Abstract: Discontinuous events are regarded as important antecedents that determine individual entrepreneurial learning. However, the mechanism between discontinuous events and entrepreneurial learning is not completely explored. We use 238 survey data to construct and test a mediation model to deepen the relationship based on event system theory and learning theory. Our results show that (1) novel and disruptive events are significantly and positively related to explorative learning and exploitive learning; critical events are significantly and positively related to exploitive learning. (2) Fear of failure plays a mediating role in the relationship between the novel, disruptive events, and explorative learning as well as exploitive learning. Our study explores the mechanism of discontinuous events on entrepreneurial learning, which not only enriches and expands the research of event system theory but also provides useful implications for entrepreneurs' practice.