The Great Lakes Garrison is the Michigan chapter of the 501st Legion, the premier Star Wars costuming club dedicated to creating movie-accurate costumes based on the "villains" of the Star Wars universe. Our motto is "Bad Guys Doing Good" and we use our love of costuming to support nonprofit, charity, and community organizations across the state.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Fri., 6/27: Detroit Children's Hospital Visit (Detroit, MI)

Sat., 6/28: Great Lakes Bay Pride Festival (Saginaw, MI)

Fri., 7/4: Ann Arbor 4th of July Parade. (Ann Arbor, MI)

Fri., 7/11: Capital City Comic Con (Lansing, MI)

Sat., 7/12: Grand Rapids Stroll for Epilepsy (Grand Rapids, MI)

7/14: Devos Childrens' Hospital Visit (Grand Rapids, MI)

7/18: Traverse City Pit Spitters Star Wars Night 2025 (Traverse City, MI)

7/20: Detroit Festival of Books (Detroit, MI)

7/26: Children's Healing Center - Star Wars Day (Grand Rapids, MI)

8/10: West Michigan Congenital Heart Walk (Walker, MI)

The 501st Legion is a worldwide Star Wars costuming organization comprised of and operated by Star Wars fans. While it is not sponsored by Lucasfilm Ltd., it is Lucasfilm's preferred Imperial costuming group. Star Wars, its characters, costumes, and all associated items are the intellectual property of Lucasfilm. © 2025 Lucasfilm Ltd. & ™. All rights reserved. Used under authorization.