diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 15001c9e9ad..35beaaa053a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
     - `log_record.resource` - The Resource
     - `log_record.instrumentation_scope` - The InstrumentationScope (now included, was in LogData before)
     - `log_record.limits` - The LogRecordLimits
+- Mark the Events API/SDK as deprecated. The Logs API/SDK should be used instead, an event is now a `LogRecord` with the `event_name` field set
+([#4654](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/4654)).
 
 ## Version 1.38.0/0.59b0 (2025-10-16)
 
diff --git a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/_events/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/_events/__init__.py
index f073b223345..d86fd12721d 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/_events/__init__.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/_events/__init__.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 from os import environ
 from typing import Optional, cast
 
+from typing_extensions import deprecated
+
 from opentelemetry._logs import LogRecord
 from opentelemetry._logs.severity import SeverityNumber
 from opentelemetry.environment_variables import (
@@ -30,6 +32,10 @@
 _logger = getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+@deprecated(
+    "You should use `LogRecord` with the `event_name` field set instead. "
+    "Deprecated since version 1.39.0 and will be removed in a future release."
+)
 class Event(LogRecord):
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -59,6 +65,10 @@ def __init__(
         self.name = name
 
 
+@deprecated(
+    "You should use `Logger` instead. "
+    "Deprecated since version 1.39.0 and will be removed in a future release."
+)
 class EventLogger(ABC):
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -77,11 +87,19 @@ def emit(self, event: "Event") -> None:
         """Emits a :class:`Event` representing an event."""
 
 
+@deprecated(
+    "You should use `NoOpLogger` instead. "
+    "Deprecated since version 1.39.0 and will be removed in a future release."
+)
 class NoOpEventLogger(EventLogger):
     def emit(self, event: Event) -> None:
         pass
 
 
+@deprecated(
+    "You should use `ProxyLogger` instead. "
+    "Deprecated since version 1.39.0 and will be removed in a future release."
+)
 class ProxyEventLogger(EventLogger):
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -118,6 +136,10 @@ def emit(self, event: Event) -> None:
         self._event_logger.emit(event)
 
 
+@deprecated(
+    "You should use `LoggerProvider` instead. "
+    "Deprecated since version 1.39.0 and will be removed in a future release."
+)
 class EventLoggerProvider(ABC):
     @abstractmethod
     def get_event_logger(
@@ -130,6 +152,10 @@ def get_event_logger(
         """Returns an EventLoggerProvider for use."""
 
 
+@deprecated(
+    "You should use `NoOpLoggerProvider` instead. "
+    "Deprecated since version 1.39.0 and will be removed in a future release."
+)
 class NoOpEventLoggerProvider(EventLoggerProvider):
     def get_event_logger(
         self,
@@ -143,6 +169,10 @@ def get_event_logger(
         )
 
 
+@deprecated(
+    "You should use `ProxyLoggerProvider` instead. "
+    "Deprecated since version 1.39.0 and will be removed in a future release."
+)
 class ProxyEventLoggerProvider(EventLoggerProvider):
     def get_event_logger(
         self,
@@ -171,6 +201,10 @@ def get_event_logger(
 _PROXY_EVENT_LOGGER_PROVIDER = ProxyEventLoggerProvider()
 
 
+@deprecated(
+    "You should use `get_logger_provider` instead. "
+    "Deprecated since version 1.39.0 and will be removed in a future release."
+)
 def get_event_logger_provider() -> EventLoggerProvider:
     global _EVENT_LOGGER_PROVIDER  # pylint: disable=global-variable-not-assigned
     if _EVENT_LOGGER_PROVIDER is None:
@@ -201,12 +235,20 @@ def set_elp() -> None:
         )
 
 
+@deprecated(
+    "You should use `set_logger_provider` instead. "
+    "Deprecated since version 1.39.0 and will be removed in a future release."
+)
 def set_event_logger_provider(
     event_logger_provider: EventLoggerProvider,
 ) -> None:
     _set_event_logger_provider(event_logger_provider, log=True)
 
 
+@deprecated(
+    "You should use `get_logger` instead. "
+    "Deprecated since version 1.39.0 and will be removed in a future release."
+)
 def get_event_logger(
     name: str,
     version: Optional[str] = None,
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_events/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_events/__init__.py
index 12ddb48c757..ca90e9b1522 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_events/__init__.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_events/__init__.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 from time import time_ns
 from typing import Optional
 
+from typing_extensions import deprecated
+
 from opentelemetry import trace
 from opentelemetry._events import Event
 from opentelemetry._events import EventLogger as APIEventLogger
@@ -32,6 +34,10 @@
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+@deprecated(
+    "You should use `Logger` instead. "
+    "Deprecated since version 1.39.0 and will be removed in a future release."
+)
 class EventLogger(APIEventLogger):
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -71,6 +77,10 @@ def emit(self, event: Event) -> None:
         self._logger.emit(log_record)
 
 
+@deprecated(
+    "You should use `LoggerProvider` instead. "
+    "Deprecated since version 1.39.0 and will be removed in a future release."
+)
 class EventLoggerProvider(APIEventLoggerProvider):
     def __init__(self, logger_provider: Optional[LoggerProvider] = None):
         self._logger_provider = logger_provider or get_logger_provider()