Garrison Carida® of the 501st Legion. Celebrating service to Central and Eastern PA for 20 years!
Garrison Carida® is a chapter of the 501st Legion serving Eastern and Central Pennsylvania.


What we do

Serve our Communities
We serve our communities by bringing the public together for good causes, from local library reading events to nationally recognized Make-A-Wish activities. Our community involvement can make kids feel a little bit more grown up, and help adults remember what it’s like to be a kid.


Build Costumes
We guide our members in creating exact replicas of the costumes worn in “Star Wars.” Making a costume is sometimes a time-consuming project, but when we’re done it looks like we’ve stepped right off the screen and into real life.


Share our Love of Star Wars
Simply put, we love “Star Wars.” More importantly, we love the people – young and old – who also love “Star Wars.”

Troopers In Carida
501st Legion Members Worldwide
Troops this year


We'd Be honored, If you'd join us.
Our members don’t fit a mold. Our strength comes from our diversity. Learn more about what Garrison Carida is, our relationship with the 501st Legion, what detachments are, and how all of this fits together to get you started on your costume-building journey.