Santa waves to the crowd in front of the Butler County Courthouse during Butler's Spirit of Christmas Parade in 2019.

Organizers of the 2020 Spirit of Christmas Parade determined it was in the best interest of the community and public health to not hold the annual event in its traditional format this year.

The annual parade had been scheduled to take place Nov. 28, the Saturday night after Thanksgiving,

Event organizers are in the process of developing other ideas to honor the yearly tradition for the Butler community and to celebrate the spirit of Christmas.

This is a breaking news report.