$events = tribe_get_events(
      array(
        'eventDisplay' => 'custom',
        'posts_per_page' => -1,
        'start_date' => $start_date,
        //'end_date' => $end_date,
        'tax_query' => $tax_query,
        'tribeHideRecurrence' => 1,
      )
    );

    var_dump($events);

    if ( count($events) >= 1 ) {
    foreach ( $events as $post ) : setup_postdata( $post );