Holidays & Occasions 4th of July Funny and Festive Instagram Captions Made for the Fourth of July By Kaitlyn Yarborough Kaitlyn Yarborough Part of the Southern Living team since 2017, Kaitlyn Yarborough is a Georgia native living in Austin, Texas, who covers a wide variety of topics for both the magazine and website, focusing on culture and lifestyle content, as well as travel in the South.She earned a B.A. in Journalism at the University of Georgia. She hopes to inspire your travel bucket list with her features on road trips through Texas Hill Country, bourbon tours in Kentucky, and the best beach getaways on the Gulf Coast. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on May 18, 2018 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: M_a_y_a/Getty Images If there's one holiday that Southerners take seriously—other than Christmas—it's the Fourth of July. Independence Day is filled with barbecues, fireworks, apple pie, and good 'ole patriotism. We throw some hotdogs on the grill, maybe crack open an American brew, and shoot our appreciation for the U.S.A. up to the heavens with fireworks bought from a shack on the side of the road. (Bonus points if the shack had boiled peanuts too.) And we love to document our celebrations for posterity—just as our forefathers would. This year, make your social media post one for the history books with these festive, funny, and sentimental Fourth of July Instagram captions. If your patriotic heart bleeds red, white, and blue all year long, there's no better way to show it than with these captions just made for the Fourth of July. When in doubt, sprinkle in an American flag emoji or two—and you're set. 01 of 05 Captions that keep it simple: Southern Living Bold stripes, bright stars, brave hearts. Land of the free, because of the brave. My patriotic heart beats red, white and blue. Happy Birthday, America! Fireball and fireworks. Let freedom ring! Man, it feels good to be an American. Apple pie and fireworks and baseball and beer. God Bless America! 'Merica, y'all! Home of the free, est. 1776. It's a party in the USA. 02 of 05 Captions that'll make them laugh: Southern Living "You're welcome." –George Washington Why are there not any knock-knock jokes about America? Because freedom rings. I like my coffee black and my tea in the harbor. Let's party like it's 1776. Nothing says 'Happy Fourth of July' like seeing grandpa in his jean shorts! Fourth of July celebrations are really just what people in Texas do everyday: eat barbeque, drink beer and light stuff on fire! Sorry, can't hear you over my freedom! 'MERICA, est. 1776. 03 of 05 Captions based on quotes: Southern Living "He makes me melt like a popsicle on the Fourth of July." –The Little Rascals "From every mountainside, let freedom ring." –Samuel F. Smith "America's a family. We all yell at each other, and it all works out." –Louis C.K "Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country." –John F. Kennedy "It's Fourth of July weekend, or, as I call it, Exploding Christmas." –Stephen Colbert "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." –Ben Franklin "This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave." –Elmer Davis "America, to me, is freedom." –Willie Nelson 04 of 05 Captions based on patriotic song lyrics: Southern Living "Born in the U.S.A., I'm a cool rocking daddy in the U.S.A." –Bruce Springsteen "I thank god for my life, and for the stars and stripes/May freedom forever fly, let it ring." –Zac Brown "She's a good girl, loves her mama/Loves Jesus and America too." –Tom Petty "It's a high school prom, it's a Springsteen song, it's a ride in a Chevrolet/It's a man on the moon and fireflies in June and kids sellin' lemonade/It's cities and farms, it's open arms, one nation under God/It's America." –Rodney Atkins "So we raise her up every morning, take her down every night/We don't let her touch the ground, and we fold her up right/On second thought, I do like to brag/'Cause I'm mighty proud of the ragged old flag." –Johnny Cash "And you'll be sorry that you messed with/The U.S. of A./`Cause we`ll put a boot in you're a**/It's the American way." –Toby Keith "Brought to you courtesy of the red, white, and blue." –Toby Keith 05 of 05 Captions that are cheeky and festive: Southern Living Back-to-back World War champs! Red, white, and boozed. Party like W, dress like JFK, think like Reagan. My favorite color is freedom. It's not the Fourth of July until I'm holding a hotdog. Drinkin' like Lincoln. If it involves fireworks, beach days, barbecues, and freedom—count me in. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit