The opening ceremony of the 2025 SEA Games took place on 9 December 2025 across Bangkok, began at 19:00 ICT (12:00 UTC) and ended at 21:30 ICT (14:30 UTC). The Games was formally opened by the king of Thailand, Vajiralongkorn. The ceremony marked the decades of the 1975, 1985 and 1995 Southeast Asian Games.
Preparations
Proceedings
Back to the origin (à ¸ªà ¸¹à ¹Âà ¸Âà ¸¸à ¸Âà ¹Âà ¸£à ¸´à ¹Âà ¸¡à ¸Âà ¹Âà ¸Â)
Ignite the games (à ¸Âà ¸¥à ¸¸à ¸Âà ¸Âà ¸¥à ¸±à ¸Âà ¸ªà ¸¹à ¹Âà ¸Âà ¸²à ¸£à ¹Âà ¸Âà ¹Âà ¸Âà ¸Âà ¸±à ¸Â)
We Are One â We are connected by the sea (à ¸ªà ¸²à ¸¢à ¸Âà ¹Âà ¸³à ¸«à ¸¥à ¸Âà ¸¡à ¸£à ¸§à ¸¡à ¸Âà ¸§à ¸Âà ¹Âà ¸Âà ¹Âà ¸Âà ¹Âà ¸Âà ¸«à ¸Âà ¸¶à ¹Âà ¸Âà ¹Âà ¸Âà ¸µà ¸¢à ¸§)
One spirit (à ¸Âà ¸´à ¸Âà ¸§à ¸´à ¸Âà ¸Âà ¸²à ¸Âà ¹Âà ¸«à ¹Âà ¸Âà ¸Âà ¸§à ¸²à ¸¡à ¹Âà ¸Âà ¹Âà ¸Âà ¸«à ¸Âà ¸¶à ¹Âà ¸Â)
Blooming of one victory (à ¸¡à ¸´à ¸Âà ¸£à ¸ à ¸²à ¸Âà ¸Âà ¸·à ¸Âà ¸Âà ¸±à ¸¢à ¸Âà ¸Âà ¸°)
Parade of nations
Torch relay
Music performers
Anthems
Dignitaries in attendance
Host nation
- King Vajiralongkorn
- Queen Suthida
- Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul
- Thananon Niramit, Partner of the Prime Minister
- Deputy Prime Minister Thamanat Prompow
- Atthakorn Sirilatthayakorn, Minister of Tourism and Sports
- Natthriya Thaweevong, Permanent Secretary of Tourism and Sports
- Tharapong Malakam, Permanent Secretary of Defence
- Atthasit Samphantharat, Permanent Secretary of Interior
- Gongsak Yodmani, Governor of the Sports Authority of Thailand
- Patama Leeswadtrakul, IOC Member
- Pimol Srivikorn, President of the National Olympic Committee of Thailand
- Chadchart Sittipunt, Governor of Bangkok
- Narit Niramaiwong, Governor of Chonburi
- Rattasart Chidchu, Governor of Songkhla
Foreign dignitaries
Southeast Asian Games Federation
- Chaiyapak Siriwat, President of the Southeast Asian Games Federation
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