TAFT, Calif. (KERO) — Every five years, hundreds of visitors flock to Taft to celebrate Oildorado Days, a tradition that brings parades, family activities and economic benefits to the small California city.

Diane Strickfaden attended the celebration for the first time after hearing about it a year ago. She was impressed by the scale of the festivities.

"Oh, it's really interesting. It's a lot larger than I expected," Strickfaden said.

She participated in multiple events throughout the celebration.

"We have had a great time. We've gone to several of the events. We went to boomtown day's lunch yesterday, and then we went into black gold brewery, which has a special beer they brewed just for this celebration, and it's really good," Strickfaden said.

Taft became a city in 1910, and 20 yea

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