custom wp event list

<?php
$today = date('Y/m/d');
$date = get_post_meta($post->ID, 'Date', true);
$date = date_create($date);
$date = date_format($date,'Ymd');
$args = array(
'post_type' => 'events',
'meta_key' => 'Date',
'orderby'=> 'meta_value_num',
'order' => 'ASC',
'posts_per_page' => 3,

 );
$events = new WP_Query( $args );
if ( $events->have_posts() ) :
    echo '<ul>';
    while ( $events->have_posts() ) : $events->the_post();
        echo '<li><a href="' . get_permalink() . '">' . get_the_title() . '</a><br><a href="' . get_permalink() . '">' . $date . '</a></li>';
    endwhile;
    echo '</ul>';
endif; ?>