Happy Birthday Fernandina!: Dining Down Centre celebrates city’s bicentennial

Dining Down Centre was jam-packed Wednesday with guests who sat down together at the longest table ever on Centre Street. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Dining Down Centre featured the longest table ever on Centre Street to celebrate Fernandina's 200th birthday. Photos by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Pirates listen to County Commissioner A.M “Hupp” Huppmann and Ray Hetchka, who make up Hupp and Ray, play live music at Dining Down Centre, a celebration for Fernandina's Bicentennial. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Dining Down Centre featured the longest table ever on Centre Street to celebrate Fernandina's 200th birthday. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Dining Down Centre was jam-packed Wednesday with guests who sat down together at the longest table ever on Centre Street. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Dining Down Centre was jam-packed Wednesday with guests who sat down together at the longest table ever on Centre Street. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Dining Down Centre was held Wednesday on Centre Street to celebrate Fernandina's 200th birthday. Photos by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

County Commissioner A.M “Hupp” Huppmann and Ray Hetchka, who make up Hupp and Ray, play live music at Dining Down Centre, a celebration for Fernandina's Bicentennial. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Dining Down Centre was held Wednesday on Centre Street to celebrate Fernandina's 200th birthday. Photos by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

OHPA Commissioner Justin Taylor speaks at Dining Down Centre, a celebration for Fernandina's Bicentennial. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Newly-elected Mayor James Antun, right, speaks Wednesday at Dining Down Centre, a celebration for Fernandina Beach's bicentennial. OHPA Commissioner Justin Taylor, left, listen. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Congressman Aaron Bean, right, speaks Wednesday at Dining Down Centre, a celebration for Fernandina Beach's bicentennial. From left, OHPA Commissioner Justin Taylor and newly-elected Mayor James Antun listen. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Several guest speakers were at Dining Down Centre to share the history of Fernandina Beach, in honor of the bicentennial. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Several guest speakers were at Dining Down Centre to share the history of Fernandina Beach, in honor of the bicentennial. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Thea Graves, education director at the Amelia Island Museum of History, dressed up as Felipa the Witch, a woman who lived in Fernandina Beach in the early 1800s who identified openly as a witch, to share more history of Fernandina. Photos by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Dining Down Centre was held Wednesday, New Year's Day, on Centre Street to celebrate Fernandina's 200th birthday. Photos by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

The Wilsons, dancing along with Hupp and Ray's music, travelled down from Georgia to attend Dining Down Centre to celebrate their fifth anniversary.

Dining Down Centre was held Wednesday on Centre Street to celebrate Fernandina's 200th birthday. Those who bought tickets we provided with a meal from one of the participating restaurants, such as these from Salt Life Food Shack. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader