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Explore our site and learn about the sport of ring jousting and its rich tradition in Maryland. Please join us at a tournament to learn more!!!
| DATE/TIME | JOUST |
| Sat. May 7, 2022 12:00 Noon |
Harry Brooks Memorial Tournament Kingsville, MD 21087 |
| Sat. May 21, 2022 12:00 Noon |
MJTA Joust @ Jerusalem Mill Kingsville, MD 21087 |
| Sat. May 28, 2022 1:00 pm |
Mid Atlantic Joust Queen Anne, MD 21657 Sherwood Trophy Challenge follows |
| Sat. June 4, 2022 2:30 pm |
Christ Church 350th Anniversary Festival & Jousting Exhibition Port Republic, MD 20676 |
| Sat. June 11, 2022 12:00 Noon |
Founder's Day Joust Kingsville, MD 21087 |
| Sat. June 18, 2022 11:00 am |
Hall of Fame Tournament Mount Solon, VA 22843 |
| Sat. July 9, 2022 12:00 Noon |
George Kreutzer Memorial Joust Kingsville, MD 21087 |
| Sat. July 16, 2022 12:00 Noon |
Talbot County 4-H Fair Joust Easton, MD 21601 |
| Sun. July 17, 2022 12:00 Noon |
101st Petersville Farmers Club Joust Brunswick, MD 21758 |
| Sat. July 23, 2022 12:00 Noon |
MJTA Memorial Joust Cockeysville, MD 21030 |
| Sat. July 30, 2022 1:00 pm |
St. Mary's Catholic Church 147th Festival & Joust Barnesville, MD 20838 |
| Sat. August 6, 2022 12:00 Noon |
Jerusalem Mill Tournament Kingsville, MD 21087 |
| Sat. August 6, 2022 12:00 Noon |
Caroline/Dorchester Fair Joust Denton, MD 21629 |
| Fri. August 12, 2022 5:00 pm |
Queen Anne County 4-H Joust Centreville, MD 21617 |
| Sun. August 14, 2022 4:00 pm |
Queen Anne County Joust Queen Anne, MD 21657 |
| Sun. August 14, 2022 1:00 & 3:00 pm |
Made in Maryland - Jousting Exhibition Pasadena, MD 21122 |
| Sat. August 20, 2022 10:00 am |
Wicomico County Fair Joust Salisbury, MD 21804 |
| Sun. August 21, 2022 10:00 am |
Wicomico County Fair Joust - Day 2 Salisbury, MD 21804 |
| Sun. August 21, 2022 12:00 Noon |
Fairplay Day Joust Boonsboro, MD 21713 |
| Sat. August 27, 2022 12:00 Noon |
155th Calvert Co. Joust & Dinner Port Republic, MD 20676 |
| Sun. September 4, 2022 1:00 pm |
Caroline County Joust Denton, MD 21629 |
| Sat. September 10, 2022 12:00 Noon |
WMJC Championship Joust Brunswick, MD 21758 |
| Sun. September 11, 2022 1:00 pm |
Ridgely Joust Ridgely, MD 21660 |
| Sat. September 17, 2022 12:00 Noon |
AJC Championship Joust Kingsville, MD 21087 |
| Tue. September 20, 2022 11:00 am |
Frederick Fair Exhibition Frederick, MD 21701 |
| Sat. September 24, 2022 1:00 pm |
St. Mary's County Fair Joust Leonardtown, MD 20650 |
| Sun. September 25, 2022 10:00 am |
ESJA Pre-Championship Joust Queen Anne, MD 21657 |
| Sun. September 25, 2022 1:00 pm |
ESJA Championship Joust Queen Anne, MD 21657 |
| Sat. October 1, 2022 11:00 am Rain date Oct. 2nd |
Maryland State Championship Joust Crownsville, MD 21032 |
| Sat. October 8, 2022 11:00 am Rain date Oct. 15th |
National Jousting Championship Brunswick, MD 21758 |
View the full 2022 Maryland Jousting Schedule here.
A traditional ring joust -- a test of skill and horsemanship where riders pass through a series of arches, attempting to spear three dangling rings and present them to the judges. There are three regulation rides for three rings, allowing a knight or maid to capture nine rings for a perfect score. Starting ring diameters range from one and three quarter inches for novices to one inch for professional jousters. Tie-off rides can be conducted with rings as small as one quarter inch in diameter.
MJTA hosts many jousting tournaments throughout the season, the Annual State Championship Tournament and an Annual Awards Banquet.
Ring JoustingJousting is a sport synonymous with Maryland history. It has survived in Maryland since the founding of the original colony.
The people of Maryland enjoy this sport because of its colorful, friendly, traditional aspects. Men, women and children participate often in the same classes, and always under the same set of standard rules. A Maryland Jousting Tournament is unique in its own right, and depicts the motto of the Great Seal of Maryland. It is indeed a sport of “Manly Deeds and Womanly Words”.
During the special February session of the Maryland legislature in 1962, the Honorable Henry J. Fowler Sr., Delegate from St. Mary's County, introduced a bill into the Maryland House of Delegates giving recognition to the sport of jousting as the Official State Sport of Maryland. This bill passed both chambers of the Legislature by an overwhelming vote and was signed into law by Governor J. Millard Tawes. Thus, as of June 1, 1962, Maryland became the first state in the United States to adopt an official state sport. We are proud of the honor and of the opportunity to present for the fine people of Maryland, as well as the tourists and visitors from other states, what we proudly hail as the Official State Sport of Maryland.
The Maryland Jousting Tournament Association (MJTA) was established in 1950.
The purpose of the organization
A. To govern a standard set of jousting tournament rules which are agreeable to the riders and which will be enforced at every tournament.
B. To act as mediator between sponsors in arranging suitable tournament dates that are not in conflict.
C. To notify each member in advance as to the time and place of each tournament.
D. To promote a better understanding between rider, sponsors and spectators.
E. To encourage good sportsmanship and good horsemanship among the members.
F. To encourage a friendlier relationship and mutual understanding among the members.
G. To make every effort to keep alive the quaint, colorful, ancient traditions of the Age of Chivalry which are associated with the sport, and to do as much as possible to make it unique in its own right.
