Past event archives page template for EE4. This can be adapted to most WP themes. Allows for usage of EE4 template tags and includes WP pagination

functions.php

<?php
// alter the query to only the primary datetimes that ended before today
// adjust query as desired
// add this to your child theme's functions.php file or into a custom plugin
function custom_posts_where_sql_for_only_expired() {
	return ' AND ' . EEM_Datetime::instance()->table() . '.DTT_EVT_end < "' . current_time( 'mysql', TRUE ) . '" ';
}

past-event-custom-template.php

<?php
/**
Template Name: Past event archives
 */

// load in Event Espresso view helpers so event template tags can be used
EE_Registry::instance()->load_helper( 'Event_View' );
EE_Registry::instance()->load_helper( 'Venue_View' );


// call in the theme's header.php template
get_header(); ?>

	<!-- theme markup -->
	<div id="primary" class="content-area">
		<main id="main" class="site-main" role="main">
			<div class="module">

<?php // query parameters
	$args = array(
		'limit'        => 10, // 10 per page
		'show_expired' => TRUE, // want to include expired events
		'sort'         => 'ASC', // start with the first event ever
	);

	// apply the filter to limit primary datetimes to before today
	add_filter( 'posts_where', 'custom_posts_where_sql_for_only_expired' );
	
	// the query
	global $wp_query;
	$wp_query = new EventEspresso\core\domain\services\wp_queries\EventListQuery( $args );

	// the loop
	if( have_posts() ) {
 
		// loop through posts
		while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();
		
		// Include the post TYPE-specific template for the content.
		espresso_get_template_part( 'content', 'espresso_events' );
		
		endwhile; 

		// Previous/next page navigation. ?>
		<div class="pagination">
		<?php $big = 999999999; // need an unlikely integer
		echo paginate_links( array(
			'base' => str_replace( $big, '%#%', esc_url( get_pagenum_link( $big ) ) ),
			'format' => '?paged=%#%',
			'current' => max( 1, get_query_var('paged') ),
			'total' => $wp_query->max_num_pages
		) ); ?>
		</div>

		<?php

	}
	remove_filter( 'posts_where', 'custom_posts_where_sql_for_only_expired' );
	wp_reset_postdata();

?>
			</div><!-- #module -->
		</main><!-- #main -->
	</div><!-- #primary -->

<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
<?php get_footer(); ?>