{"id":176957,"date":"2026-03-03T22:51:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T22:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/176957\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T22:51:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T22:51:07","slug":"miami-pitbull-lookalike-contest-celebrates-305-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/176957\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Pitbull Lookalike Contest Celebrates 305 Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Miami has celebrated plenty of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiandbeaches.com\/events\/305-day\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">305 Days<\/a> over the years. But this one might require a bald cap.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, March 5\u2014aka 305 Day\u2014a Pitbull lookalike contest is taking over Thorn Miami. The assignment? Show up as your best version of Mr. 305 himself: crisp white button-down, black tie, goatee, dark shades and, yes, a shiny shaved head (real or rubber).<\/p>\n<p>The event is a tribute to Miami native Pitbull, born Armando Christian P\u00e9rez, who grew up in the city and turned its area code into a global calling card. Over a career spanning more than 20 years, the rapper has sold more than 25 million albums and over 100 million singles worldwide, including No. 1 hits like \u201cGive Me Everything\u201d and \u201cTimber,\u201d and earned the nicknames \u201cMr. 305\u201d and \u201cMr. Worldwide.\u201d Few artists are more synonymous with Miami\u2019s swagger.<\/p>\n<p>But now, for one night, the spotlight shifts to the doppelg\u00e4ngers.<\/p>\n<p>Thorn will host the contest starting at 6pm, with music by DJ Illicit and cocktail specials flowing all evening. The winner scores a $150 FirePit Hospitality gift card\u2014plus, presumably, eternal bragging rights in their group chat.<\/p>\n<p>The party doubles as a 305 Day celebration, an unofficial hometown holiday that honors Miami\u2019s 305 area code and the culture that comes with it. Around the city, restaurants and bars typically roll out themed specials, cafecito-fueled events and live music. At Thorn, that translates to \u201c305 cocktails\u201d and brand-backed drink specials\u00a0from Zacapa, Ketel One, Bulleit and Casamigos.<\/p>\n<p>If you need liquid courage before stepping into character, the bar\u2019s regular menu has plenty of playful, tropical flavors. There\u2019s the Tres Delinquentes, made with habanero tequila, lime and agave for a spicy kick; the rum-forward Sunset Dreams with pineapple and coconut; and the Voodoo Doll, a bourbon-based mix with tamarind ginger and red wine.<\/p>\n<p>Costumes aren\u2019t mandatory, but they\u2019re strongly encouraged. The more convincing your inner Mr. Worldwide, the better your chances. So dust off those aviators, practice your \u201c\u00a1Dale!\u201d and maybe rehearse a few bars of \u201cI Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)\u201d for good measure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Miami has celebrated plenty of 305 Days over the years. But this one might require a bald cap.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":176958,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[83620,123,125,124,1407,83621],"class_list":["post-176957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-categories-music","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news","tag-music","tag-news-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176957\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}