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138 New Year’s Instagram Captions to Ring in 2025
Updated on Dec. 02, 2024
You know what they say about New Year’s—it’s out with the old and in with the new. Or as many an Instagram caption may proclaim, “New year, new me!” We’ve all heard it before, but here’s the real question: Are your New Year’s captions ready for 2025?
Say goodbye to 2024 in style with a fresh, funny or powerful New Year’s caption for your Instagram, TikTok or Facebook posts. Whether you’re celebrating with a heartfelt resolution, a pun-filled toast or a burst of glittery optimism, the right caption is key to kicking off the year with flair.
We’ve rounded up some of the best New Year’s captions just for you—some cute, some witty and even a few classic New Year’s quotes that will fit your vibe perfectly. So get ready to start 2025 strong and make your resolutions Insta-worthy with the perfect caption below.
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Cute New Year’s captions
1. Out with the old, in with the new.
2. The best endings always have confetti.
3. All dressed up with a whole year to go!
4. Any excuse to wear sequins.
5. May your new year sparkle brighter than the Times Square ball.
6. Less bitter, more glitter.
7. New year, new adventures.
8. Let’s toast and jam.
9. Sip, sip, hooray!
10. Pop. Fizz. Clink.
11. Dress for the year you want.
12. Whether the glass is half full or half empty, make sure there’s vodka in it.
13. Cheers to 2025!
14. Sip me, baby, one more time.
15. *Clink*
16. New year, same me.
17. See you next year!
18. New year. Same me. Bigger goals.
19. I’m ready for you, 2025.
20. All that glitters is … on my dress.
21. I remember last year like it was yesterday.
22. It’s the final countdown.
23. Cheers to the perfect reason to show off my sparkly dress.
24. Yule rock my world.
25. My New Year’s resolution is to feel this fab every day.
26. In 2025, I want everyone to look at me the way I look at fireworks.
27. I think it’s gonna be a good one.
28. Less pain, more Champagne!
29. Cheers to a year even brighter than fireworks.
Funny New Year’s captions
30. I have 2025 vision!
31. Expecting a clever caption? That wazz so last year.
32. 9 p.m. is the new midnight.
33. Taking applications for my New Year’s kiss.
34. Cheers to making pour decisions.
35. I haven’t been this excited about a new year since last year.
36. Let’s start off the new year by being immediately thankful we’re not in Times Square.
37. My New Year’s resolution is 1080 pixels.
38. 365 new days. 365 new excuses.
39. No need to look for your midnight kiss. I’m right here.
40. I’m still the same person I was last year, just hungover.
41. I can’t believe it’s been a year since I didn’t become a better person.
42. New Year’s Eve is the only time I have a bubbly personality.
43. I would lose weight for my New Year’s resolution, but I hate losing.
44. “Thank U, Next” —Me to 2024
45. This year, my resolution is to be more optimistic, so my glass will remain half full (with rum, vodka or whiskey).
46. My New Year’s resolution this year is to be more selective in making my bad decisions.
47. Just here to find my Troy Bolton.
48. This year, my wish is that everyone gets what they deserve in 2025. *laughs at the camera*
49. Sorry in advance for writing “2024” on everything.
50. 2024, you’re toast.
51. Save water—drink Champagne.
52. The new year will be here in a Prosecco.
53. May your troubles last as long as your New Year’s resolutions.
54. Why was 6 afraid of 9 on New Year’s Eve? Because 9, 8, 7 …
55. 2024, I think it’s time we see other people.
56. I haven’t posted since last year!
57. I have Champagne taste on an apple juice budget.
58. Some people like party poppers—we prefer being party poopers.
59. I would quit drinking in 2025, but I’m not a quitter.
Inspirational New Year’s captions
60. Sometimes, all we need is a fresh start.
61. What’s coming is better than what’s going.
62. Thanks for the memories, but it’s time to make more.
63. I’m doing this year for me.
64. Here’s to 12 new chapters!
65. The best is yet to come.
66. Trust the magic of new beginnings.
67. Page one of 365.
68. It’s going to be a glass-half-full kind of year.
69. And so the adventure begins.
70. My New Year’s resolution is to be more optimistic by keeping my cup half full.
71. Cheers to 365 new chances.
72. Here’s to a bright future.
73. Cherish the old and welcome the new.
74. I’m ready for good things.
Punny New Year’s captions
75. Can’t wait to pour myself into 2025!
76. Cheers to a grape year ahead!
77. Let’s toast to brighter daze in 2025.
78. Staying up till midnight? No way—I’m too auld lang syne.
79. 2024 was fineapple, but 2025 will be bananas!
