New Year's Eve Captions for Instagram: 22 Ways To Ring In 2022 on Your Socials

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With several New Year's Eve celebrations either canceled or modified due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many will be marking the occasion virtually this year.

Whether you're toasting the new year at an event or from the comfort of your own home, social media feeds will be awash with celebratory New Year-themed posts, including on Instagram.

If you're feeling a bit of writer's block (or anticipate you may be too merrily intoxicated to string words together on the day), below are some ideas for New Year's Eve captions to share on social media networks to ring in 2022.

New Year's Eve Captions to Celebrate 2022

Short and simple

1. New year. New me.

2. New year. Same me. Bigger goals.

3. New year. New dreams. New chances.

4. Out with the old, in with the new.

5. Watch out 2022, here I come.

6. Page 1 of 365.

7.The best is yet to come.

8. Here's to whatever comes next.

9. I've got 2022 vision.

10. 365 new days. 365 new excuses.

11. "Thank u, next."—Me to 2021

Slightly more contemplative

12. Thinking "Here goes nothing" could be the start of everything.

13. This year I will love the work in progress that is me.

14. Life is an adventure that's full of beautiful destinations. Wishing you many wonderful memories made in 2022.

15. Let's toast to yesterday's achievements and tomorrow's bright future.

16. The future is your story to write. Make 2022 the best one yet.

17. Today is the first page in a blank book. May it be a phenomenal chapter in 2022.

Quotes from films and famous figures

18. "Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'Wow! What a Ride!'"

—Hunter S. Thompson, the late American journalist and author.

19. "If you focus on what you left behind, you will never be able to see what lies ahead.

"You must try things that may not work, and you must not let anyone define your limits...your only limit is your soul...only the fearless can be great."

—Chef Gusteau (played by Brad Garrett) in the 2007 film Ratatouille.

20. "Fasten your seat belts. It's going to be a bumpy night."

—Margo Channing (played by the late Bette Davis) in the 1950 film All About Eve.

21. "It's a new dawn. It's a new day. It's a new life for me...and I'm feeling good."

—Nina Simone, the late American singer-songwriter.

22. "Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man."

—Benjamin Franklin, the late American writer, scientist and inventor.

People at a New Year's Eve celebration.
A group of people at a New Year's Eve celebration taking a selfie together. Those who may be celebrating New Year's Eve virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic can share a thoughtful quote... iStock/Getty Images Plus

About the writer

Soo Kim is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. She covers various lifestyle stories, specializing in travel, health, home/interior design and property/real estate. Soo covered the COVID-19 pandemic extensively from 2020 to 2022, including several interviews with the chief medical advisor to the president, Dr. Anthony Fauci. Soo has reported on various major news events, including the Black Lives Matter movement, the U.S. Capitol riots, the war in Afghanistan, the U.S. and Canadian elections, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Soo is also a South Korea expert, covering the latest K-dramas—including the breakout hit Squid Game, which she has covered extensively, including from Seoul, the South Korean capital—as well as Korean films, such as the Golden Globe and Oscar-nominated Past Lives, and K-pop news, to interviews with the biggest Korean actors, such as Lee Jung-jae from Squid Game and Star Wars, and Korean directors, such as Golden Globe and Oscar nominee Celine Song. Soo is the author of the book How to Live Korean, which is available in 11 languages, and co-author of the book Hello, South Korea: Meet the Country Behind Hallyu. Before Newsweek, Soo was a travel reporter and commissioning editor for the award-winning travel section of The Daily Telegraph (a leading U.K. national newspaper) for nearly a decade from 2010, reporting on the latest in the travel industry, from travel news, consumer travel and aviation issues to major new openings and emerging destinations. Soo is a graduate of Binghamton University in New York and the journalism school of City University in London, where she earned a Masters in international journalism. You can get in touch with Soo by emailing s.kim@newsweek.com . Follow her on Instagram at @miss.soo.kim or X, formerly Twitter, at @MissSooKim .Languages spoken: English and Korean


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