In the survival MMO ARK: Survival Evolved, the Summer Bash 2021 event is here, offering tons of features to unlock. This includes new skins, emotes, and chibis. You can find out what’s available here.
What is the Summer Bash 2021? Summer Bash is an event where special bonuses take effect on certain servers, allowing you to earn unique skins, emotes, and chibis.
Here are the bonuses available on selected server types:
- Official Servers: XP gain, harvesting time, taming and breeding are 3 times better; mating interval is 0.5 shorter and a 1.5 times bonus on hexagons.
- Small Tribe Servers: XP gain, harvesting time, and taming are 4.5 times better; breeding is 4 times faster; mating interval is 0.5 shorter and a 1.5 times bonus on hexagons.
- ARKPocalypse Servers: XP gain, harvesting time, taming and breeding are 3 times better; mating interval is 0.5 shorter and a 1.5 times bonus on hexagons.
- Conquest Servers: XP gain, harvesting time, and taming are 4.5 times better; breeding is 4 times faster; mating interval is 0.5 shorter and a 1.5 times bonus on hexagons.
Until when does the event last? The event started on June 30 and will last until July 14, 2021.
Skins, Emotes, and Chibis – All of this is available in the Summer Bash event 2021
These special items are available: In 2021, there are a lot of special items and features that you can earn. Here’s a selection of the coolest items from the event:
Emotes
- Hula Dance
- Spinning in Place
Skins
- Inflatable T-Rex Costume
- 3 Hawaiian Shirt Patterns
- 3 Swimsuit Variations
- Retro Sunglasses
- Floppy Summer Straw Hat
Chibi Pets
- Maewing
- Space Dolphin
- Voidwyrm
- Deal With It Dodo
- Straw Hat Otter
Especially the inflatable T-Rex looks delightfully silly and should become a favorite of the event. If you want such a costume but are new to ARK, check out our article where you’ll find out why now is the ideal time to get into ARK.





