The invention discloses an event notification method and a terminal, and relates to the technical field of communication. The problem of system blockage caused by the concurrent broadcasting mode of events in the prior art is solved. The event notification method disclosed by the invention can be applied to the terminal, and the method comprises the following steps: determining a to-be-broadcasted event; and sending the event to applications in sequence according to a preset application priority sequence. The event notification method disclosed by the invention is used in a process when the terminal broadcasts the event.