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

June 30, 2025

Learn morea about the return of the Speed Bowl, the 70th Spring Willa Cather Conference, get to know interns Jamie Adam and Jordan Harper, and so much more in this month's Discover Red Cloud...READ MORE...

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...

 

Events

Red Cloud Opera House Art Gallery
August 08, 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 Club
August 09, 2025

Grab your better half and your favorite couple to hang out with and spend a day out on the links! Contact Michelle at the Red Cloud Golf Club for more information at 402-767-0059. This event is invite only. 

7pm @Red Cloud Speed Bowl
August 16, 2025

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

9am @Red Cloud Golf Club
August 23, 2025

Each team must have at least 1 First Responder. Contact Michelle at the Golf Course for more information: 402-767-0059.