Hyoseok Cultural Festival is held to commemorate modern Korean writer Yi Hyo-seok and his popular novel 'When Buckwheat Flowers Bloom,' which demonstrates the connection between human life and beauty of nature through the dazzling scenery of Bongpyeong. In fact, Bongpyeong is the author's hometown, and appears frequently in his novels.

The Festival offers various participatory programs such as poem exhbition, literature night, Hyo-seok essay contest, nature experiences (e.g. fingernail coloring using balsam), buckwheat food cooking, and many more. Furthermore, visitors may tour Yi Hyo-seok's birthplace and memorial hall.