Belgrade Marathon traces its roots to a 1910 walking race and became a standard 42.195-kilometer marathon in 1990, notably still held in 1999 during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. Run each April along the Danube through Zemun's Gardos Tower and New Belgrade, the 2025 edition drew over 1,500 marathon finishers among thousands of total participants.
Long before Belgrade had a modern marathon, it had a walking race.
Belgrade Marathon carries a history unlike most European city marathons: its roots trace to a 1910 race called the Great Walking Race from Obrenovac to Belgrade, and the modern marathon, established in 1988, notably continued in 1999 even as NATO bombs fell on Yugoslavia, when around forty runners from nine countries still finished a metered group run through the city
The route now loops through Zemun's cobblestone streets past Gardos Tower at the meeting of the Danube and Sava rivers, into New Belgrade's riverside parkland
Organized by sports club JSD Partizan with the City of Belgrade, the event has grown from a few hundred marathon finishers in the early 2020s to well over a thousand by 2024, alongside thousands more in its half marathon and shorter races
The event traces its symbolic lineage to a 1910 walking race from Obrenovac to Belgrade
and its most notable act of continuity came in 1999
when organizers still staged the marathon during the NATO bombing campaign as a smaller metered group run
a detail still cited as evidence of the race's resilience
Dates TBA · Usually April
For route-based days, arrive early and expect normal streets around Belgrade to work differently.
Standard running gear appropriate for April temperatures in Belgrade, layered for a cool morning start that typically warms up by midday along the exposed riverside sections of the course.
At Belgrade Marathon, respect barriers, moving equipment and marshal guidance; photos are never worth stepping into active areas.
Base yourself where the last trip of the day stays easy, especially if Belgrade Marathon runs late.
Check official or local sources for ticketed areas, paid stands, and same-year access rules.
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Belgrade Marathon is listed for April · Spring. Always re-check the official or local source close to travel.
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