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Adopt Me New Update: Schedule, Times & Next Countdown

Updated July 24, 2026 By AllThingsHow Staff 287K playing now

Adopt Me, the Roblox pet-and-family life game that keeps roughly about 290,000 players online at once, gets a fresh content release from Uplift Games every week. The developer calls this recurring patch the New Update, and it isn’t tied to a single date — it is a standing fixture on Adopt Me’s calendar, returning at the same points in the week, week after week.

Rather than a one-off event, New Update is the name Adopt Me uses for its weekly content cycle. Each release brings its own set of changes, but the timing follows a consistent rhythm — 15 runs on the schedule so far — and that predictability is what makes it worth planning around instead of something you stumble into by chance.

Artwork for the New Update event in Adopt MeNext occurrence

Adopt Me

New Update

Jul 31, 11:05 AM ET

Next in 4d 22h 17m

Usual times
  • Mondays, 11:05 AM ET
  • Fridays, 11:05 AM ET
  • Fridays, 11:15 AM ET

Runs weekly.

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How often the New Update runs

The New Update runs weekly, landing in one of three recurring slots on the schedule:

  • Mondays, 11:05 AM ET
  • Fridays, 11:05 AM ET
  • Fridays, 11:15 AM ET

Adopt Me’s audience is spread across every continent, and staggering the rollouts across a Monday and two Friday windows means a release lands at a reasonable hour somewhere in most regions rather than always favouring one. Taking the main 11:05 AM ET window as the anchor, that works out to 8:05 AM in Los Angeles, 11:05 AM in New York, 4:05 PM in London, 5:05 PM in Berlin, 8:35 PM in New Delhi, and — rolling into the next day — 12:05 AM in Tokyo and 1:05 AM in Sydney. The second Friday slot sits ten minutes later across the board.

The next New Update is set for Friday, July 31 at 11:05 AM ET. Because the developer keeps to this cadence, if one week’s slot doesn’t suit you, the following one is only days away. The next time and the usual windows are on the card above.

What happens in the New Update

Because New Update is Uplift Games’ label for its regular refresh rather than a single themed event, the contents change from one week to the next, and the specifics aren’t clear until a release goes live. What stays constant is the shape of it:

  • New pets and eggs, which are usually the headline draw and the first thing trade chat reacts to.
  • Fresh items, toys, vehicles or house furnishings added to the in-game shops.
  • Seasonal touches tied to whatever time of year the release falls in.
  • Balance tweaks and bug fixes to systems already in the game.

Not every release includes all four, and the developer bills each one simply as Adopt Me’s latest update. Logging in shortly after the window opens is the surest way to see what a given week brought.

Tips for catching it

  • Pick whichever window falls at a convenient hour for you — the Monday and Friday slots give most regions at least one workable option.
  • New content draws a crowd, so expect busy servers in the first hour; joining a little later is often smoother.
  • Set a reminder for the Friday window if you want the release the day it lands, since it is the one with two slots.
  • If you miss a week, there’s no need to rush — the next New Update comes around within days, and the cycle simply continues.

How it fits into Adopt Me’s schedule

New Update isn’t Adopt Me’s only recurring fixture. The game also runs Admin Abuse and 2D Tuesday on their own schedules, so between the three there is usually something on the calendar most weeks. New Update is the one to watch if you’re after new pets, items, or fixes, since that’s what its weekly slot brings.

FAQ

What time is the Adopt Me New Update event in my timezone?
The main window is 11:05 AM ET, which is 8:05 AM in Los Angeles, 11:05 AM in New York, 4:05 PM in London, 5:05 PM in Berlin, 8:35 PM in New Delhi, 12:05 AM the next day in Tokyo, and 1:05 AM the next day in Sydney.

How often is the Adopt Me New Update event?
It runs weekly, landing in recurring Monday and Friday slots.

When is the next Adopt Me New Update event?
The next one is set for Friday, July 31 at 11:05 AM ET, with the countdown on the card above.

What do you do in Adopt Me New Update?
Each New Update brings a fresh set of changes to Adopt Me — pets, items, seasonal content, and fixes — with the specifics varying from one week to the next and only clear once the release goes live.