ARK Summer Bash 2023: Expected Start Date, Content, and More

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Summer is here, and ARK presents its players with another Summer Bash this year. It comes with limited-time benefits like XP boosts, unique items, and different-colored creatures. With that, let's take a deep dive into the ARK Summer Bash 2023.

ARK Summer EVO Event (ARK Summer Bash 2023)

First, take a trip down memory lane to see what the previous ARK Summer Bash events had in store for players. For instance, ARK Summer Bash started in 2019 and has been a part of the game’s list of events every year. The first instance had boosted XP rates, along with skins and event-colored creature spawns. In 2020, ARK introduced additional colors to creature spawns in the event’s second iteration. Plus, the developing studio added summer-themed items and Chibi-pets while the event was active. For the third ARK Summer Bash, Studio Wildcard added extra summer-themed skins. This event also brought the XP boosts to other servers, particularly the ARKpocalypse, Conquest, and Small Tribe Servers. As for last year’s Summer EVO event, it comes with more colors for dinosaur spawns. Additionally, the XP boosts, skins, emotes, and Chibi-Pets released from previous instances return.

Release Date and Duration

The announcement for the Summer Bash 2023 states that the event started on June 30. It lasts for 24 days, meaning it'll end on July 24. This period lines up with previous ARK summer events, which you can find below for comparison:

• Summer Bash 2019: July 2, 2019, to July 19, 2019
• Summer Bash 2020: June 25, 2020, to July 21, 2020
• Summer Bash 2021: June 30, 2021, to July 21, 2021
• Summer Bash 2022: June 1, 2022, to July 26, 2022

Event Content

For this year, the XP bonuses and event-themed content from the previous years to return. Here’s a quick rundown of the perks, items, and creatures available during the Summer EVO 2023 event:

XP Boosts

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

Items

• Summer Swirl Taffy

Event-Colored Creature Spawns

• Dino Dark Blue
• Red
• White
• Dino Light Blue
• Dark Red
• Blue
• Light Grey
• Cream
• Cammo
• Orange
• MediumTeal
• DarkBlue
• LemonLime
• Peach
• Coral

Skins

• Alpha Raptor Swim Bottom Skin
• Alpha Raptor Swin Top Skin
• Angler Hat Skin
• Bulbdog-Print Shirt Skin
• Cool Noglin-Print Shirt Skin
• Crab Fest Swim Bottom Skin
• Crab Fest Swim Top Skin
• Dino Uncle Sam Hat Skin
• Eel Swim Bottom Skin
• Eel Swim Top Skin
• Fireworks Flaregun Skin
• Fireworks Rocket Launcher Skin
• Fish Bite Swim Bottom Skim
• Fish Bite Swim Top Skin
• Floaty Swim Bottom Skin
• Floaty Swim Top Skin
• Floppy Straw Summer Hat Skin
• Floral Swim Bottom Skin
• Floral Swim Top Skin
• Flying Disc Skin
• Gasbags-Print Shirt Skin
• Giga Poop Swim Bottom Skin
• Giga Poop Swim Top Skin
• Grilling Spatula Skin
• Hoversail-Print Shirt Skin
• Ice Pop-Print Shirt Skin
• Ichthy Isles Swim Bottom Skin
• Ichthy Isles Swim Top Skin
• Inflatable Rex Costume Skin
• Jellyfish Swim Bottom Skin
• Jellyfish Swim Top Skin
• Retro Sunglasses Skin
• Sea Life-Print Shirt Skin
• Shadowmane Fishing-Print Shirt Skin
• Sunglasses Skin
• T-Rex Swim Bottom Skin
• T-Rex Swim Top Skin
• Torch Sparkler Skin
• Uncle Sam Hat Skin
• Water Soaker Skin

Emotes

• Air Drums Emote
• Air Guitar Emote
• Archer Flex Emote
• Backflip Emote
• Bicep Smooch Emote
• Hula Dance Emote
• Mosh Pit Emote

Chibi-Pets

• Chibi-Deal With It Dodo
• Chibi-Straw Hat Otter

How Do You Activate the ARK: Survival Evolved Summer Event on Your Server?

Players on unofficial servers can activate the ARK Summer Bash event by entering the following console parameter: -activeevent=Summer. Note that the special bonuses and items activated by manually triggering this event may not coincide with the summer event initiated on official servers.