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

Sat., 5/17: Star Wars: Unlimited - Jump to Lightspeed Planetary Qualifier (Garden City, MI)

Fri., 5/23: Cherry Capital Comic Con (Traverse City, MI)

Thu., 5/29: Beaumont Hospital Pediatric visit (Royal Oak, MI)

Fri., 6/6: Troy Public Library Summer Library Program Kick-Off! (Troy, MI)

Fri., 6/6: Devos Childrens' Hospital Visit (, MI)

6/6: A Summer of Characters: Summer Reading Kick-off (Petosky, MI)

6/7: Mt. Pleasant Pride Festival (Mt. Pleasant, MI)

6/7: Children's Hospital of Troy Safety Day (Troy, MI)

6/14: Lansing Lugnuts (Lansing, MI)

6/14: Great Lakes Loons Star Wars Night- 6/14/25 (Midland, 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.