public function get_closest_event( $mode = 'next' ) {
		global $wpdb;

		$post_obj = get_post( $this->current_event_id );

		if ( 'previous' === $mode ) {
			$order      = 'DESC';
			$direction  = '<';
		} else {
			$order      = 'ASC';
			$direction  = '>';
			$mode       = 'next';
		}

		$args = [
			'posts_per_page' => 1,
			'post__not_in'   => [ $this->current_event_id ],
			'meta_query'     => [
				[
					'key'     => '_EventStartDate',
					'value'   => $post_obj->_EventStartDate,
					'type'    => 'DATETIME',
					'compare' => $direction,
				],
				[
					'key'     => '_EventHideFromUpcoming',
					'compare' => 'NOT EXISTS',
				],
				'relation'    => 'AND',
			],
		];

		$events_orm = tribe_events();

		/**
		 * Allows the query arguments used when retrieving the next/previous event link
		 * to be modified.
		 *
		 * @since 4.6.12
		 *
		 * @param array   $args
		 * @param WP_Post $post_obj
		 */
		$args = (array) apply_filters( "tribe_events_get_{$mode}_event_link", $args, $post_obj );

		$events_orm->order_by( 'event_date', $order );
		$events_orm->by_args( $args );
		$query = $events_orm->get_query();

		// Make sure we are not including same datetime events
		add_filter( 'posts_where', [ $this, 'get_closest_event_where' ] );

		// Fetch the posts
		$query->get_posts();

		// Remove this filter right after fetching the events
		remove_filter( 'posts_where', [ $this, 'get_closest_event_where' ] );

		$results = $query->posts;

		$event = null;

		// If we successfully located the next/prev event, we should have precisely one element in $results
		if ( 1 === count( $results ) ) {
			$event = current( $results );
		}

		/**
		 * Affords an opportunity to modify the event used to generate the event link (typically for
		 * the next or previous event in relation to $post).
		 *
		 * @since 4.6.12
		 *
		 * @param WP_Post $post_obj
		 * @param string  $mode (typically "previous" or "next")
		 */
		return apply_filters( 'tribe_events_get_closest_event', $event, $post_obj, $mode );
	}