gistfile1.phtml

			<?php
				$catargs = array(
							'type'                     => 'tribe_events',
							'orderby'                  => 'name',
							'order'                    => 'ASC',
							'hide_empty'               => 1,
							'hierarchical'             => 1,
							'number'                   => 5,
							'taxonomy'                 => 'tribe_events_cat',
							'pad_counts'               => false 

				); 
				$eventcats = get_categories( $catargs ); 
					foreach ($eventcats as $eventcat): 

					$catID = $eventcat->term_id;
					echo $catID; //correct IDs show...
					echo get_category_link('14'); // but empty output!
					echo get_category_link('cooking-class'); //empty
					echo get_category_link( $eventcat->term_id ); //also emtpy!
					//var_dump on above just return 0!
			?>
						<a href=" <?php echo esc_url( get_category_link( $catID ) ); ?> ">
							<img src="<?php echo get_template_directory_uri(); ?>/assets/img/category1.jpg" alt="illustration">
							<span class="category-name">
								<?php echo $eventcat->name; ?>
							</span>
						</a>
			<?php
					endforeach;
			?>