public static function saveEventMeta( $event_id, $data, $event = null ) {
			$tec = Tribe__Events__Main::instance();

			$raw_data = $data;

			$data = self::prepare_event_date_meta( $event_id, $data );

			if ( is_wp_error( $data ) ) {
				/**
				 * Hook fired when saving or updating event meta fields failed due to detection of invalid data.
				 *
				 * Example of invalid data is an EventStartMinute of `60`, since it should be 0-59.
				 *
				 * @param int     $event_id The event ID we are modifying meta for.
				 * @param array   $raw_data The meta fields we tried to send.
				 * @param WP_Post $event    The event itself.
				 *
				 * @since 4.6.20
				 */
				do_action( 'tribe_events_event_save_failed_invalid_meta', $event_id, $raw_data, $event );

				return false;
			}

			if ( empty( $data['EventHideFromUpcoming'] ) ) {
				delete_metadata( 'post', $event_id, '_EventHideFromUpcoming' );
			}

			update_metadata( 'post', $event_id, '_EventShowMapLink', isset( $data['venue']['EventShowMapLink'] ) );
			update_metadata( 'post', $event_id, '_EventShowMap', isset( $data['venue']['EventShowMap'] ) );

			if ( isset( $data['post_status'] ) ) {
				$post_status = $data['post_status'];
			} else {
				$post_status = get_post_status( $event_id );
			}

			// Handle the submission of linked post type posts (like venue and organizer)
			Tribe__Events__Linked_Posts::instance()->handle_submission( $event_id, $data );

			// Ordinarily there is a single cost value for each event, but addons (ie, ticketing plugins) may need
			// to record a number of different price points for the same event
			$event_cost = isset( $data['EventCost'] ) ? (array) $data['EventCost'] : array();
			$data['EventCost'] = (array) apply_filters( 'tribe_events_event_costs', $event_cost, $event_id );

			// If we are saving just one meta, we reset to avoid deleting and re-adding cost every time
			if ( is_array( $data['EventCost'] ) && 1 === count( $data['EventCost'] ) ) {
				$data['EventCost'] = reset( $data['EventCost'] );
			}

			if ( isset( $data['FeaturedImage'] ) && ! empty( $data['FeaturedImage'] ) ) {
				update_metadata( 'post', $event_id, '_thumbnail_id', $data['FeaturedImage'] );
				unset( $data['FeaturedImage'] );
			}

			if ( isset( $data['EventAllDay'] ) && 'yes' === $data['EventAllDay'] ) {
				$data['EventDuration'] = null;
			}

			/**
			 * Allow hooking in prior to updating meta fields.
			 *
			 * @param int     $event_id The event ID we are modifying meta for.
			 * @param array   $data     The meta fields we want saved.
			 * @param WP_Post $event    The event itself.
			 *
			 * @since 4.6
			 */
			do_action( 'tribe_events_event_save', $event_id, $data, $event );

			//update meta fields
			foreach ( $tec->metaTags as $tag ) {
				$htmlElement = ltrim( $tag, '_' );
				if ( isset( $data[ $htmlElement ] ) && $tag != Tribe__Events__Main::EVENTSERROROPT ) {
					if ( is_string( $data[ $htmlElement ] ) ) {
						$data[ $htmlElement ] = filter_var( $data[ $htmlElement ], FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING );
					}
					// Fields with multiple values per key
					if ( is_array( $data[ $htmlElement ] ) ) {
						delete_metadata( 'post', $event_id, $tag );
						foreach ( $data[ $htmlElement ] as $value ) {
							add_metadata( 'post', $event_id, $tag, $value );
						}
					}
					// Fields with a single value per key
					else {
						update_metadata( 'post', $event_id, $tag, $data[ $htmlElement ] );
					}
				}
			}

			// Set sticky state for calendar view.
			if ( $event instanceof WP_Post ) {
				if ( isset( $data['EventShowInCalendar'] ) && $data['EventShowInCalendar'] == 'yes' && $event->menu_order != '-1' ) {
					$update_event = array(
						'ID'         => $event_id,
						'menu_order' => '-1',
					);
					wp_update_post( $update_event );
				} elseif ( ( ! isset( $data['EventShowInCalendar'] ) || $data['EventShowInCalendar'] != 'yes' ) && $event->menu_order == '-1' ) {
					$update_event = array(
						'ID'         => $event_id,
						'menu_order' => '0',
					);
					wp_update_post( $update_event );
				}
			}

			// Set featured status
			empty( $data['feature_event'] )
				? tribe( 'tec.featured_events' )->unfeature( $event_id )
				: tribe( 'tec.featured_events' )->feature( $event_id );

			/**
			 * Allow hooking in after all event meta has been saved.
			 *
			 * @param int     $event_id The event ID we are modifying meta for.
			 * @param array   $data     The meta fields we want saved.
			 * @param WP_Post $event    The event itself.
			 *
			 * @since 4.6
			 */
			do_action( 'tribe_events_update_meta', $event_id, $data, $event );

			return true;
		}