Known as British Empire Games (1930-1950), British Empire and Commonwealth Games (1954-1966), British Commonwealth Games (1970-1974), and Commonwealth Games (1978-present). An Inter-Empire Championship was held as a part of the Festival of Empire and can be counted as forerunner.
Host cities:
- 1911 London (GBR) 12 May-1 June 1911
- 1930 Hamilton, Ontario (CAN) 16-23 August 1930
- 1934 London (GBR) 4-11 August 1934
- 1938 Sydney (AUS) 5-12 February 1938
- 1950 Auckland (NZL) 4-11 February 1950
- 1954 Vancouver (CAN) 30 July-7 August 1954
- 1958 Cardiff (GBR) 18-26 July 1958
- 1962 Perth (AUS) 22 November-1 December 1962
- 1966 Kingston (JAM) 4-13 August 1966
- 1970 Edinburgh (GBR) 16-25 July 1960
- 1974 Christchurch (NZL) 24 January-2 February 1974
- 1978 Edmonton (CAN) 3-12 August 1978
- 1982 Brisbane (AUS) 30 September-9 October 1982
- 1986 Edinburgh (GBR) 24 July-2 August 1986
- 1990 Auckland (NZL) 24 January-3 February 1990
- 1994 Victoria, British Columbia (CAN) 18-28 August 1994
- 1998 Kuala Lumpur (MAS) 11-21 September 1998
- 2002 Manchester (GBR) 25 July-4 August 2002
- 2006 Melbourne (AUS) 15-26 March 2006
- 2010 Delhi (IND) 3-14 October 2010
- 2014 Glasgow (GBR) 23 July-3 August 2014
- 2018 Gold Coast (AUS) 4-15 April 2018
- 2022 Birmingham (GBR) 27 July-7 August 2022
