Sorry, no. While you may have seen some photos online of members of the 501st Legion attending birthdays or weddings, the decision to do so is based region to region and is at the discretion of local groups. Members of the Golden Gate Garrison have adopted an internal policy to not attend birthdays or weddings.

While we do not charge a fee for appearances, we enthusiastically welcome donations made to your favorite charity in the name of the 501st Legion/Golden Gate Garrison. If you do not have a charity of choice, we would happily provide you with a list of some of our favorite causes.

All of our members costumes are “fan-made”. If your goal is to join the 501st Legion we STRONGLY advise potential new members NOT to purchase costumes from any retail stores or online before checking with us first. More often than not costumes purchased online or in retail stores do not meet 501st Legion requirements and will need drastic modifications in order to pass our standards. Typically it will cost you more time and money to modify one of these costumes rather then building it from scratch to being with.

Please visit our "How to Join the Galactic Empire" page where we can point you in the right direction of how to acquire and start building your own costume.