<?php
            # show categories
            $categories = get_the_term_list( $post->ID, 'ev_categories', '<p>', ', ', '</p>' );
            $categories = strip_tags( $categories );
            echo $categories;
            if ($categories <> '') echo '<div class="clear"></div>';
        ?>

?php

# show categories
$categories = get_the_term_list( $post->ID, 'ev_categories', '<p>', ', ', '</p>' );
$categories = strip_tags( $categories );

if ( strpos($categories,'arts and culture') !== false ) { $catID = 1; };
if ( strpos($categories,'business')         !== false ) { $catID = 2; };
if ( strpos($categories,'community')        !== false ) { $catID = 3; };
if ( strpos($categories,'education')        !== false ) { $catID = 4; };
if ( strpos($categories,'sport')            !== false ) { $catID = 5; };

<?php

# show categories
$categories = get_the_term_list( $post->ID, 'ev_categories', '<p>', ', ', '</p>' );
$categories = strip_tags( $categories );

if ( strpos($categories,'arts and culture') !== false ) { $catID = 1; };
if ( strpos($categories,'business')         !== false ) { $catID = 2; };
if ( strpos($categories,'community')        !== false ) { $catID = 3; };
if ( strpos($categories,'education')        !== false ) { $catID = 4; };
if ( strpos($categories,'sport')            !== false ) { $catID = 5; };

# show locations
$locations = get_the_term_list( $post->ID, 'ev_locations', '<p>', ', ', '</p>' );
$locations  = strip_tags( $locations  );
#echo $locations ;

$categories = get_the_term_list( $post->ID, 'ev_categories', '<p>', ', ', '</p>' );
$categories = strip_tags( $categories );