Welcome to Historic Red Cloud: Great Stories Grow Here!

Red Cloud, Nebraska is not just a destination--it’s a place where literature and culture merge with the pleasures of a quiet country town and its prairie surroundings. To visit Red Cloud is to experience a town and entire landscapes, largely unchanged, as world-famous author Willa Cather knew them as a young girl and throughout her life. Red Cloud is an oasis on the prairie.

 
 

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Red Cloud Tourism and Commerce

Community News

September 1, 2025

by Tim Trudell, Omaha Magazine

"The land belongs to the future, Carl; that's the way it seems to me. How many of the names on the county clerk's plat will be there in fifty years...READ MORE...

July 31, 2025

Learn more about Street Car Days, new Hotel General Manager Brandi Hitchler, Red Cloud in travel media publications, a job opening at the Cather Foundation, and so much more! 

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Events

August 29, 2025 to August 30, 2025

Wrap up a great comeback season at the Red Cloud Speed Bowl with the Red Cloud Speed Bowl 100!!! More details coming soon

7:30pm @ Red Cloud Opera House Auditorium
September 05, 2025

 

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Enjoy a special evening of classical music! An internationally acclaimed group, the Opus 76 Quartet creates an immersive listening experience, featuring pieces written by composers such as Brahms, Wagner, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Mozart. The quartet captivates audiences of all ages and cultural backgrounds, a clear demonstration of their commitment to the future of classical music.

Red Cloud Opera House Art Gallery
August 26, 2025 to October 10, 2025

University of Nebraska-Kearney professor of art foundations, photography, and design Derrick Burbul closes out our summer gallery roster with selections from his Myths of the West series. 

Holding both English and photography degrees, Burbul is uniquely situated to explore the visual rhetoric surrounding the myths of the western United States. He was educated at the University of Wisconsin-Superior and earned an MFA in studio arts with an emphasis on photography from the University of Idaho. 

9am @Red Cloud Golf Course
September 05, 2025

This Seniors event is on a Friday. Please contact Michelle at the Golf Course for more information: 402-767-0059.