Budapest Half Marathon Budapest Half Marathon The Budapest Half Marathon (complete name: Wizz Air Budapest Half Marathon, ) is an annual road running competition over the half marathon distance which takes place in Budapest, Hungary in September. The route starts and ends in City Park and winds through the city center, offering views of some of the city's main sights, such as Andrássy Avenue with the Opera House, the Danube from the Széchenyi Chain Bridge and the Parliament. The 2017 event will take place on Sunday 10 September. Between 1984 and 1993 annual half-marathon races were organized as a side event of the
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