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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Community News

May 30, 2025

Read the May 2025 Visit Red Cloud newsletter!!! Learn more about Alumni Weekend, watch videos about the Kay Cover sign dedication and Tom Shute's Bison Mural. Get to know Avery Rasser and so much...READ MORE...

May 14, 2025
by Grace McDonald

RED CLOUD, Neb. (KOLN) - “Let her fly now. Let her fly,” hollered Cynthia Sims, mimicking her mother who coached softball in Red Cloud. “Don’t worry...READ MORE...

May 8, 2025


We were pleased to be able to announce our annual scholarship winners during the Honors Night ceremony held on May 7th, 2025 at Red Cloud High School!


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Events

7pm @Red Cloud Speed Bowl
June 28, 2025

Turn your ordinary summer blues into Days of Thunder at the Red Cloud's Speed Bowl. Follow on Facebook for more information. 

May 15 to August 1st: Red Cloud Opera House Art Gallery
May 15, 2025 to August 01, 2025

 

This summer, the Red Cloud Opera House is excited to welcome artists Steven Tamayo, Paul High Horse, and Anne Steinhoff as they present We're Still Here: American Indian Spirit in the Unmade Place. These Native American artists have brought together a number of cultural touchstones and mediums as they respond to our Spring Conference theme, "Cather's House: Examining Built and Natural Environments in Her Work."

9am @Red Cloud Golf Club
July 12, 2025 to July 13, 2025

Exciting changes are coming to the most anticipated golf event of the year at Red Cloud Golf Club! The tournament previously known as the Bud/Palace 4-Man Scramble will now be under the sponsorship of Whitetail Properties, thanks to the efforts of Jerrod and Drue Meyer.

7pm @Red Cloud Speed Bowl
July 12, 2025

The Red Cloud Speed Bowl is back!! Follow them on Facebook for the most up to date information.