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
Müpa Budapest the Prix d’Excellence of FIABCI in 2006. The general manager is Csaba Kael. Müpa Budapest Müpa Budapest (between 2005 and 2015 "Palace of Arts" – "Művészetek Palotája" in Hungarian) is a building in Ferencváros, Budapest, Hungary, officially opened in March 2005. It is located near Rákóczi Bridge and was designed by Zoboky, Demeter and Partners Architectural Office. The National Theatre, which opened in 2002, is located next to it. Both Müpa Budapest and the National Theatre are part of the new Millennium City Center being created in Budapest. The structure of Müpa Budapest covers a ground area of 10,000 m²