80. New year, new dreams, same pun-derful me.
81. Tonight, it’s Champagne. Tomorrow, it’s Champain.
82. I’m not throwing away my shot this year! It’s still full of tequila.
83. My New Year’s resolution? To stop prosecco-nating!
84. Clocking in for another amazing year.
85. When it came to our New Year’s celebration, we did not drop the ball.
86. Let’s ring in the new year with un-beer-lievable fun!
87. Starting 2024 on the write foot.
88. Let’s give this year a fresh squeeze.
89. It’s going to be a brie-lliant year.
90. What a re-leaf—2025 is finally here!
91. Feeling peckish, so it’s time for a New Year’s toast.
92. Let’s taco ’bout how great 2025 is going to be!
93. Feeling bubbly about my drink prospects tonight. Cheers!
94. Newt year, same party animal.
95. Happy moo year!
96. Here’s to 2025 being brew-tiful!
97. Let’s taco ’bout how this year will guac our world.
98. Hope this year is nacho average one.
99. The coming year is mint to be amazing!
100. I have a latte resolutions, but first: coffee!
101. Getting a pizza that New Year’s action!
102. Toasting the new year? Butter raise a glass!
103. This year, I’m all about raisin the bar.
104. This New Year’s Eve party is looking shrimply the best.
Movie quotes for New Year’s captions
105. “You don’t roll the dice on New Year’s.” —A Lot Like Love
106. “Maybe it’s not about the happy ending. Maybe it’s about the story.” —New Year’s Eve
107. “I’m wearing the hat. Where’s the party?” —Full House
108. “Sometimes it feels like there are so many things we can’t control, but tonight is a reminder that we do have the power to shape our destiny.” —New Year’s Eve
109. “The only thing we don’t have is a date for New Year’s Eve.” —Sex and the City: The Movie
110. “It’s not the years, honey. It’s the mileage.” —Raiders of the Lost Ark
111. “New Year’s resolutions go in one year and out the other.” —Sleepless in Seattle
112. “I’m going to make it a point to be just a little more awesome this year than I was last year.” —New Year’s Eve
113. “I thought one of the perks of having a family was that you didn’t have to spend New Year’s Eve alone with Chinese food … I am alone with Chinese food.” —Sex and the City: The Movie
114. “When that ball drops at midnight—and it will drop—let’s remember to be nice to each other, kind to each other. And not just tonight but all year long.” —New Year’s Eve
115. “If you focus on what you’ve left behind, you will never be able to see what lies ahead.” —Ratatouille
116. “Fasten your seat belts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.” —All About Eve
117. “Ready? Showtime!” —The Greatest Showman
118. “Some people swear there’s no beauty left in the world, no magic. Then how do you explain the entire world coming together on one night to celebrate the hope of a new year?” —New Year’s Eve
119. “525,600 minutes. How do you measure a year in a life?” —Rent
120. “Yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it.” —The Lion King
121. “A little party never killed nobody.” —The Great Gatsby
122. “That’s all.” —The Devil Wears Prada
123. “I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now.” —The Incredibles
Famous quotes to use as New Year’s captions
124. “May God be with me! May Heaven bless this New Year. May it be a year of fruitfulness, of peace and prosperity; may it be a year of peace and unity for all mankind.” —Giacomo Meyerbeer
125. “Every moment is a fresh beginning.” —T.S. Eliot
126. “Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one.” —Brad Paisley
127. “If you are moving forward in your life, if you are progressing personally, professionally, emotionally, spiritually—you will be happy.” —Tony Robbins
128. “If this be a happy new year, a year of usefulness, a year in which we shall live to make this earth better, it is because God will direct our pathway. How important, then, to feel our dependence upon Him!” —Matthew Simpson
129. “Ring out the old, ring in the new, / Ring, happy bells, across the snow: / The year is going, let him go; / Ring out the false, ring in the true.” —Alfred, Lord Tennyson
130. “The most important thing is that we must be constantly moving forward—yes, the progressive realization of a predetermined goal. And our growth should never end.” —Og Mandino
131. “And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.” —Rainer Maria Rilke
132. “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” —Albert Einstein
133. “Take a leap of faith and begin this wondrous new year by believing.” —Sarah Ban Breathnach
134. “A happy New Year to all the world!” —Charles Dickens
135. “It’s never too late to become who you want to be. I hope you live a life that you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald
136. “As we begin a new year, let’s discard what was jaded. Let’s put on in its place the beautiful garments of faith, hope and love.” —Anusha Atukorala
137. “Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.” —Oprah Winfrey
138. “New year—a new chapter, new verse or just the same old story? Ultimately, we write it. The choice is ours.” —Alex Morritt
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