WP_Query tweak for future events (eg. Events)

WordPress Future Events

// the rest of your $args array

$now = date('Ymd');
$date_key = 'date';
$args['meta_query'] = array(
	array(
		'key' => $date_key,
		'value' => $now,
		'compare' => '>=',
	),
);

// Set query to order by custom field
$args['meta_key'] = $date_key;
$args['orderby'] = 'meta_value_num';

// the WP_Query call

This 'meta_query' addition will ensure that the only posts returned are ones where a custom value (date key) is a date in the future.

This is useful when you've got a post type like "Events" or "Meetings" but only want to show the items that are happening in the future.