 A launch party was held on 20 October 2015 at the Meritz Hotel in Miri in conjunction with the 2013 and 2014 Sarawak state sports awards where the logo, theme and mascots were introduced.Begin December 2015, Pre-Games tournaments were held across Sarawak for Sukma Games sports events.A baton relay was held statewide, began with the town of Lawas on 13 February 2016 at 9 am (MST), passed through several cities in Sarawak and ends in Kuching on 23 April 2016.