query( array( 'post_type' => 'tribe_events', 'posts_per_page' => -1, 'orderby' => 'meta_value', 'order' => 'ASC', 'meta_key' => '_EventStartDate', 'meta_query' => array( array( 'key' => '_EventStartDate', 'value' => array( $startDate.' 00:00:00', $endDate.' 23:59:59'), 'type' => 'DATETIME', 'compare' => 'BETWEEN' ) ) ) ); if ($featured_query->have_posts()) : while ( $featured_query->have_posts() ) : $featured_query->the_post(); ?> //DO WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO WITH THE POSTS HERE Sorry, there are no posts for the selected dates.'; ?>