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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Red Cloud Tourism and Commerce

Community News

June 12, 2023

by Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine

Great Plains novelist Willa Cather grew up in Red Cloud, and this year the small Nebraska town is celebrating the 150th anniversary of her...READ MORE...

November 30, 2023

Learn more about the Red Cloud Community Fund's Annual Banquet, year-end giving, downtown and other community improvements, Get to Know Bridget Daehling, and much more in this month's newsletter...READ MORE...

November 29, 2023

Learn more about Bridget in this month's Heritage Tourism Development newsletter "Get to Know" feature! 

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Events

@Red Cloud Opera House Art Gallery
December 05, 2023 to January 06, 2024

Imprinting the West: Manifest Destiny, Real and Imagined

ART GALLERY
Friday, Nov 10, 2023 - Saturday, Jan 6, 2024 | All day

1pm-2pm--Lecture by Eric Anderson at the RC Opera House
December 15, 2023

 

Imprinting the West: Manifest Destiny, Real and Imagined

EXHIBIT LECTURE
SPECIAL EVENTS
Friday, Dec 15, 2023 | 1 - 2pm

Red Cloud Opera House and Art Gallery
413 N Webster St
Red Cloud, NE 68970
United States

National Willa Cather Center Historic Sites
December 16, 2023


Purchase Tickets

As part of National Willa Cather Center's efforts to commemorate acclaimed novelist Willa Cather's 150th year, we are pleased to invite visitors to enjoy a special holiday tour of National Willa Cather Center historic sites!

National Willa Cather Center Historic Sites
December 23, 2023


Purchase Tickets

As part of National Willa Cather Center's efforts to commemorate acclaimed novelist Willa Cather's 150th year, we are pleased to invite visitors to enjoy a special holiday tour of National Willa Cather Center historic sites!