70 New Year’s Instagram Captions That Will Help You Ring in 2022

To put it mildly, the past (nearly!) two years have been full of unexpected challenges. And a new beginning can't come soon enough. While how you celebrate the holiday might still look different this year, that doesn’t mean you can’t have a great time ringing in 2021. Whether you stay in and watch your favorite movies or celebrate with a festive cocktail and a sparkly balloon wall, New Year’s Eve is the best time to capture your first photos of the new year. If you want your Instagram captions to be as good as your pictures, we’ve got you covered. From jokes and song lyrics to inspiring quotes and clever sayings, here are the best New Year’s quotes to usher in 2022.

Funny

  1. "9 p.m. is the new midnight."

  2. "2021? I don't know her."

  3. "My New Year's resolution is to not have one."

  4. "365 new days. 365 new excuses."

  5. "My resolution: Stop procrastinating. But, ya know, it’s a holiday. I’ll start next week."

  6. "*Miranda Priestly's voice* That's all." —The Devil Wears Prada

  7. "Whatever you do, don’t ask what’s next!"

Clever Captions

  1. "Is it 2022 or 2020 part two?"

  2. "My Spotify aura is glittery."

  3. "Walking in a confetti wonderland."

  4. "IDK about you, but I'm feeling 2022."

  5. "May your new year sparkle brighter than the Times Square ball."

  6. "Sip me, baby, one more time."

  7. "2021, I think it’s time we see other people."

  8. “The new year will be here in a Prosecco.”

  9. “New year, same me.”

  10. “Save water; drink Champagne.”

  11. “It’s going to be a glass-half-full kind of year.”

  12. “Cheers to making pour decisions.”

  13. “I remember last year like it was yesterday.”

  14. “May your troubles last as long as your New Year’s resolutions.”

  15. “I can’t believe it’s been a year since I didn’t become a better person.”

  16. “I would quit drinking Champagne for my New Year’s resolution, but nobody likes a quitter.”

  17. “Cheers to the people who love us, the losers who lost us, and the lucky ones who still get to meet us.”

  18. “Why was 6 afraid of 7 on New Year's Eve? Because 7, 8, 9”

  19. “I'm still the same person I was last year—now I'm just hungover.”

  20. “Sorry in advance for writing ‘2021’ on everything.”

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Photo credit: Carol Yepes - Getty Images

Cute and Uplifting Captions

  1. "The best endings always have confetti."

  2. "Just here to find my Troy Bolton."

  3. "And so the adventure begins."

  4. "What's coming is better than what's going."

  5. “Any excuse to wear sequins.”

  6. “Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.” —Oprah Winfrey

  7. “New Year's Eve is the only time I have a bubbly personality.”

  8. “Page 1 of 365.”

  9. “New year, new adventures.”

  10. “You are never too old to reinvent yourself.” —Steve Harvey

  11. “Pop. Fizz. Clink.”

  12. “Bring on the bubbly.”

  13. “Less bitter, more glitter.”

  14. “I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now.” — Edna, The Incredibles

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Photo credit: RgStudio - Getty Images

Song Lyrics

  1. "You just gotta ignite the light." —Katy Perry

  2. “Thank u, next” —Ariana Grande

  3. “The best is yet to come” —Frank Sinatra

  4. “If at first you don’t succeed (first you don’t succeed)/Dust yourself off, and try again” —Aaliyah

  5. “Live your life with arms wide open/Today is where your book begins” —Natasha Bedingfield

  6. “It was the end of a decade/But the start of an age” —Taylor Swift

  7. “I ain’t gonna live forever/I just want to live while I’m alive” —Bon Jovi

  8. “If I'm shinin’, everybody gonna shine (yeah, I’m goals)” —Lizzo

  9. “Don’t stop believin’/Hold onto that feeling” —Journey

  10. “Oh, what a world, don’t wanna leave/All kinds of magic all around us, it’s hard to believe” —Kacey Musgraves

  11. “Kissing the old year out/Kissing the new year in”—Bing Crosby

  12. “I'm singing carpe diem/ I'm saying seize the day/ Come on, let's live forever/ It's New Year's Day” —Bon Jovi

Photo credit: Carol Yepes - Getty Images
Photo credit: Carol Yepes - Getty Images

Inspiring Quotes

  1. "My vibe right now is just living life."Kourtney Kardashian

  2. “It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” —William Shakespeare

  3. “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” —Nelson Mandela

  4. “For last year’s words belong to last year’s language. —And next year’s words await another voice.” —T.S. Elliot

  5. “The beginning is the most important part of the work.” —Plato

  6. “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” —Thomas Jefferson

  7. “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” —Maya Angelou

  8. “If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.” —Paulo Coelho

  9. “What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven’t even happened yet.” —Anne Frank

  10. “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.” —Henry David Thoreau

  11. “Strength shows not only the ability to persist, but the ability to start over.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald

  12. “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” —E.E. Cummings

  13. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” —C.S. Lewis

  14. “I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring.” —David Bowie

  15. “Every moment is a fresh beginning.” —T.S. Eliot

  16. “People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.” —Paulo Coelho

  17. "Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year." Ralph Waldo Emerson

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