130 Best 4th of July Captions That Pair Well With Red, White and Blue

After you’ve grilled up a storm, completed your fun 4th of July activities with the fam and watched an epic firework display in your hometown, there's no doubt that you have a bunch of great photos from the day. But do you have the right 4th of July Instagram caption to go with them?

Since those pics deserve to be showcased all over your feed, we rounded up the best funny phrases, patriotic sayings, cute musings and inspirational quotes that are all about celebrating American's Independence. We've even got ideas inspired by the best 4th of July songs, captions for couples spending the day together and, of course, plenty of summer-themed sayings.

Truly, there’s very little that we left out when it comes to creative ways to wish your entire timeline a happy 4th of July.

So, get snapping and get posting.

• Dreams can grow wild, born inside an American child.
• Independence now and forever!
• Man, it feels good to be American.
• Where there is freedom, possibilities exist.
• Pursuing happiness with my posse.
• HBD to my favorite country.
  
• Don't mess with 'Merica.
• Do you even grill, bro?
• Uncle Sam wants YOU…to like this photo.
• Flip-flops, fireworks and freedom.
• Sippin’ on liber-tea.
• Young, wild and free.
• Light up the sky like it’s the 4th of July.
• Red, wine and blue.
• Pies, fries and the Fourth of July.
• Have a Yankee Doodle day.
• Home of the brave since 1776.
• My favorite color is freedom.
• If it involves fireworks, BBQ and freedom — count me in.
• Rosé in the U.S.A.
• Stayin’ fly on the Fourth of July.
• U.S. of Yay!
• Home of the free, est. 1776.
• Red, white and crew.

• Red, white claws … and I forgot what comes next.
• Trying to apply for a professional Fourth of July party crasher position. Need references.
• Star-spangled hammered.
• The party don’t start until I walk in, right?
• Drinkin' like Lincoln.
• What’s the best kind of tea to drink on July 4th? Liber-tea!
• I'm sorry, I can't hear you over my freedom ringing.
• I like my coffee black and my tea in the harbor.
• Did you hear the joke about the Liberty Bell? It'll crack you up.
• Too cool for British rule.
• Red, white and boozed.
• Party like it's 1776.
• If you didn’t grill, did your Fourth of July even happen?
• Why aren't there any knock-knock jokes about America? Because freedom rings.
• Four score and seven beers ago.
• Bye, bye to my sweet apple pie.

• Patriotism is not an act of a day, it is an emotion you live 365 days.
• Freedom is never given, it is won.
• One nation under God.
• God shed his grace on thee.
• With liberty and justice for all.
• This land is your land, this land is my land.
• God bless the USA.
• One Flag, One Land, One Nation.
• American dreams.
• Land of the free and home of the brave.
• Glory be to the land of the free!
• Relish freedom.
• Brave, as I was born to be.
• Doing my thing in the land of opportunity.
• Red, might and blue.
• Don’t hate U.S. ’cause you ain’t U.S.
• Made in America.
• America the beautiful.
• One nation under God.
• Freedom rings true, under the red, white and blue.
• Bold stripes, bright stars, brave hearts.
• Home of the free because of the brave.
• My patriotic heart beats red, white and blue.
• Let freedom ring!
• God bless America.
• American dreamin’.
• Sweet land of liberty.
• Happy birthday, America!
• Proud to be an American.
• We will stand by the right, we will stand by the true, we will live, we will die for the red, white and blue.
• Land that I love.

• Start the fourth with a bang!
• Free to glitter.
• Taking off like fireworks.
  
• Countdown to fireworks.
• Family, freedom and fireworks.
• Keep calm and sparkle on.
• Snap, crackle and pop.
• Free to sparkle.
• Sparkle like it’s the Fourth of July.
• Sparkling so hard, I could be a firework.
• Current mood: Cue the sparklers.
• Today we all share the same sparkle in our eyes.
• America was born to sparkle.
• Fireball and fireworks.
• More sparkles, please!
• Pretty sure I was a sparkler in another life.

• "They'll tell the story of tonight." — Hamilton
• "On second thought, I do like to brag … 'Cause I’m pretty proud of the ragged old flag."— Johnny Cash
• "God Bless America, my home, sweet home."— Irving Berlin
• "Ain’t that America, home of the free, yeah, little pink houses for you and me."— John Mellencamp
• "Sparks in the air like the Fourth of July" — Nicki Minaj
• "Just another American Saturday night." — Brad Paisley
• "His heart belongs to that sweet little beautiful, wonderful, perfect all-American girl." — Carrie Underwood
• "Nothing's sweeter than summertime and American honey." — Lady A
• "Love your country and live with pride." — Billy Ray Cyrus
• “I’m just like my country, I’m young, scrappy and hungry.” — Hamilton
• “Baby, you’re a firework.” —Katy Perry
• “Born in the U.S.A.” —Bruce Springsteen
• “It’s a party in the U.S.A.” —Miley Cyrus
• “I’m just living out the American dream.” —Madonna
• “She was an American girl.” —Tom Petty
• “We’re the kids in America.” —Kim Wilde
• “Brought to you courtesy of the red, white and blue.” —Toby Keith
• "Raise a glass to freedom, something they can never take away." —Hamilton
• "I thank God for my life and for the stars and stripes." —Zac Brown
• “'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land. God Bless the USA." —Lee Greenwood
• "Our love was made in the U.S.A." — Demi Lovato

• "I think patriotism is like charity—it begins at home."— Henry James
• "There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America."— President Bill Clinton
• "Liberty is the breath of life to nations." — George Bernard Shaw
• "Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." —Abraham Lincoln
• "It’s Fourth of July weekend, or, as I call it, Exploding Christmas." – Stephen Colbert
• "America was built on courage, imagination and unbeatable determination." —Harry S. Truman
• “Laughter is America’s most important export.”— Walt Disney
• “Give me liberty or give me death!” —Patrick Henry
• “Independence now and forever!” —Daniel Webster
• “Freedom lies in being bold.” —Robert Frost
• "I want to see young people in America feel the spirit of the 1960s and find a way to get in the way. To find a way to get in trouble. Good trouble, necessary trouble." — John Lewis
• "In America, change is possible. It’s in our hands. Together, I know we’ll get there. Look how far we’ve already come." — Barack Obama
• “America is another name for opportunity.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
• “Dreams are the foundation of America.” —Lupita Nyong'o
• “Where liberty dwells, there is my country.” —Benjamin Franklin
• “One flag, one land, one heart, one hand, One Nation evermore!” —Oliver Wendell Holmes
• “America is hope. It is compassion. It is excellence. It is valor.” —Paul Tsongas
• “The American flag is the symbol of our freedom, national pride and history.” —Mike Fitzpatrick
• "This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave." —Elmer Davis
• “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” —John F. Kennedy
  
• "The fact is, with every friendship you make and every bond you establish, you are shaping the image of America projected to the rest of the world." — Michelle Obama
• "I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually." — James Baldwin
  

Cameron Jenkins

Staff Writer

Cameron (she/her) is a staff writer for Good Housekeeping, where she covers everything from holidays to food. She is a graduate of Syracuse University, where she received a B.A. in magazine journalism. In her spare-time she can be found scrolling TikTok for the latest cleaning hacks and restaurant openings, binge-watching seasons of Project Runway or online shopping.