Shakopee-based Mid-America Festivals is a for-profit company that produces the Minnesota Renaissance Festival (since 1971), Bay Area Renaissance Festival, Kansas City Renaissance Festival, Michigan Renaissance Festival and the Trail of Terror, which is the largest Halloween event in the upper Midwest. The 2011 Minnesota Renaissance Festival will be held August 20 to October 7. As another service, the firm also creates memorable weddings -- traditional or themed -- and commitment ceremonies.