Halloween on the Loop
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San Tan Valley · Pecan Creek South
A desert neighborhoodthat lights the year.
In December we are Loop of Lights. In October the same streets become Loop of Frights. Families walk, neighbors wave from fire pits, and the Valley of the Sun feels like home.
Christmas in the desert
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Why people come back
A fun, family-friendly stroll through a neighborhood that loves to light up, dress up, and celebrate the season.
The Loop of Lights started because Pecan Creek South residents wanted to share joy with the valley. Visitors aren’t just passing through—you’re our guests in the neighborhood. Stay a while, say hello, and enjoy the sights. We love sharing our holiday spirit and go all out to make you and your family feel right at home.
110 homes
Community
The Loop is not an HOA production. Residents volunteer their time, their yards, and their electricity. About 80 to 90 percent of homes decorate each year. That is your neighbors, not a theme park.
Walk together
Family
Strollers, wagons, glowing bikes, and kids counting lights. Workshop Santa wanders with treats. Folks come back year after year and make the Loop part of their own holiday.
Cactus & cocoa
Desert holiday
No snow. Plenty of sparkle. Saguaros wear string lights, fire pits take the chill off a December night, and October turns the same loop into a family-friendly Loop of Frights.
From the Facebook page
What is happening on the Loop.
Weekend Santa, cocoa trucks, and last-minute neighborhood nights land on our Facebook page first. This calendar shows those events when the page is connected, plus the two seasons everyone asks about.
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Sunday, August 30
No posted events this day. Lights still shine Dec 1–31 after dark, and Frights livens October nights.
Coming up
Live from Facebook
Events and posts from Loop of Lights San Tan Valley.
Watch · wander
See and hear the Loop as it’s been experienced through the years.
A collection of videos and photos from the original Loop of Lights STV site — from the walk and the parade to violin performances, glowing fire pits, and the little moments that kept neighbors and visitors lingering just a little longer.
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Loop of Lights | San Tan Valley | Christmas Drive | Holiday Walk
The traditional Christmas light walk since 2007. Homes from simple porch lights to full Griswold. Santa, hay rides, cocoa, and community.
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2013 Loop of Lights — Jaycee Riggs Solo
Jaycee performs a solo for the Loop of Lights.
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2018 Loop of Lights Parade — San Tan Valley, AZ — Part 1
The neighborhood parade through the Loop.
Find us · walk with us
Pecan Creek South, just south of Ellsworth Elementary.
38454 N. Carolina Ave., San Tan Valley, AZ 85140. Park in the school lot or along the outskirts of the neighborhood. Bundle up. The desert gets cold after dark.
Why we ask you to walk
The Loop is a front-yard gathering, not a drive-through attraction. When cars stack up, children disappear between bumpers, fire pits get blocked, and neighbors cannot get home. Walking keeps the magic close: you can talk to the people who built the displays, smell the cocoa, and let kids count lights without watching traffic.
- Bikes, wagons, side-by-sides, and horse-drawn carriages are welcome.
- Clean up after animals. Always.
- Please stay off lawns and leave décor where it stands.
- Roads may be barricaded except for residents, elders, and handicap access.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you walk or drive the Loop?
Walk. Driving is not recommended on busy evenings and weekends. Kids, wagons, and neighbors are in the street. Handicapped guests, emergency vehicles, and residents can still drive. Most families park at Ellsworth Elementary on Pecan Creek Drive. Limited handicap parking is on Penny Way, first come first served.
When are the lights on?
Loop of Lights runs December 1 through December 31, starting when it gets dark. December 31 is the last night. Loop of Frights livens the same streets through October, with Halloween night as the peak.
Is it free?
Yes. Always free to walk the displays. Some extras ask for a donation or a few dollars — choo-choo rides, light wands at the Bumble House, Santa photos, cocoa — and those proceeds go to the Loop charity of the year.
Why we do this
Because sometimes a little light means more than we realize.
Since 2007, neighbors in Pecan Creek South have come together to create something bigger than decorated homes. What started as a way to share a little joy with the Valley of the Sun has grown into a tradition built around community, kindness, and being there for one another.
We never really know what someone walking through the Loop may be carrying with them. They may be celebrating their best year yet, struggling through one of their hardest, remembering someone they love, starting a new family tradition, or simply needing an evening where the world feels a little lighter.
That is why we do this.
We light our homes, open our neighborhood, gather around the fire pits, welcome costumes in October and cocoa in December, and create a place where families can slow down and enjoy being together. Each year, we also support a local charity, with the help of our neighbors, visitors, and business sponsors, so that the joy created here can reach beyond the Loop itself.
We hope you come more than once. Stay awhile. Say hello to a neighbor. Let Workshop Santa surprise the kids. Take too many pictures. Laugh together. Make a memory.
And if, for even one evening, the Loop brings someone a little happiness, comfort, connection, or hope when they needed it most, then every light was worth hanging.
We are truly honored to become a small part of your family's traditions.
Timeline
- 2007
The first Loop of Lights
Rhett Homan imagined a Christmas light walk that would pull neighbors into the street and keep them there. Pecan Creek South residents decorated their homes, and a San Tan Valley tradition was born.
- 2010
First Loop charity
The Loopateers chose John Jay and Rich from Christmas Wish. From then on, the lights have come with a purpose: donations gathered on the street go to a community cause each year.
- 2019
Fisher House season
The Loop collected for Fisher House, a home-away-from-home for families of patients at military and VA medical centers.
- 2022
Food trucks find the Loop
It's Seoul Good, Viet Q, and Tiki Joe's hot cocoa and dessert truck rolled in. The walk became a whole evening out.
- Today
Two seasons, one neighborhood
About 110 homes sit on the Loop. Most years, 80 to 90 percent of residents decorate. In October the same streets become Loop of Frights. In December they glow as Loop of Lights. Same neighbors. Same welcome.
Past charities
The Loop gives what it gathers.
2010
John Jay and Rich Christmas Wish
First Loop charity. Over the years the neighborhood has raised thousands for 104.7 KISS FM's Christmas Wish program.
2018
A New Leaf
Donation boxes asked for socks, deodorant, underwear, and dry food. Cash was collected at the tent on Penny Lane.
2019
Fisher House
Helping military families stay close to their loved ones during medical care.
2022
Central Arizona Animal Rescue
Local dogs and cats finding homes. caaronline.org
2023
Valleywise Health Foundation
Supporting care for Valley neighbors who need it most.
2024
San Tan Valley Veteran Center
A hometown thank-you for local veterans.
2025
San Tan Valley Veteran Center
A hometown thank-you for local veterans.
2026
Charity of the year
The Loopateers will be working in the upcoming months to determine who the charity will be for this year.
Sponsors
Businesses who keep the Loop glowing.
Marketing donations help the neighborhood cover the costs of the Loop website, amenities and the years selected charity donation. Sixteen banner spots are available each season.
Platinum
$500
- 1 Facebook marketing post
- 1 full barricade banner (about 6 ft)
- Listed on the sponsors page
Gold
$250
- 1 Facebook marketing post
- 1/2 barricade banner (about 3 ft)
Silver
$100
- 1 Facebook marketing post
- Only 16 business donation spots, first come first served.
- Facebook posts must be Loop of Lights approved and posted by a page administrator.
- Businesses supply their own barricade banners. Pick them up the first week of January.
- These are marketing expenses, not charitable donations. Ask your tax advisor.
This year's sponsor wall is waiting for names. If your business wants a banner on the barricade, find us on Facebook.
Talk with the Loopateers