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Hyoseok Cultural Festival
- 📅 Dates
- Sep 4, 2026 – Sep 13, 2026
- 📍 Location
- 157, Ihyoseok-gil, Bongpyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do
- 🎫 Admission
- Free
- 🕘 Hours
- 10:00~17:00
- 🎪 Venue
- Hyoseok Culture Village area, Bongpyeong-myeon
- 🏛️ Organizer
- Lee Hyoseok Literature Enhancing Association
- ☎️ Contact
- +82-33-335-2323
⚠️ This festival's listed dates have passed
The dates above are from the most recent official schedule. Many Korean festivals are annual events held around the same time each year, but the next date has not been officially confirmed yet — please check the official website or a Google search below before planning a trip.
Overview
*The information below is based on the 2025 festivals. Details for the 2026 festivals will be updated as they become available.*Korean novelist Lee Hyo-seok is from Pyeongchang, Gangwon State, and is known for his novels that combine stories with the beauty of nature. The Pyeongchang Hyoseok Cultural Festival, held every autumn in Bongpyeong, the setting of his famous work “When the Buckwheat Flowers Bloom,” celebrates his legacy and showcases the region’s beauty. The festival runs a variety of literary programs, such as an essay contest, a poetry event, and bookmaking. In the evening, there a
Source: Korea Tourism Organization (official English translation, TourAPI).
What happens at Hyoseok Cultural Festival
- Madanggeuk Performance (When the Buckwheat Flowers Bloom)
- 47th National Hyoseok Writing Contest
- 4th Pyeongchang Buckwheat Flower Song Festival
- Lee Hyo-seok Literary Award Ceremony
- Live Radio Broadcast
- and more
Official programme as registered with the Korea Tourism Organization for the most recent edition. Details can change — check with the organizer before you go.
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📊 How busy this area gets
Visitor-volume index for 평창군, from Korea Tourism Organization big data. 1.00 = that area's own yearly average, so this compares the area against itself — not against Seoul.
The index covers the whole district, not the festival ground itself. Use it to pick a month, not a day. · Oct 1.04 / Aug 1.35
🅿️ Nearby attractions — with actual parking capacity
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🏮 Traditional market days during the festival
Korean country markets open only on days ending in fixed digits — every 5 days. These are the actual dates they open while the festival runs, so you can add one to the same trip.
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🎪 Other festivals nearby at the same time
Overlapping dates, within 60 km.
Nearby Attractions
Places near the festival venue, described in English by the Korea Tourism Organization. Distances and times are road-based driving estimates from NAVER route search — useful for taxi trips — and can change with traffic. Places under 1 km in a straight line are marked “walkable”. Anything more than 15 km away by road is left out.
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Lee Hyo-seok Culture Village이효석문화마을 Attraction0.1 km straight · walkable
Lee Hyo-seok Culture Village is the place where the author Lee Hyo-seok (pen name “Gasan”) was born and raised. The village is also the setting of the author’s novel…
Korean address for map apps강원특별자치도 평창군 봉평면 원길리 -
Hyoseok Literature Baengnigil Trail Course효석문학 100리길 Attraction0.9 km straight · walkable
Picturesque Pyeongchang, is a place where beautiful nature unfolds. Pyeongchang, which retains its beautiful nature with four distinct seasons, is a place where the vast…
Korean address for map apps강원특별자치도 평창군 봉평면 창동리 436-45 -
Heungjeonggyegok Valley흥정계곡 Attractionapprox. 3.7 km · ~5 min by car
Heungjeonggyegok Valley is about 5 kilometers away from the town of Bongpyeong-myeon in Pyeongchang, Gangwon State. The 5-kilometer long valley that stands between…
Korean address for map apps강원특별자치도 평창군 봉평면 흥정계곡길 62 -
Pyeongchang Mooee Arts Center평창무이예술관 Cultural facilityapprox. 4.0 km · ~5 min by car
The former Mooee Elementary School was transformed into Mooee Arts Center exhibiting works of noted Korean artists. It is located in the town of Bongpyeong-myeon in…
Korean address for map apps강원특별자치도 평창군 봉평면 사리평길 233 -
Phoenix Park휘닉스 파크 Attractionapprox. 7.3 km · ~10 min by car
Phoenix Park offers a year-round Pyeongchang experience, set on a pristine plateau 700 meters above sea level. This multifaceted resort is equipped with an array of…
Korean address for map apps강원특별자치도 평창군 봉평면 태기로 174
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