501st Legion - Great Lakes Garrison

Main Show Floor

Great Lakes Garrison is a subdivision of the 501st Legion, the premier Imperial Star Wars costuming group in the world. GLG operates in the state of Michigan and was originally a part of the venerable Midwest Garrison as "Michigan Squad," and then separated into a full-fledged Garrison in December of 2007. Since then, the GLG has contributed significantly to the greater 501st and Star Wars communities. The annual Motor City Comic-Con is a signature event in which the GLG participates. GLG members served a central role in TrooperFest of 2009 and 2011. GLG members have also gone on to serve in various command and administrative roles at the Legion level for the 501st, as well as the 501st's partner organization, the Rebel Legion.

Artist Alley

All Weekend!

Show Floor - Artist Alley

Discover unique and creative art, comic creators, and authors. Meet and purchase directly from the artist! A list of attending artists will be listed in our Artist Alley section. as soon as we are finished with applications!

Celebrity Autographs

All 3 Days

Show Floor - Celebrity

Meet your favorite actor, voice actor, or pop culture icon! All pricing and availability is subject to change. A list of our guests is available on our celebrity guest page. We do our best to keep you up to date with the latest pricing and schedule! Not all of the celebrities at our show will have presale autographs available. If they are available, they will be listed. Otherwise, they will only be available at the show (most only accept cash).

Cosplay Contest

13+
$500 First Place Prize, Two May 2025 3-Day Passes, 2 Autographed Photos, MC3 Exclusive Bag with goodies!
$250 Second Place Prize plus Two May 2025 1-Day Passes, 1 Autographed Photo, MC3 Exclusive Bag
$125 Third Place Prize plus Two May 2025 1-Day passes, 1 Autographed Photo, MC3 Exclusive Bag

Kids Cosplay Contest

Sunday November 10th Time TBD

TBD

Calling all kids ages 12 and under - come out and strut your stuff at the Motor City Kid’s Cosplay Contest. No registration, no fee, just arrive at least 15 minutes before the event to be sorted into age groups.

Kids Den

Find kid and family friendly programming and activities in our Kid's Den: create slime with the Ghostbusters, play The Floor is Lava, crafting, storytimes, kid's only cosplay contest, and more!

Panels

Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Panels, Q&As, Classes, and more! We have events all weekend long. The schedule is subject to change.

Photo Ops

Fri Sat Sun

Don’t miss out on the chance of a lifetime to have a professional photo taken with your favorite celebrity at Motor City Comic Con! Capture the memory with a beautiful 8×10 photo of you and your favorite star(s). You can pre-purchase the photo ops online before the event to secure your place in line and you’ll even get your photos at the event so you can go get them signed at the show! Schedule will be posted as we get closer to the show, around 2-3 weeks prior.

Sketch Duels

Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Watch your favorite artists and illustrators battle it out, live on stage during our fan favorite Sketch Duels! Anyone attending the panel will be entered into a raffle for the sketches created. You could go home with a one-of-a-kind drawing!