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., 11/22: Grand Rapids Santa Parade 2025 (Grand Rapids, MI)

Sat., 11/22: Traverse City Light Parade - Toys For Tots Float (Traverse City, MI)

Fri., 11/28: Westland -Wedding reception - 11/28/25 (WESTLAND, MI)
Wedding Reception

Sat., 11/29: Santaland parade (Garden City, MI)

Fri., 12/5: Clio - Candlelite Night Parade - 12/5/25 (Clio, MI)
Parade

12/6: Camp Rotary / Star Wars Cub Camp (Clare, MI)

1/10: Grand Rapids- Gold Basketball Star Wars Night 01/10/2026 (Grand Rapids, MI)

1/30: Science Night (Chelsea, MI)

1/30: Grand Rapids - De Vos children's hospital - 1/30/26 (Grand Rapids, 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.