Since the most remote times the real occasion for games and public events were religious festivals and the visits and passages of authoritative personalities who involved the entire Sarteano community, both the nobles and the people, in the organization of the celebrations. And among the games played during the festivals, the one that in Sarteano today is best consolidated and documented could not be missing: "La Giostra del Saracino".

Taking place on August 15 in Sarteano, this historical jousting event features knights on horseback competing in medieval attire.