Varese City Run
Varese (VA), Lombardia7th editionChoose the distanceTap a distance: the course, fees, times and rules below update for that race.
At a glance
Varese City Run 2026 takes place on 25 October 2026 in Varese (VA), Lombardia. Distances: 21.098 km, 21.097 km, 10 km, 5 km. Start at 09:15 from Giardini Estensi, via Sacco, Varese.
- Date
- Sunday, 25 October 2026
- Location
- Varese (VA), Lombardia, Italy
- Start
- Giardini Estensi, via Sacco, Varese
- Finish
- Giardini Estensi, via Sacco, Varese
- Distances
- Half marathon · 21.098 km · Competitive
- Staffetta VCR4Charity · Non-competitive
- Varese Half Marathon non competitiva · 21.097 km · Non-competitive
- 10 km · Competitive
- VareseTEN non competitiva · 10 km · Non-competitive
- Family Run · 5 km · Non-competitive
- Start times
- Mezza maratona 09:15 · Staffetta VCR4Charity 09:15 · Varese Half Marathon non competitiva 09:15 · 10 km 09:30 · VareseTEN non competitiva 09:30
- Entry fees
- Half marathon €27 · Varese Half Marathon non competitiva €27 · 10 km €20 · VareseTEN non competitiva €20 · Family Run €12
- Registration
- Registration open · Register now ↗
- Organiser
- Sport Piu' S.P.D. a R.L. ↗
- Official website
- varesecityrun.it ↗
- Edition
- 7th edition
Last updated: 18 October 2026
The race
The Varese City Run returns from 23 to 25 October 2026 for its seventh edition, with its village in the Giardini Estensi gardens in the centre of Varese: all of Sunday 25 October's races start and finish here. It is organised by Sportpiù SSD with the support of the City of Varese. The programme includes the Varese Half Marathon, a FIDAL national race over the half marathon distance that the organisers describe as technical and fast, also in a non-competitive version; the VareseTEN, a FIDAL-certified 10 km run either as an official race or non-competitively; the 5 km Family Run for families, groups of friends and four-legged friends; and the VCR4Charity solidarity relay, four legs on the half marathon course in support of the Fondazione Renato Piatti and the Fondazione Giacomo Ascoli. Over the three days the village hosts partner stands, running gear, play areas and food & drink.
All races start and finish in the Giardini Estensi, in via Sacco, and wind through the streets of central Varese on roads closed to traffic. The half marathon measures a FIDAL-certified 21.097 km, the VareseTEN a FIDAL-certified 10 km and the Family Run 5 km. In the half marathon, refreshment points are at km 5, 10, 15 and 20 and at the finish, with sponge stations at km 7.5, 12.5 and 17.5; in the 10 km, a refreshment point at km 5 and at the finish and a sponge station at km 7.5.
Water and supplements are available at every point. The official half marathon and 10 km routes are published by the organisers on Google My Maps.
Entry fees
- Until 13 September 2026Pacco gara Silver€17
- Until 13 September 2026Pacco gara Gold€27
- Until 22 October 2026NowPacco gara Silver€27
- Until 22 October 2026Pacco gara Gold€37
- Until 25 October 2026Iscrizione al Villaggio VCR, pacco Silver (entro le 8:30 del 25 ottobre, se ci sono posti)€30
- Until 25 October 2026Iscrizione al Villaggio VCR, pacco Gold (entro le 8:30 del 25 ottobre, se ci sono posti)€40
What's included
- Race pack
- Technical shirt
- Finisher medal
- Aid stations
- Sponge stations
- Ristoro finale
- Chip timing
- Cronometraggio
- Bag drop
- Changing rooms
- Medical assistance
- Insurance
- Finisher certificate
Rules and requirements
- FIDAL membersMembers of an Italian athletics club (Italian Athletics Federation).
- RuncardFIDAL card for runners without a club: buy it online and pair it with a competitive athletics medical certificate.
- Sports promotion bodiesMembers of an Italian sports promotion body recognised by FIDAL, with a competitive medical certificate.
- International runnersMembers of a federation affiliated to World Athletics, or with a Runcard and a competitive medical certificate.
Varese Half Marathon: open to FIDAL juniors, under-23s and seniors, members of sports promotion bodies with Runcard-EPS and, from age 20, Runcard holders, always with a competitive athletics medical certificate, as well as members of foreign federations affiliated to World Athletics. Start at 9:15, time limit 2h40'. Fees with the Silver pack €17 until 13 September and €27 until 22 October, with the Gold pack €27 and €37; at the village €30 (Silver) and €40 (Gold).
The FIDAL VareseTEN, also open to under-18s, starts at 9:30 with a 1h15' time limit and costs €15–22 (Silver) or €25–32 (Gold). The non-competitive half marathon still requires a competitive medical certificate and a minimum age of 18; the non-competitive VareseTEN (€15–22) and the Family Run (€12 online, €15 at the village, €2.50 for children up to 11) are open to everyone, with children under 12 accompanied.
Online entries until 23:59 on 22 October, then at the village until 8:30 on 25 October if places remain. Entries can be transferred until 30 September for €5; fees are not refunded.
