SEA Games 2025 Competition Venues and Competition Schedule: Fan Guide to Thailand’s Year-End Games

Everything Fans Need to Know About the 33rd SEA Games in Bangkok, Chonburi, and Songkhla

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The 33rd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 2025) will return to Thailand from 9 to 20 December 2025, with events hosted across Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Chonburi, and Songkhla.

Known officially as the 33rd SEA Games and commonly referred to as Thailand 2025, the event promises to be one of the most exciting editions in recent history, featuring over 40 sports across multiple clusters.

For fans planning their trip, here’s a complete competition schedule and venue guide to help you follow the action.

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Host Cities and Venue Clusters

The 2025 SEA Games will utilise some of Thailand’s most iconic sporting venues, many of which previously staged major international events such as the 1985 SEA Games, the 1998 Asian Games, and the 2007 Summer Universiade.

🏙 Bangkok Metropolitan Region (Main Cluster)

Sports hosted: Majority of the 31 sports

Venues include: Bangkok and surrounding provinces of Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Samut Prakan, and Samut Sakhon Bangkok Cluster: Bangkok Royal Plaza (Sanam Luang), Swimming Pool, SAT, Bangkok, Sports Authority of Thailand, Bangkok; Suphachalasai Stadium, National Stadium; Thammasat University Rangsit Campus, Pathum Thani; Aquatic Center, Assumption University Suvarnabhumi Campus, Samut Prakan; Thammasat Water Sports Center, Thammasat University Rangsit Campus, Pathum Thani; Baseball Stadium, Queen Sirikit Sports Center, Pathum Thani; Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, Pathum Thani; Nimibutr Stadium, National Stadium, Bangkok; Blu-O Rhythm & Bowl, Major Cineplex Ratchayothin, Bangkok; Thailand International Boxing Training Center, SAT, Bangkok; 2 TerdThai Cricket Grounds & Asian Institute of Technology ,Bangkok; Kamol Sports Park, Bangkok; Hua Mark Velodrome, Bangkok

Highlights: Athletics, swimming, gymnastics, volleyball, and other marquee events

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🌊 Chonburi Province (Coastal Cluster)

Sports hosted: 15

Venues: Pattaya and surrounding districts

Chonburi Cluster: Jomtien Beach, Pattaya City, Chon Buri; Hall B&C Ambassador city hotel Jomtien, Pattaya City, Chonburi; The Royal Thai Navy Rowing and Canoeing Training Center, Rayong; Prem Auditorium, Thaksin University Songkhla Campus, Songkhla; Khao Kheow Open Zoo, Chon Buri; National Sports University Chonburi, Chonburi; ; Nonthaburi Province Stadium, Nonthaburi; Bangkokthonburi University, Samut Prakan; Siam Country Club Pattaya, Chonburi

Highlights: Sailing, beach volleyball, water sports, and selected combat sports

🌴 Songkhla Province (Southern Cluster)

Sports hosted: 10

Venues: Songkhla city and nearby coastal areas

Highlights: Rowing, sepak takraw, martial arts, and select team sports

Outlying Venues

Chiang Mai: Men’s football preliminaries

Ratchaburi: Skeet shooting

📅Key Dates and Competition Schedule

• Opening Ceremony: 9 December 2025 – Bangkok

• Closing Ceremony: 20 December 2025 – Bangkok

Week 1 (9 – 14 December 2025)

• Men’s Football group stages (Chiang Mai, Bangkok)

• Aquatics: Swimming, water polo, diving (Bangkok)

• Athletics heats begin (Bangkok)

• Combat sports preliminaries: Boxing, Taekwondo, Judo (Bangkok & Chonburi)

• Beach Volleyball & Sailing (Chonburi)

Week 2 (15 – 20 December 2025)

• Athletics finals including 100m, 200m, relays (Bangkok)

• Gymnastics finals (Bangkok)

• Rowing & Canoeing (Songkhla)

• Sepak Takraw medal matches (Songkhla)

• Men’s Football semi-finals and final (Bangkok)

• Closing Ceremony on 20 December

  
  

  For the full competition schedule, visit the 2025 SEA Games official website here.

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Thailand’s Legacy as SEA Games Host

Thailand has a proud tradition of hosting the SEA Games. 2025 will mark the seventh time the country has staged the event. Bangkok previously hosted in 1959, 1967, 1975, and 1985, while this will be the first time Chonburi and Songkhla serve as main host cities.

This edition is also historic as the first SEA Games awarded through a formal bidding and election process, with Thailand’s joint bid confirmed on 13 January 2023.

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Travel Tips for SEA Games Fans

✈️ Getting There: International fans can fly into Suvarnabhumi Airport (Bangkok) or Don Mueang International Airport for Bangkok cluster events. Pattaya (Chonburi) and Hat Yai (Songkhla) are also well-connected domestically.

🚆 Transport: Thailand’s rail and bus networks link Bangkok, Chonburi, and Songkhla, while high-speed rail between Bangkok and Pattaya offers quick transfers.

🎟 Tickets: Official ticketing details will be released by the SEA Games Organising Committee closer to the event. Fans are encouraged to follow updates through the official SEA Games 2025 website.

🏨 Accommodation: Bangkok offers a wide range of hotels for every budget, while Chonburi and Songkhla provide scenic stays near the coast for fans attending cluster events.

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Why Fans Should Be Excited for SEA Games 2025

With 50 sports, a historic multi-cluster format, and venues steeped in Southeast Asia’s sporting history, the SEA Games 2025 in Thailand promises a festival of competition, culture, and community spirit. Fans can expect thrilling athletics, fierce football battles, exciting water sports in Chonburi, and traditional Southeast Asian games like sepak takraw in Songkhla.

📢 Mark your calendars: 9–20 December 2025. The SEA Games 2025 is set to be one of the year’s biggest sporting spectacles — and Thailand is ready to welcome Southeast Asia to the heart of Bangkok, the beaches of Chonburi, and the shores of Songkhla. #SEAGames2025 #Thailand2025 #33rdSEAGames