Turning the Big 5-0 Is Worth Celebrating! Show Your Love with These 100 Best 50th Birthday Wishes for Your Mom, Dad & Friends

So, it’s that time of the year when someone you know is having a birthday! This isn’t just any birthday, though, but the landmark 5-0. You may be wondering how you can make the 50th birthday wishes you send stand out for this special day. Well, you’ve come to the right place!

Fifty is a big milestone and worthy of praise. Whether you want a fun saying to write in a birthday card or something silly to post on Instagram, we’ve got many phrases for you to choose from. Not only that, but categories are broken down into specific audiences so that you can know the all-too-important tone to use in sending your birthday wishes. Read on below to discover 100 of the best happy 50th birthday wishes.

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Best Happy 50th Birthday Wishes

1. The world is a much better place for having had you in it for the last 50 years. Here's to wishing you many happy returns.

2. Congratulations on your 50th birthday! Your presence has changed our lives for the better. Wishing you many happy returns on this milestone birthday! Have a great day!

3. Happy 50th Birthday! Wishing you a wonderful day and an amazing year.

4. Happy Birthday! May the next half-century of your life be as wonderful as the first half.

5. Wishing you peace and love on your very special day.

6. Your first 50 years on earth have been filled with wonder, so I can't wait to see what you have planned for the next 50. Happy Birthday!

7. Wishing you a happy 50th birthday! Take today to enjoy the finer things in life.

8. Congratulations on reaching this incredible journey to 50. Wishing you many good things for the years ahead.

9. Happy Birthday! We hope you have a wonderful 50th celebration and that you are being spoiled on your special day!

10. I hope you have a fabulous 50th birthday. Enjoy your time off.

11. Wishing you a fun-filled, fancy fifth on this fabulous day!

12. We hope your 50th birthday celebration is amazing and kicks off an incredible year!

13. I pray your next 50 years will be even better than the first.

14. Sincerely wishing you life’s finest things at 50.

15. Here’s to 50 years of being the best you…and an incredible 50 more!

16. Here’s to hope that your 50th is just the beginning of more amazing things to come.

17. May you wish on every single candle, and may all 50 of them come true for you.

18. Celebrating 50 years might take a while. So, let’s get started!

19.  Hope your 50th year is your favorite year so far!

20. Happy 50th Birthday! Wishing you a fun day and an amazing year.

50th Birthday Wishes for Your Dad

21. Wow! You’re half a century old, Dad! Congratulations, and I hope to see many more of your birthdays pass on by.

22. What an amazing accomplishment. You’ve been in our lives for 50 years. You’ve impacted this Earth in a wonderful way, Dad! You’re never too old to party. Rock out for your 50th birthday, Dad. 

23. Happy 50th birthday Dad. I hope to be as healthy and well adjusted as you are when I’m your age.

24. The importance of your elder years can never be downplayed. Your 50th birthday signifies strength and knowledge.

25. Thank you for being in our lives and making this world a better place for 50 years, Dad. 

26. Although you are not my biological father, I love you just the same. Happy 50th birthday!

27. These 50 years have been kind to you, and I want to show similar appreciation by sincerely wishing you the happiest of birthdays.

28. I’m looking forward to one day being as gorgeous and gracious as you are, Dad.

29. This may be a normal day to the rest of the world, but as for me, I will dedicate this day to celebrating my father reaching the age of 50.

30. On this day 50 years ago, the world was blessed with the birth of an amazing man.

31. Take it easy on your 50th Birthday, Dad. You deserve to kick your feet up and eat as much of the birthday cake as you want.

32. Dad, thank you for being a constant source of inspiration in my life.

33. Dad - For your birthday this year, I bought you this extraordinary gift because I know shiny toys are just as important to old people as they are to children!

34. I actually thought about taking you to the strip club this year, but you suffering a heart attack would ruin all of our days! 

35. Happy Birthday, Dad! I hope to celebrate 100 more with you! 

36. Even though I’m an adult, I need your wisdom more than I ever have. Happy 50th Birthday, Dad!

37. Dearest Dad, I hope you enjoy your 50th birthday just as much as you enjoyed your 21st!

38. I have your back now more than ever. Go out and have fun on your birthday, Dad - it’s all on me!

39. Today, a new chapter of your life has begun, which I know will be even more glorious than those that preceded it. Happy birthday!

40. My absolute hero! Wishing the happiest birthdays to my Dad who’s 100 percent better than yours!

50th Birthday Wishes for Your Mom

41. I am honored to celebrate 50 years of greatness for my Mom.

42. Congratulations on this achievement, Mom. Have a wonderful celebration and happy birthday.

43. I will never stop loving you, Mom. You are the truest, most honest friend I’ve ever had. Happy 50th birthday!

44. My sweetest Mom. You are truly one of a kind and I intend to make your birthday just as unique. Happy 50th birthday.

45. Time sure has flown by. I can’t believe you are 50 years young. You have a beautiful soul and I wish you all the beautiful things in the world. Happy birthday.

46. Great Moms are what make a home, a home. I can’t wait to return home and spend this important day with you. Happy 50th birthday.

47. My beautiful Mom, after 50 wonderful years, absolutely nothing has changed about the love and care you put towards the family. Happy birthday, Mom.

48. You are the most irreplaceable person in my life, Mom. No one can do what you do. I wish you a full life of happiness. Happy 50th birthday.

49. I can’t believe you’re 50 years old and still kicking around like you’re 18. I thank God that you’re in my life. Happy birthday!

50. Mom, I’m thinking about you on your special day. You have always been a true inspiration in my life and I will always strive to make you proud. Happy 50th birthday.

51. Happy birthday to this superb woman! May your 50th birthday bring you all the joy you deserve in life. Have a wonderful day.

52. Dear mother, not a second goes by where I don’t think about your selfless love and kindness. Happy 50th Birthday.

53. Today is your special day, and I want to tell you how much I admire everything about you, but most of all your incredible wisdom. Happy 50th birthday.

54. Take some time out today to enjoy your day! I hope you have a wonderful 50th birthday, Mom.

55. As you celebrate your Big Day today, I want you to know how much of a blessing you have been to all of us. Happy 50th birthday, Mom.

56. Though I won’t be able to join you to celebrate this wonderful day, you are with me in my heart and spirit. Happy 50th, Mom.