Welcome to Historic Red Cloud: Great Stories Grow Here!

Set amidst brick-lined streets, charming homes, historic buildings, and the immense beauty of the prairie, Red Cloud offers a glimpse into a storied American past while maintaining a progressive vision for the future. Willa Cather’s prairie novels introduced the world to the community and have left indelible impressions in the minds of her readers. Yet rich literary history is only one part of this unique town’s present-day draw. Your off-the-beaten path adventure will let you explore a rural lifestyle while also immersing yourself in arts, culture, history, and recreational pursuits.

 
 

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Community News

October 22, 2024

August 30, 2024 

The Red Cloud Community Foundation Fund is pleased to congratulate Mariah Delka and Bailey James as recent recipients of the John and Dorothy Sherwood Memorial...READ MORE...

October 21, 2024

October 15, 2024

published by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development

In early 2025, Red Cloud will welcome the first guests to the charming, 27-room Hotel Garber. The new...READ MORE...

October 1, 2024

Learn more about Zebulon Pike and the Pawnee Village Site, Hardwick Park, Not Too Far Distant, and so much more in this month's Visit Red Cloud newsletter! 

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Events

throughout Red Cloud
November 26, 2024

Shop Red Cloud for the holiday season as businesses have special hours and deals! Brought to you by the Red Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce 

@Red Cloud Opera House Art Gallery
November 19, 2024 to January 25, 2025

We look forward to welcoming Karen Thurlow to the Red Cloud Opera House gallery for our final exhibition of the year! Born in Red Cloud and raised in rural Webster County, Karen is a graduate of Bladen High School. With this exhibit, she recreates Webster County memories based on family photographs and local buildings, rendered in her distinctive impressionistic style and vibrant color palette.

5pm @Red Cloud Opera House Auditorium
November 22, 2024

Join the Red Cloud Community Fund and learn more about all of the great things happening and all the great plans for the future. Attend and find out who wins Donor of the Year, Youth Sports Volunteer of the Year, TVCDC and Heritage Tourism Volunteers of the Year and so much more! 

This year's speaker will be Steve Powell (RCHS Class of 1992), Vice President of Tru-Built Construction and lead contractor for Hotel Garber, the Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration, TVCDC, the CCC Educational Hub, and Hardwick Park. 

 

throughout the United States
November 30, 2024

Make sure to support local retail businesses during this nationwide event brought to you by American Express. Red Cloud's biggest small business shopping night is the RC Chamber of Commerce's annual Shopping Extraganza. This year's event will be November 26th throughout Red Cloud's historic downtown and at businesses througout the community.