In 2021, UNESCO officially recognised the tradition as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

[2] Over the centuries, jousting on stilts has been at the center of major popular festivals in Namur.

Jousting on stilts was also the welcome gift offered by the people of Namur to distinguished visitors.

6,000 to 8,000 people gathered in front of the cathedral to support the fifty or so stilt walkers involved.

[4] 2004: Recognized as intangible heritage of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation ("Chef-d'œuvre du patrimoine oral et immatériel de la Communauté Francaise" )[5] 2016: Walloon merit officer[6] 2021 : Namur stilt jousting registered on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.