Rather than filtering by date in your for loop, it is better to filter the query itself
{% set queryparam = “&orderBy=start_date” %}
{% set queryparam = queryparam + “&event_start_date__gt=” + local_dt|unixtimestamp %}
{% set table = hubdb_table_rows(XXXXXX, queryparam) %}
This helps in scenarios where you might only want to show a limited # of results >= today’s date -- say a list of the next 3 upcoming on your homepage, not ALL upcoming.