ACF, PHP, WP/CP | Type: PHPTurn Start Date into Pretty Date

Once you’ve established a date, display it as you like (see catholic fdn single-events.php for complex usage)

$startdate = DateTime::createFromFormat('Ymd', get_field('event_start'));

<?php echo $startdate->format('F j, Y'); ?>

ACF FORMAT !IMPORTANT!!!:
$startdate = date('F j, Y');

Reference Links

http://php.net/manual/en/function.date.php