This paper presents the importance of the influence of past peoples, history and culture for the development of a location. The events and celebrations that took place in the distant past can be of great importance today not only for tourism but also for t he local population. The Tilting at the Ring represents much more than a tourist event for the village of Barban. It is part of the cultural heritage of every Barban dweller and his pride. The Tilting at the Ring is a centuries old form of jousting. It wa s common at knightly tournaments whose highlights were duels between knights charging each other with levelled lances. According to the oldest records held in Barban, the Tilting at the Ring dates back to 1696. It had been forgotten until 1976 when it was reinstated, and according to local records, it was last organized in 1703. Today, the Tilting at the Ring joust is a trademark of the municipality of Barban and one of the most visited events in Istria. Attaching importance to such events for tourism relat ed purposes is necessary. It emphasises the history of the tourist destination and its authenticity and plays an even greater role in connecting tourists with the local population and creating an authentic experience. The paper has six basic sections, inc luding the introduction and the conclusion. The introduction presents the hypothesis, the goals and the purpose of the research. The first part of the paper deals with the history of knightly tournaments and presents all the locations where the a Tilting a t the Ring joust was held according to historical records. This part of the paper describes the first occurrence of the Tilting at the Ring in Barban. The second part of the paper is focused on Barban, its historical features and the reinstating of the Til ting at the Ring in 1976. The third part of the paper mainly describes the organization, the parts, the equipment and rules of the joust. The last, fourth part of the paper considers the importance of the Tilting at the Ring as a cultural and tourist event and the tourist offer of Barban related to it.