An event processing system includes a first event unit which causes an application 107 to obtain a list of event processing servers from an event processing distributor 103, select an event processing server 105 where the distance on a network with respect to the application 107 is shortest, from the list, and transmit a request where information thereof is added to the event processing distributor 103, and a second event unit which causes an event generation source 106 to obtain a list of information of an event distributor 104 from the event processing distributor 103, select the event distributor 104 where the distance on the network with respect to the event generation source is shortest, from the list, and transmit an event to the selected event distributor 104.