It’s still early for me, but you need to check for if( $events_query->have_posts() ) :
rather than if( have_posts ) :
as the latter will be checking against the current post type and not your custom query.
It’s still early for me, but you need to check for if( $events_query->have_posts() ) :
rather than if( have_posts ) :
as the latter will be checking against the current post type and not your custom query.