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.


Photo by Edgar Benitezbertheau

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sat., 3/14: Grand Rapids Griffins Star Wars Night (Grand Rapids, MI)

Wed., 3/18: East Grand Rapids STEAM Night (GRand Rapids, MI)

Fri., 3/27: Motor City Cruise Star Wars Night 2026 (Detroit, MI)

Sun., 3/29: St. Baldrick's Festival (Rochester, MI)

Sat., 4/11: 80s Party 4a Purpose (Mt. Clemens, MI)

4/18: New Baltimore's Comic & Anime Show (New Baltimore, MI)

4/25: TADL MakerFest (Traverse City, MI)

5/2: Tardy's Free Comic Book Day (Grand Rapids, MI)

5/2: Walk for Wishes (Detroit, MI)

5/2: Coy's Comic FCBD (Saginaw, MI)

NEWEST MEMBERS

Cody Sharp
Legion ID: 82239
Joined February, 2026

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Jasmine Miller
Legion ID: 83002
Joined January, 2026

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Kristen Jones
Legion ID: 68954
Joined November, 2025

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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. © 2026 Lucasfilm Ltd. & ™. All rights reserved. Used under authorization.