottom Skin, Floral Swim Top Skin, Giga Poop Swim Bottom Skin, Giga Poop Swim Top Skin, Ichthy Isles Swim Bottom Skin, Ichthy Isles Swim Top Skin, T-Rex Swim Bottom Skin, T-Rex Swim Top Skin, Bulbdog-Print Shirt Skin, Gasbags-Print Shirt Skin, Ice Pop-Print Shirt Skin, Sea Life-Print Shirt Skin, Sunglasses Skin, Uncle Sam Hat Skin, Dino Uncle Sam Hat Skin, Grilling Spatula Skin, Water Soaker Skin, Flying Disc Skin, Fireworks Flaregun Skin, Fireworks Rocket Launcher Skin, Torch Sparkler Skin

Chibi Pets:

• Maewing, Spacedolphin, Voidwyrm, Deal With It Dodo, Straw Hat Otter, Manta, Ammonite, Cnidaria, Plesiosaur, Astrocetus

Event Coloured Wild Creatures:

• Dino Dark Blue, Red, White, Dino Light Blue, Dark Red, Blue, Light Grey, Cream, Cammo, Orange, Medium Teal, Dark Blue, Lemon Lime, Peach, Coral

ARK Summer Bash Boosted Rates

As with each year, you can expect to see boosted rates for various in-game mechanics like taming, breeding, harvesting, and more. Below you’ll find the various rates available in 2021:

Official Server

• 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation).
• 0.5x Mating Interval
• 1.5x Hexagon Bonus

Small Tribe Server

• 4.5x XP, Harvesting, and Taming.
• 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation).
• 0.5x Mating Interval.
• 1.5x Hexagon Bonus.

ARKpocalypse

• 5x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation).
• 0.5x Mating Interval.
• 1.5x Hexagon Bonus.

Conquest

• 4.5x XP, Harvesting, and Taming.
• 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation).
• 0.5x Mating Interval.
• 1.5x Hexagon Bonus.

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That’s everything you need to know about the ARK Summer Bash event for 2022, but make sure to check back for more info as it becomes available.