Christmas is going to be a little less cheerful this year as Christkindlmarket announced that it canceled its 2020 holiday market in Milwaukee's Deer District as well as in Chicago and Wrigleyville. 

"The Christkindlmarket has been monitoring the health and public safety developments, travel regulations for visitors and vendors, and other guidelines throughout the past few months," writes a post to Deer District's Facebook page. "Since the top priority is the well-being of market visitors, vendors, partners, and staff members, the tough decision has been made to cancel the traditional in-person Christkindlmarkets in Chicago, Wrigleyville and Milwaukee for 2020."

The traditional German outdoor Christmas market and festival first came to Milwaukee in 2018, bringing hand-crafted Christmas collectibles, cheerful holiday decor, tasty winter treats and overall Christmas cheer in front of Fiserv Forum. 

The holiday happening isn't entirely shut down for 2020, however, as the Christkindlmarket is hosting a "Home for the Holidays" virtual version of the event. The virtual market will go live on Nov. 1 and run through the end of the year with an online marketplace of holiday goodies as well as special seasonal events and activities hosted behind the safety of a screen.

For more information on the virtual Christkindlmarket – and to even begin pre-ordering for some its events – go to Christkindlmarket's website. (The site appears to be down right now, but stay tuned there for all your updates when it comes back up.)