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

@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.

11am & 1pm, starting at the National Willa Cather Center
December 14, 2024

For their second holiday season, throughout December The National Willa Cather Center will be offering guided holiday tours on Saturdays, beginning with December 7, which is also Willa Cather’s birthday! This year’s tour will specifically focus on the many seasonal winter and Christmas details described in My Ántonia—at the very same places that inspired locations in Cather's most beloved novel! 

11am & 1pm, starting at the National Willa Cather Center
December 21, 2024

For their second holiday season, throughout December The National Willa Cather Center will be offering guided holiday tours on Saturdays, beginning with December 7, which is also Willa Cather’s birthday! This year’s tour will specifically focus on the many seasonal winter and Christmas details described in My Ántonia—at the very same places that inspired locations in Cather's most beloved novel! 

11am & 1pm, starting at the National Willa Cather Center
December 28, 2024

For their second holiday season, throughout December The National Willa Cather Center will be offering guided holiday tours on Saturdays, beginning with December 7, which is also Willa Cather’s birthday! This year’s tour will specifically focus on the many seasonal winter and Christmas details described in My Ántonia—at the very same places that inspired locations in Cather's most beloved novel!