List of SEA Games host cities

Since the SEA Games began in 1959, it has been held in 15 cities across all Southeast Asian countries except East Timor.

Editions

 * 1 – Changed name when Brunei, the Philippines, & Indonesia were admitted.
 * 2 – It was the first time that a non-capital city hosted the games.
 * 3 – It was the first time that two cities co-hosted the games.
 * 4 – Other locales that hosted the games are several cities within Metro Manila, Los Baños, Calamba, Cebu City, Bacolod, Angeles City, and Subic.
 * 5 – Palembang is the main host for the games, Jakarta is the supporting co-host.
 * 6 – There is no designated host city for marketing purposes for the 2019 edition which is also officially known as "Philippines 2019". The opening ceremony was held in Bocaue, Bulacan, while the closing was held at New Clark City in the town of Capas, Tarlac. Several other localities hosted the games including the towns and cities of the Clark Special Economic Zone (Angeles, Mabalacat, Capas), Metro Manila, the towns and cities of the Subic Freeport Zone, as well as the provinces of Batangas and La Union, and the city of Tagaytay.
 * 7 – There is no designated host city for marketing purposes for the 2021, 2023 and 2025 editions.
 * 8 – Several Malaysian states have expressed interest to host the 2027 edition, including Sarawak, Putrajaya, Penang, Sabah and Pahang. A proposal is to have the opening ceremony and 18 sports to be held in Sarawak, and the rest of the 18 sports to be held across Peninsular Malaysia.

Hosting tally

 * 1 – Cambodia was to host the 1963 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, but was cancelled due to domestic political situation.